Pumpkin or "Orange Watermelon" is a vegetable that causes mixed reactions. They either love and eat pumpkin with pleasure in all its forms, or they can’t stand it at all. There is also a third category of citizens who understand that pumpkin is terribly healthy (which, in general, is true!), and eat it solely because of its usefulness. For pumpkin haters and those who are honestly trying to love it, we have selected several different recipes for baked pumpkin, ranging from salads to delicious desserts. Baked pumpkin is the best way to cook pumpkin.
Greek style baked pumpkin salad
Ingredients:
300 g pumpkin pulp,
80 g olives,
80 g feta cheese,
3 tbsp. chopped oregano leaves,
olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt, ground black pepper - to taste.
Preparation:
Cut the pumpkin into cubes, place in a single layer on a baking sheet, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with black pepper. Bake in an oven preheated to 180ºC for 30 minutes. Cut the olives into slices, the cheese into cubes, combine all the ingredients and season with balsamic vinegar and salt.
Baked pumpkin with egg
Ingredients:
600-700 g pumpkin,
4 eggs,
50 g butter,
salt.
Preparation:
Fry the diced pumpkin in butter, sprinkle with salt. Beat the eggs with a fork, pour over the pumpkin and place in a hot oven. Bake until the eggs are ready. As a healthier option for preparing this dish, we recommend not frying the pumpkin, but poaching it in milk. When serving, sprinkle with sour cream.
Cut the pumpkin into slices, place on a baking sheet, 
fry with vegetable oil and sprinkle with spices to taste. Place in a hot oven and bake until brown. Serve with sour cream or fresh sauce.
Baked pumpkin, spicy
Ingredients:
800 g pumpkin,
50-70 g raisins,
1 lemon,
1 tsp allspice corns,
1 tsp pink peppercorns,
2 tbsp. liquid honey,
salt, cinnamon.
Preparation:
Cut the pumpkin into large pieces and bake in the oven preheated to 200ºC for 30-35 minutes. Meanwhile, soak the raisins in warm water. Grind allspice and pink pepper along with cinnamon and salt. Cut the finished pumpkin into cubes and mix with spices. Squeeze the juice from the lemon, mix with honey, pour the resulting mixture over the pumpkin and place in the oven for another 30 minutes.
Ingredients:
1 small pumpkin
500 g hard cheese,
1 l 35% cream,
50 g butter,
salt, ground nutmeg, ground black pepper - to taste.
Preparation:
Cut the cap off the pumpkin and remove the seeds with a spoon. Grate the cheese on a coarse grater and pour into the pumpkin. Fill with cream so that about 3-5 cm remains to the top, otherwise the contents of the pumpkin will spill onto the baking sheet when baking. Season with salt and pepper, add a piece of butter and cover with the cut-off lid. Place the pumpkin in the oven, preheated to 180ºC, for an hour or a little more. Serve, scooping out the pumpkin pulp along with the cream sauce, in deep bowls.
Pumpkin baked with millet porridge. Take a small pumpkin weighing no more than 2 kg. Cut off the cap and scrape out the pulp. Cook millet porridge. Put butter, sugar, then millet into the pumpkin, put butter and sugar on top and cover with a lid. Using a knitting needle, pierce the pumpkin just below the lid in a circle in 4-6 places and place in the microwave or hot oven and bake until done (20 minutes in the microwave is enough). Using a spoon, stir the porridge together with the pumpkin pulp and serve.
Ingredients:
500 g pumpkin,
2-3 cloves of garlic,
2 tbsp. olive oil,
1 lemon,
1 bunch of parsley,
1 tsp coriander seeds,
½ tsp. ground black pepper,
salt.
Preparation:
Cut the peeled pumpkin into large pieces and chop the greens. Squeeze the juice from half a lemon, mix with olive oil, add salt, pepper, coriander, chopped parsley and garlic, passed through a press. Rub the resulting marinade over the pumpkin pieces. Line a deep frying pan with foil and place the pumpkin on it. Cover the pumpkin with foil, forming a pocket, wrap the foil well and place in the oven preheated to 200ºC for 30 minutes. Then open the foil pocket and let it sit in the oven for another 15-20 minutes until browned.
Mexican baked pumpkin with pork 
Ingredients:
1 medium pumpkin
1 kg pork,
200 g canned corn,
400 g white beans in their own juice,
500 ml dark beer,
1 onion,
½ leek stalk,
4 pickled cucumbers,
2 small red chili peppers,
100 g tomato paste,
1-2 tbsp. vegetable oil.
Preparation:
Chop the onion and cut the leek into half rings. Cut the cucumbers into slices, chop the chili pepper, removing the seeds. Cut the meat into thin strips. In a heated frying pan with oil, fry the onion, leek and chilli for 5 minutes, then add the meat and cook, stirring, for about 5-6 minutes. Add the beans and corn along with the liquid, simmer for 3 minutes, then add the cucumbers and 1-2 tbsp. cucumber brine, stir and leave to simmer under the lid over low heat. In a separate saucepan, mix tomato paste and beer, bring to a boil and pour into the pan with the meat. Stir and simmer over low heat, covered, for 15 minutes. Add some salt. Cut the lid off the pumpkin, remove the seeds and place the meat, vegetables and sauce into it. Place the pumpkin on a baking sheet, cover with a lid and place in the oven preheated to 180ºC for 45-50 minutes.
Ingredients:
1 medium pumpkin
500 g potatoes,
500 g tomatoes,
250 g red lentils,
200 g dried apricots,
2 sweet red peppers,
2 ears of young corn,
2 onions,
5 cloves of garlic,
3 tbsp. vegetable oil,
3 tbsp. butter,
1 bunch of cilantro,
1.5 tbsp. cumin seeds,
1 tbsp. coriander seeds,
salt.
Preparation:
Cut the cap off the pumpkin and remove the seeds and fibers. Grease the entire inside of the pumpkin and the cut area with butter, place the pumpkins on a baking sheet and bake in the oven preheated to 180ºC for about 1 hour. Cut the onion into rings, potatoes into large pieces, chop the garlic with a knife, cut the pepper into half rings. Scald the tomatoes, remove the skin and cut into cubes. Cut the corn cobs into 5-7 pieces. Separate the green cilantro into leaves. In a dry, hot frying pan, fry the cumin and coriander seeds for 30 seconds and pour into a plate, cool and grind into powder in a mortar. In the same frying pan, heat the vegetable oil, fry the onion, garlic and pepper for 5 minutes. Add potatoes, tomatoes, lentils and dried apricots, pour in 1.5 liters of water and bring to a boil. Add spices, stir, reduce heat and cook for 25 minutes. Add salt and pepper, add corn, simmer for 5 minutes and remove from heat. Place the cilantro, pour the stew into the pumpkin, cover with a lid and place in a hot oven for another 5-10 minutes. Serve with pumpkin pulp.
Ingredients:
1 medium pumpkin
1 kg chicken,
200 g dried apricots,
100 g butter,
1 leek (white part)
½ cup rice,
vegetable oil for frying.
Preparation:
Cut the top off the pumpkin and remove the seeds. Boil the rice until half cooked, drain the water and place in a bowl. Cut the leek into half rings and fry in vegetable oil for 1 minute. Cut the dried apricots into large strips. Mix rice, dried apricots and leeks. Cut the chicken into portions and fry in half the butter until golden brown. Grease the inner surface of the pumpkin with the remaining butter, lay out the rice, place pieces of chicken on top, pour the oil from the frying pan in which the chicken was fried over everything. Cover with a lid and place in an oven preheated to 180ºC for 2 hours.
Ingredients:
1 medium pumpkin
1 kg pork,
1 can of canned pineapple,
500 g sweet pepper,
100 g rice,
2 large carrots,
2 tbsp. butter.
Preparation:
Cut the cap off the pumpkin and remove the seeds. Soak the rice in water for 30 minutes. Cut the meat into strips and fry in oil. Grate the carrots using a Korean carrot grater and sauté in oil in a separate frying pan. Combine the meat and carrots, add sweet peppers, cut into strips, and pineapple pieces, add salt and pepper, add a little water and simmer until half cooked. Toss with rice. Place the filling into the pumpkin, place in a cold oven and turn on the heat to 200ºC. After 2 hours, check the readiness using a knitting needle - it should pierce the pumpkin flesh freely.
Ingredients:
1 kg pumpkin,
500 g veal,
2-3 apples,
150 g cheese,
250 g sour cream,
2 onions,
salt, pepper - to taste.
Preparation:
Cut the meat into pieces, fry until golden brown in butter and place in a baking dish. Cut the onion into cubes and sauté until golden brown, then place it on the meat. Peel the apples, cut into cubes and place on top of the onion. Cut the peeled pumpkin into cubes, bread in flour and salt and fry in butter until golden brown. Place the pumpkin in a mold, brush with sour cream and sprinkle with grated cheese. Place in an oven preheated to 200ºC for 15-20 minutes.
Pumpkin baked with cottage cheese
Ingredients:
450 g pumpkin,
250 g cottage cheese,
150 g milk,
3 eggs,
120 g sour cream,
50 g butter,
salt.
Preparation:
Cut the peeled pumpkin into pieces and simmer in milk until tender. Mash with a fork, add cottage cheese, add eggs, salt and mix. Place in a greased frying pan, level, brush with egg and bake in a hot oven until done.
Here are such different recipes. And what kind of pumpkin desserts are made in the oven!
Ingredients:
500 g pumpkin,
500 g sour cream,
3-4 tbsp. Sahara,
1-2 apples,
½ cup raisins,
3-4 egg whites
1 stack Sahara,
cinnamon, chopped nuts - to taste.
Preparation:
Cut the peeled pumpkin into cubes, place in a mold and fill with sour cream. Place on the fire and heat until all the moisture has evaporated. Then place thin slices of apples on top of the pumpkin, sprinkle with cinnamon, sprinkle raisins on top and cover with whipped egg whites and sugar, sprinkle with nuts and place in the oven.
Pumpkin "candies". Cut the pumpkin with the peel into pieces measuring 3x3 cm. Wet a baking sheet with water, place the pumpkin skin side down and sprinkle sugar on each. Place the baking sheet in the hot oven and watch - as soon as the sugar melts, add more. Repeat this several times until the pumpkin pieces become transparent. Cool.
Ingredients:
500 g pumpkin,
2 apples,
2 bananas
cinnamon, breadcrumbs, sugar, sour cream, butter.
Preparation:
Grease a rimmed baking sheet or baking dish with butter and sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Peel and seed the apples, cut into slices, also cut the peeled pumpkin into slices, bananas into slices. Place on a baking sheet (mould), sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar and place in the oven preheated to 130ºC for 20-25 minutes. When serving, sprinkle with sour cream.
Ingredients:
500 g pumpkin,
1 kg apples,
¾ stack. semolina,
2 stacks cream,
100 g butter.
Preparation:
Fry the pumpkin, peeled and cut into cubes, in butter. Place the pumpkin and apples, cut into slices, in layers in pots, sprinkling with sugar to taste, pour in hot cream and place in a hot oven. At the end of cooking, add semolina in a thin stream, stir and leave for another 5 minutes.
Ingredients:
800 g pumpkin,
75 g prunes,
1 lemon,
2 tbsp. honey,
1 tsp allspice ground,
cinnamon, salt.
Preparation:
Peel and cut the pumpkin into pieces, place on a baking sheet and bake until tender, about 35 minutes. Soak the prunes for 20 minutes and cut into pieces. Mix allspice and a little cinnamon with lemon juice, honey and salt. Pour the resulting dressing over the pumpkin, sprinkle with prunes and serve.
Ingredients:
1 large pumpkin,
3 stacks rice,
100 g butter,
200 g raisins,
200 g prunes,
200 g dried apricots,
1 tbsp. Sahara,
2 apples,
2 tbsp vegetable oil.
Preparation:
Cut off the cap of the pumpkin, remove the seeds and make frequent cuts into the pulp inside. Pour boiling water over the pumpkin and leave until the water cools completely. Meanwhile, cut the peeled apples into slices, soak the dried fruits in water, rinse and dry. Mix apples and dried fruits, add sugar and stir. Divide the rice into three parts. Place one piece of rice on the bottom of the pumpkin, then put half the fruit, another piece of rice, more fruit and top with the remaining rice. Melt the butter and pour the rice and fruit mixture into the pumpkin. Add enough hot water to cover the top layer of rice. Place in an oven preheated to 180ºC for 1 hour 30 minutes.
Be sure to check out our vegetable recipes. And check out the tips on what to cook with pumpkin. Bon appetit!
Larisa Shuftaykina
Hello everybody!
What a pleasant time it is to write articles now, because they are all dedicated to the gifts of nature: vegetables and fruits. And today I want to talk about a vegetable that is underestimated by many - pumpkin. This is a truly unique product, rich in vitamins and microelements. But it is unique not only for this, but also for the fact that from this vegetable you can cook both!
And in this article we will talk about baking pieces of this wonderful vegetable in the oven. And believe me, there are quite a few recipes for cooking. And everyone will find something they like.
I highly recommend that people who adhere to proper nutrition standards, as well as fasting people and those who want to lose a little extra weight take a closer look at pumpkin dishes. They will help diversify your diet and add bright colors to it.
By the way, pumpkin can be stored for a very long time; for me, sometimes it stays stale until the New Year. And it’s wonderful that in winter we can pamper our body with such benefits!
Lenten pumpkin baked in pieces with garlic in the oven
What a flavorful dish this recipe makes! It can serve as a full lunch or dinner, or as a side dish, for example, with meat.
Pumpkin goes very well with some spices, such as mint, rosemary, thyme. Try and find your favorite combination, then this wonderful vegetable will become one of your favorites!
We will need:
- pumpkin;
- garlic – 3-4 cloves;
- salt;
- ground black pepper;
- favorite spices to choose from (oregano, rosemary, mint, basil, thyme);
- olive oil – 3-4 tbsp.
Preparation:
With olive oil, the pumpkin taste will be more intense. But if you don’t have it, then you can use any vegetable.
Baked sweet pumpkin with honey (no sugar)
As I already said, pumpkin makes delicious “correct” desserts, which, by the way, take very little time to prepare.
An excellent way out of a situation when you really want something sweet, but have dietary restrictions. By enjoying this dessert, you will satisfy your body’s need for carbohydrates.
We will need:
Preparation:
This is most conveniently done using a pastry brush.
You can use cinnamon and your favorite nuts.
Video on how to cook pumpkin in pots quickly and tasty
You can also cook sweet pumpkin in pots; it will be soft and very juicy. Honey will add the necessary sweetness. If desired, you can serve the dish sprinkled with nuts. Well, how to do this, watch the video!
We will need:
- pumpkin;
Preparation:
Recipe for baked pumpkin pieces with apples and sugar
Another option for preparing pumpkin dessert is with apples and sugar. A tasty and aromatic dish, to which you can also add cinnamon or nutmeg.
Lemon will add sourness and make the dessert even richer in taste.
We will need:
- pumpkin – 500 g;
- apples – 2-3 pcs.;
- lemon;
- sugar – 80 g;
- butter – 30 g.
Preparation:
How to bake pumpkin slices in the oven with meat?
A simple recipe for preparing a complete meal on one baking sheet - meat and vegetables. What could be better, faster and tastier?
You can add absolutely any vegetables you have at home. Meat can also be anything. The main thing is ease of preparation. All you need to do is chop everything, the oven will do the rest.
If you don’t have a baking sleeve on hand, it doesn’t matter, the dish can be prepared in a bowl covered with foil.
We will need:
Preparation:
You can use chicken or any other type of meat.
Young zucchini does not need to be peeled.
Baked pumpkin sticks in the oven - a recipe for weight loss
Anyone who has ever been on a diet knows that at this time you really want something harmful, but you can’t. This recipe is an alternative to French fries. We can say that this is a lifesaver, because preparing such a snack is very simple. And after eating these pumpkin sticks, your conscience will definitely not bother you.
But don't expect them to taste like French fries. Pumpkin has a softer consistency. Rather, they are very similar to baked sweet potatoes.
We will need:
- peeled pumpkin – 400 g;
- olive (or coconut oil) – 3 tablespoons;
- onion powder – 1 teaspoon;
- smoked paprika – 1/3 teaspoon;
- salt, pepper to taste.
Preparation:
How to cook pumpkin with millet in a pot according to a simple recipe
Millet porridge goes perfectly with pumpkin. Anyone who hasn’t realized this yet has simply prepared it incorrectly. In this recipe, it is baked in pots in the oven. The dish looks like it came out of a Russian oven. A very tasty and satisfying breakfast for all family members!
We will need:
- pumpkin – 300-400 g;
- millet – 1 cup;
- milk – 900 ml;
- salt – 1 teaspoon;
- sugar – 2-3 tablespoons;
- butter to taste.
Preparation:
As you already understand, pumpkin is a universal product. And everyone decides for themselves how to prepare it. Choose the recipe you like, cook and surprise your loved ones with delicious and healthy dishes!
Stock up on pumpkin in advance and until the coldest weather you can cook it in various ways, while being saturated with vitamins that are so necessary in winter.
See you soon! Bon appetit!
20.05.2015
Pumpkin baked in the oven and even with honey or sugar, or olive oil and herbs - one of my favorite vegetable side dishes or main dishes. It is incredibly tasty, and the benefits of pumpkin are not disputed by any nutritionist. If you don't know what to cook with pumpkin, then you've definitely come to the right place. It can be used as an ingredient for or cook from it. also very tasty. Pumpkin dishes are very diverse, but the preparation of pumpkin in most cases remains the same. Today I will tell you how to bake pumpkin in the oven in slices or pieces. The most delicious pumpkin will now be on your tables!
Ingredients
- - nut, long - 1 medium piece
- for sweets
- - liquid - 3-4 tbsp (can be replaced with sugar)
- for spicy
- - olive
- - Provencal herbs
Cooking method
Pumpkin, recipes for which will appear on the pages of my blog more than once, comes in several types. Different varieties of pumpkin differ in taste, texture and cooking method. I recommend choosing oblong butternut squash, which is the easiest to prepare. In addition, it has the sweetest taste and delicate consistency. You can use absolutely all delicious pumpkin recipes with it. Turn on the oven at 220 degrees and leave to warm up. In the meantime, wash the pumpkin well to remove dirt. Cooking the pumpkin also involves cutting it. We cut it in half, cutting off the narrow part, and then each barrel into halves lengthwise. 
There are no pumpkin seeds in the narrow part, which, of course, is to our advantage. All that remains is to get the pumpkin seeds only from the bottom. You can do this with a tablespoon, but I prefer to just use my hand - it’s much faster and more efficient. 
Using a small paring knife, remove the film under the seeds. Now it’s time to peel the pumpkin. But I have a little secret. Is it possible not to peel the pumpkin at all? Yes, if it's butternut squash. During heat treatment, the pumpkin skin softens and becomes suitable for consumption. Jamie Oliver told me about this in his program, for which I am eternally grateful to him. The pumpkin is quickly prepared for further processing, and it turns out just as tasty. We cut the pumpkin into sticks approximately 3 cm thick, then cut crosswise into pieces also 3 cm wide. If you prefer pumpkin slices, then cut the fruit into oblong month-shaped strips, you guessed it, also 3 cm wide. 
Place pumpkin pieces or slices in an even layer on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. 
Place the baking sheet in the preheated oven. Leave to bake for 15 minutes. After the required time, open the oven and pull out the baking sheet a little to pour a thin stream of honey over each piece or sprinkle with sugar. If you want unsweetened pumpkin, you can skip this step. Instead, drizzle it with olive oil and sprinkle with herbs de Provence, for example. By the way, be very careful when opening the oven this time - hot steam will come out of it. In the photo, I also made baked champignons along with the pumpkin, but I’ll tell you about them another time. 
Close the oven and leave the vegetable to cook for another 10 minutes. The baked pumpkin will be ready after this time. 
Pumpkin baked in pieces with honey in the oven or baked pumpkin slices are incredibly tasty on their own. But all the most delicious things made from pumpkin begin with this process. Very tasty and healthy ,
After all, pumpkin porridge is an excellent hearty breakfast, which, it seems to me, everyone should know about.
Pumpkin baked in the oven. Brief recipe
- Turn on the oven at 220 degrees and leave to warm up.
- Wash the butternut squash well, cut it in half horizontally, then the resulting barrels into halves again vertically.
- We take out all the pumpkin seeds from the fruit.
- We cut the halves into cubes 3 cm thick, then cut them into pieces also 3 cm wide.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place the pumpkin pieces on top in a single layer.
- Place the pan in the oven for 15 minutes.
- Carefully open the oven door and pour a thin stream of honey or olive oil over each piece of pumpkin, sprinkling with herbs de Provence.
- Close the oven and leave the pumpkin to bake for another 10 minutes.
- Remove the pumpkin from the oven and place on plates.
Now you know how to cook pumpkin in the oven, and I hope that you liked this simple pumpkin recipe. Enjoy your meal!
Pumpkin is a bright, juicy vegetable, rich in an incredible amount of vitamins. But many people don't like him. And I think this is due to the inability to prepare it correctly. But it doesn’t matter, you just have to try a dish based on this vegetable once, and you will understand how tasty and aromatic it is. And how the flavors of other products develop when combined with it.
I already wrote about that, but today I want to talk about stuffing it. By the way, this may not necessarily be a meat or vegetable dish, but also a sweet dessert that will not leave anyone indifferent.
A whole stuffed pumpkin, of course, looks very impressive and creates a sensation among those who are lucky enough to taste it. Small round fruits are best suited for this.
Stuffed pumpkin baked whole in the oven with rice and meat
Meat, rice and pumpkin combined with each other make this dish complete, very filling and juicy. All products are very simple and affordable. Try it and be surprised how delicious it is!
The male half of your family will especially like this dish, because it contains everything you need for lunch, which will keep you full for a long time.
We will need:
- round pumpkin – 1 pc.;
- rice – 1.5 cups;
- pork – 1 kg;
- carrots – 3 pcs.;
- onions – 1-2 pcs.;
- garlic – 3 cloves;
- green onions and parsley - a small bunch;
- sour cream -5 tablespoons;
- spices of your choice (paprika, coriander, curry);
- salt to taste;
- vegetable oil.
Preparation:
- Trim the top of the pumpkin.
We don’t throw it away, it will serve as a lid for our “pot”.
Baked pumpkin with millet
The simplest, but very, very tasty dish is millet porridge in pumpkin. Firstly, this is an ideal flavor combination, and secondly, the ingredients are so ordinary and uncomplicated that anyone can serve this pumpkin on the table. Well, the presentation itself is, of course, very impressive and delights everyone present.
We will need:
- pumpkin;
- milk – 1 glass;
- millet – 1 cup;
- raisins - a handful;
- salt - a pinch;
- sugar to taste;
- butter.
Preparation:
Add sugar to taste.
Sweet pumpkin stuffed with rice and dried fruits
Everyone knows that rice is very good together with dried fruits. And if such porridge is cooked in a pumpkin, then it has no price at all. Tasty, as if straight from a Russian oven, moderately sweet with a spicy aroma, it will be a great breakfast for the whole family!
We will need:
- pumpkin;
- rice – 2 cups;
- dried apricots – 100 g;
- raisins – 100 g;
- butter – 1 pack;
- sugar – 2 tbsp.
Preparation:
The amount of rice depends on the size of the pumpkin. The larger it is, the more rice you will need.
Pumpkin stuffed with chicken and vegetables in the oven
Of course, you can stuff the pumpkin with anything you have at home. But chicken and vegetables go well with this colorful vegetable. Such a beautiful dish will decorate any table, both everyday and festive.
We will need:
- pumpkin;
- chicken fillet;
- tomatoes – 3 pcs.;
- onions – 1 pc.;
- garlic;
- potato;
- Bell pepper;
- dill and parsley;
- olive oil – 50 g;
- cheese – 50 g;
- salt, pepper, spices to taste.
Preparation:
If you have young, small potatoes, then lay them out whole without peeling them.
Stuffed pumpkin with meat and potatoes
A traditional combination of meat and potatoes, which we often cook in a saucepan or cauldron. But here is a more interesting option, because all this will be stewed in a pumpkin pot! The recipe is very simple, but the result is excellent!
We will need:
- pumpkin;
- any meat (chicken, pork, beef);
- onion – 1 pc.;
- carrots – 1 pc.;
- vegetable oil;
- salt, pepper, spices, bay leaf.
Preparation:
- Fry the pieces of meat in a frying pan along with chopped onions and carrots until half cooked. Don't forget to add salt and spices to taste.
- At this time, cut off the top of the pumpkin and remove all the insides.
- Peel the potatoes and cut them into cubes.
- Place the fried meat and potatoes inside in layers. Layer of meat – layer of potatoes – layer of meat, etc.
- Pour a glass of water into a cauldron or saucepan with a thick bottom.
So that the water covers the pumpkin halfway.
During baking, add water so that it remains at the same level.
How to cook a whole pumpkin in the oven with meat and mushrooms?
Another perfect flavor combination of meat and mushrooms is very loved by many people. But have you tried cooking such a dish in pumpkin? If you haven’t yet, then you’ve missed a lot, you urgently need to make it and see how delicious it is!
We will need:
- pumpkin;
- meat – 1.5 kg;
- mushrooms – 700 g;
- onions – 3-4 pcs.;
- garlic – 4-5 cloves;
- garlic – 6 cloves;
- cream – 0.5 l;
- butter - half a pack;
- salt, spices.
Preparation:
The mushrooms will release a lot of juice; cook until all the moisture has evaporated.
If the pieces of meat are too large compared to the pumpkin, you can cut them into several pieces.
Oven-baked pumpkin with minced meat and potatoes
The simplest recipe that does not require much time and effort from you. All you need to do is mix the filling and stuff it into the pumpkin. A great option for those who always don’t have enough time to cook.
We will need:
- pumpkin;
- minced meat – 300-400 g;
- potatoes – 3-4 pcs.;
- onion – 1 pc.;
- greenery;
- olive oil – 3 tablespoons;
- salt, pepper, spices.
Preparation:
Video on how to bake a whole pumpkin in the oven with honey and apples
A dessert that will completely change your idea of pumpkin. A very tasty, incredibly aromatic dish. And most importantly, it will not harm your figure!
We will need:
- pumpkin;
- apples – 5 pcs.;
- honey – 450 g;
- cloves – 2 pcs.;
- cinnamon stick – 1 pc.
Preparation:
Don’t be afraid of this vegetable, cook pumpkin, make main courses or desserts from it, experiment and you will understand how unusual this gift of nature is. And don’t forget that it is stored for a very long time, so you can enjoy delicious treats throughout the year!
Bon appetit!
So summer has passed - as one of the popular songs says. The days are getting shorter and the thermometer is dropping lower. And no matter how much we would like to extend this favorite time of year, it won’t work!
And, it would seem, all the garden joys and garden delicacies are already over, all that remains is to drink tea with prepared jams. But no! Just now the queen of melons and melons, the golden pumpkin, is filling with juice.
Not only does it contain a fantastic list of vitamins and microelements, but this vegetable can also be used in a wide variety of dishes! Boil, stew, bake, fry, with meat, with vegetables, on its own - it’s all about her, about the red-haired autumn queen!
This recipe can hardly be called a classic, but it can undoubtedly become the main dish on a festive autumn table or win the title of a favorite treat for the whole family.
The dish turns out very satisfying, beautiful and juicy! This is achieved by cooking in a pumpkin, like in a pot. Don’t worry, the peel of any of them can withstand such loads both in weight and temperature. So, here's the recipe.
Ingredients:
- 1 large or 2 small pumpkins
- Beef 500 gr
- Potatoes 4 - 5 pcs.
- Tomatoes 4 pcs
- Bell pepper 1 piece
- Carrot 1 piece
- Garlic 1 head
- Salt pepper
- Greenery
Preparation:
1. First we need to prepare our edible bowl. Wash the vegetable, cut off the top and clean out all the insides. You can take one large “beauty”, or two small ones. In this case, you can serve them in portions.
2. Cut the meat into medium cubes and place in a hot frying pan. Fry until half cooked until a nice golden color appears.
3. Finely chop the onion and add to the meat. Send chopped garlic there. Next - finely diced tomato and bell pepper.
And also cut carrots into slices and add to vegetables and meat.
4. The meat mixture with vegetables must be simmered until fully cooked. Finally, add salt and seasonings if desired. A special seasoning “for meat” is best suited here, but if you don’t have it, then black pepper, turmeric, coriander, oregano or basil are perfect. These seasonings perfectly highlight the taste of red meat.
5. Now comes the fun part. We need to “collect” our pumpkin. At the bottom you need to put half of the prepared meat mixture with vegetables, followed by raw potatoes, pre-cut into cubes. Sprinkle herbs over potatoes.
There is a way in which potatoes can be stewed until tender with vegetables. And then just put everything together in our makeshift bowl.
6. Next is a layer of garlic. If you don't like its scent, you don't have to add it, of course. But don't forget that stewed and fried garlic have completely different tastes. It also goes very well with meat. Place the remaining meat and vegetables on top of the garlic.
7. All filling should be salted, pepper added and filled with hot boiled water. You need to pour it to the brim so that all the filling is below the pumpkin waterline.
8. Close the filled bowl with a lid and wrap it in foil.
9. Place in an oven preheated to 200 degrees for 1.5-2 hours. The larger the “red beauty”, the more time it takes to bake.
You can check readiness by piercing the skin with a toothpick. If it passes quite easily, it means that it itself is ready, and what is inside it is also ready.
10. When everything is ready, carefully remove the foil so as not to get burned.
Garnish with a sprig of thyme and serve.
Eat hot, not only the contents, but also the “bowl” itself. Everything together turns out incredibly delicious!
So eat with pleasure!
Pumpkin cutlets with minced chicken in the oven, stuffed with tomatoes
It has the perfect ratio of meat and vegetables. This recipe is also good for children. Why? Because, as you know, they don’t really like melons.
But in this cooking method, the vegetable literally dissolves, making the chicken juicy and flavorful.
Ingredients:
- Chicken breast 700 gr
- Pumpkin 200 gr
- Onion 1 piece
- Small tomatoes 12 pcs
- Salt, pepper to taste
- Breadcrumbs
Preparation:
1. First you need to prepare minced meat from the available meat. To do this, you need to pass the deboned chicken breast through a meat grinder. To prevent the dish from becoming too greasy, it is better to remove the skin as well.
Onions should also be sent there. It should be borne in mind that when you grind them together, the onion as such disappears from the dish, giving all the variety of flavors to the meat.
Therefore, some, in order to avoid bitterness, cut it separately and add it to the minced meat in the form of small cubes.
But for me personally, it’s much easier to leave this job to kitchen assistants.
2. Grate the pumpkin on a fine grater. Here again, there is an option - grind it in a combine. But then, on the contrary, it will be less juicy. And if you grind it into porridge, it will not be felt at all in the finished dish.
It's like with potato pancakes. You can do it this way or that, but the result will be different.
3. Mix all ingredients, add salt and pepper to taste.
4. The time has come to form the cutlets. We use a muffin pan. It is ideal in this case because it does not allow the meat juice to spread over the surface. And this makes it possible to get a more juicy finished dish.
But if you don’t have one, you can also use a baking sheet.
5. Grease a baking sheet or mold with vegetable oil, form cutlets, roll the bottoms in breadcrumbs and place in the recess.
Make a small hole for the filling.
It is not necessary to use crackers. Although recommended, they serve not only to create a crispy crust, but also retain the juiciness of the finished dish!
6. After all the cutlets are laid out, you can put the tomatoes inside. If these are cherry tomatoes, then you can place them completely inside each cutlet.
If you have large tomatoes, you can divide them into slices and plant them inside, covering them on top. Instead of tomatoes, you can use pieces of cheese, mushrooms or any other filling that you consider appropriate in this case.
7. Grease the top of each cutlet with sour cream or mayonnaise.
And then sprinkle with breadcrumbs or grated cheese.
8. Place in the oven for 30-40 minutes at 200 degrees. The results are very tasty, original, hearty cutlets. Be sure to try making them!
They are beautiful not only externally, but also internally. Imagine cutting into such a delicious cutlet and finding a surprise inside.
They can be served as an independent dish, or as a main meat dish, or with any side dish.
Honey pumpkin baked in pieces in the oven
Do you think that pumpkin is a must-have second course? Not at all! Because it is sweet and crunchy, it can easily be used as a dessert. You just need to know how to prepare it so that you can eat it with tea and treat your children.
And here is one of such delicious recipes, where the ingredients include nuts and honey that are loved by many.
Ingredients:
- Pumpkin 1 piece
- Liquid honey 10 tbsp. spoons
- Cinnamon sticks
- Walnuts - 100 gr.
Preparation:
1. Wash and peel the red vegetable. This is easily done with a special potato peeler if the peel is soft. If it is hard, then a simple knife will come to the rescue.
Then each half is divided into another half, and then into layers, which, in turn, need to be cut into half again. The result should be not quite cubes, but not very even rectangles.
2. Grind the nuts with a masher to prepare mashed potatoes, and set aside for now.
3. Pour water into a saucepan and put on fire, wait until it boils.
4. Place honey in a smaller saucepan, place a cinnamon stick there and place it on the larger one. Thus, we have a steam bath for melting the honey.
Let the cinnamon cook in the honey so that it releases all its flavor and aroma. If you can't find sticks, you can also use ground cinnamon. It will be felt in the finished dish, but not so much as to refuse it altogether.
5. Place the pieces of cut fruit on a baking sheet or frying pan. It is not necessary to lubricate it first.
6. Using a brush, coat each piece with honey and cinnamon sauce. If there is any honey left, you can simply pour it into the mold and mix everything well.
7. Heat the oven to 200 degrees and send our dessert there. Wait half an hour.
It is important not to overcook the yummy so that it does not become dry. You can easily check readiness by piercing the largest piece with a toothpick.
If any of the pieces remain unsteamed, you can turn them over and continue baking.
8. Place the finished pieces on a plate and sprinkle with nuts.
Serve as a dessert for tea, either hot or cold. It will be delicious in any case.
Sweet stuffed pumpkin
Stuffed pumpkin is a great option for a quick dinner. And it’s not worth talking about how tasty and healthy it turns out. In the following recipe, we suggest you prepare a complete lunch or dinner by stuffing it with rice.
The dish turns out sweet, but very satisfying.
For this we need:
- Pumpkin 1 piece
- Rice 400 gr
- Banana 2 pcs
- Apple 1 piece
- Dried apricots 4-5 pcs.
- Handful of raisins
- Powdered milk 100 gr
- Sugar or sweetener 2 tbsp. spoons
- Vanilla
Preparation:
1. Rinse the rice, add water and place in a saucepan on the fire. Cook until half cooked. Drain the water and place the cooked rice in a large bowl.
2. Cut the apple into small pieces. To clean it or not - decide for yourself. If you peel it, it may become mushy and become part of the porridge. Therefore, it is better to leave the fruit with the peel. Place the pieces over the rice.
3. Also cut the bananas into pieces, about the same size as the apples, and add to the bowl.
4. Send raisins and finely chopped dried apricots there.
5. Also place the bulk ingredients in the bowl with the rice. Mix the entire mass thoroughly but gently until a homogeneous mixture is obtained.
6. Wash the pumpkin, cut off the lid and remove seeds and pulp through the resulting hole. For convenience, you can use a spoon for this.
7. Place the resulting rice mass inside the resulting bowl and close with a lid. There should be just enough mixture to fill it to the very top.
Bake at 200 degrees for about two hours.
You can check readiness by lifting the improvised lid and piercing the flesh of the fruit where the wall is.
The dish turns out to be very satisfying and low in calories. Suitable for those losing weight, for diabetics, for vegetarians or just for those who like variety!
Recipe for making pumpkin porridge with milk in the oven
You may ask - why cook porridge in the oven? If you are asking this question, it means you simply have not tried this dish. It turns out amazingly soft, juicy, melting in your mouth.
Children will definitely like this porridge and will be a wonderful breakfast for the whole family.
Ingredients:
- Round rice 3/4 cups
- Milk 500 ml
- Pumpkin 300 gr
- Butter 50 g
- Sugar 1 tbsp. spoon
- Salt 1 pinch
Preparation:
1. First you need to boil our red vegetable. To do this, you need to peel it, cut it into small cubes and place it in a saucepan and put it on the fire. There is no need to add salt or sugar in this version.
And also immediately prepare everything you need for cooking.
2. When the golden vegetable becomes soft, it should be cooled slightly and chopped. This can be done with a knife, finely chopping. One option is to grate it on a coarse grater.
You can also use a blender. But then make sure that the pulp does not turn into porridge; small pieces must remain.
3. Rinse the rice. We chose the round variety, because this is the one that makes porridge better, it turns out viscous and boils well. Long grain is better for crumbly dishes like pilaf.
4. Mix all ingredients in a fireproof bowl, kettle or pot. Add salt and sugar.
5. Boil the milk and pour it into the future porridge. Place a piece of butter on top.
6. Place the porridge in an oven preheated to 150 degrees without a lid for 15 minutes. Make sure that the milk does not escape!
7. After 15 minutes, close the dish with a lid and leave it to simmer in the oven, let it sit for another 15 - 20 minutes. Then turn off the oven and let the porridge “cook” on its own.
The porridge turns out simply great. It is tasty, aromatic and very crumbly, while looking appetizing and very positive. That is, we can say with confidence that it has all the best for dishes of this category.
Pumpkin casserole with raisins and dates in sweet yogurt filling
We bring to your attention another option for a sweet dish, which can be either a dessert, a snack, or breakfast for children and adults. Casserole with raisins and dates in filling can become your favorite recipe if you appreciate its lightness and juiciness!
This is also a very beautiful and tasty dish, which is equally pleasant to cook and eat.
Ingredients:
- Pumpkin 700 gr
- Cottage cheese 150 gr
- Dates\prunes 30 gr
- Raisins 50 gr
- Egg 2 pcs
- Sugar 50 gr
- Cream 33%\sour cream 100 ml
- Yogurt 200 ml
- Cinnamon 0.5 teaspoon
Preparation:
1. Peel the pumpkin and cut into thin slices across the slices.
Place in a saucepan, add water and put on fire. Cook for 7-8 minutes after boiling, until half cooked.
Then put it on a sieve and let the water drain.
2. Pour hot water over the raisins so that they swell and become juicy and soft. Leave it in this position for 15 - 20 minutes. However, make sure that it begins to fall apart. The fruits must remain intact and unharmed.
3. Rinse the dates with cold water, remove the seeds and chop finely.
Dates in this version of the recipe are an excellent substitute for prunes, or you can use some fresh fruits that are in season.
Do the same with additional fruit, rinse and cut into small pieces.
If you like fruit fillings, you can use corresponding yoghurts. But a simple option without additional flavors is also perfect here.
5. Grease a baking dish with butter and place chopped pieces of vegetables on it. Next, crumble the cottage cheese and half the dried fruits - raisins and dates.
6. Place the remaining vegetable pieces and dried fruits.
Finally, pour in the yogurt mixture until it fills the entire space evenly.
And put in the oven, preheated to 200 degrees.
7. After 40 minutes, enjoy the delicious casserole and the aromas of cinnamon and all other ingredients!
You can serve it either in a baking dish, so that everyone can admire the resulting beauty before starting the meal, or you can place portions on plates for everyone.
The dish turns out tasty, light and pleasant in taste.
Pumpkin in the oven with prunes and cottage cheese - a recipe for weight loss
If you think that those who don’t eat lose weight, then you are very mistaken. Everyone needs to eat, but for those losing weight, it’s especially tasty and healthy! In this case, our heroine today will serve you as a good option for preparing lunch. This recipe contains a minimum of calories, but a lot of vitamins and microelements that are beneficial for the body.
After such a snack you will feel a surge of strength, lightness and satiety. Try it!
Ingredients:
- Pumpkin 1 piece
- Plums or sloes 100 gr
- Cottage cheese 150 gr
Preparation:
1. Wash the red vegetable and cut it in half. Clear it of seeds and pulp. Cut each half into 3 more pieces lengthwise to make boats.
2. Make cuts in each boat with a knife so that the pulp can absorb the juice of all the products lying on it. The cuts can be made in any order, without particularly measuring the distance. Everything will be covered with filling and nothing will be visible.
3. Place cottage cheese on top of each piece and compact it well so that it does not fall out or “run away” during baking.
If you like it sweeter, you can sprinkle it on top. But today we have a light low-calorie dish, so we won’t add it.
4. Wash the plums, cut each fruit into 6-8 parts, remove the pit.
5. Place a layer of chopped plums on top of the cottage cheese. Depending on the size of the boat, it depends on how many layers of fruit and cottage cheese you put. In addition to plums, you can use apples, raspberries, and other berries that you have preserved until September.
6. Place in the oven, preheated to 150 degrees for about 1.5-2 hours, depending on the size of the pieces. Readiness can be determined by piercing the flesh of the fruit with a toothpick.
7. You can serve it as it was baked, in a makeshift bowl. Or you can cut it into pieces and serve it in a more convenient form for eating.
Lose weight deliciously!
Video on how to bake pumpkin pieces with sugar in the oven
This is an incredibly simple and quick recipe that you can use to make a delicious sweet dessert. This is how my mother prepares this dish. Sometimes she uses sugar, and sometimes she uses honey in the same version.
It turns out delicious either way.
If you've never baked pumpkin pieces like this, be sure to try it. It is delicious!
And also try to cook it using other recipes offered today. All of them are proven and also worthy of close attention.
And in general, prepare this tasty, beautiful and healthy gift of nature in any form. You will not regret it. After all, you can cook both sweet and non-sweet dishes from it. Everyone will find a recipe to suit their taste.
Bon appetit!
