Dinner in a Pumpkin Neeleman’s

Updated at: Mon, 06 Nov 2023 01:43:02 GMT

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350°F

Step 2

2. Clean out pumpkin, and line the inside with cream cheese. (It will seem like a lot!)

Step 3

3. Place pumpkin on a greased cookie sheet, and place in the oven on the middle rack. (You start cooking this ahead of time because it will take an hour or so for a small/medium pumpkin to cook. You may need to place some foil on top if it is cooking too fast.)

Step 4

4. Thickly slice tomatoes and place on a cookie sheet with garlic, olive oil, salt & pepper. (This step does wonders for flavor)

Step 5

5. Cook tomatoes at 350°F for 1 hr, turning them halfway through.

Step 6

6. Brown chicken. Season with salt and pepper, paprika, and really spices you want! (Leaving insides uncooked- it will continue to cook later, and you don’t want it to be dry). Set aside.

Step 7

7. Sautée onions, garlic, and mushrooms at the bottom of a large pot with a little butter.

Step 8

8. Purée tomatoes, (I pulse a bit to keep some texture) and don't forget the flavorful pan juices!

Step 9

9. Add puréed tomatoes to the onion mixture and simmer for 30 minutes, if you want add chicken bullion to taste-- it’s adds more depth of flavor ! (The longer the simmer the better!)

Step 10

10. Add chicken to tomato mixture, add coconut milk, and S&P to taste and let simmer till chicken is fully cooked.

Step 11

11. Pour mixture (you’ll have extra in the pan) into the pumpkin

Step 12

12. That’s it! Serve over *brown* rice & make sure to scoop out some of the squash when serving! I also like it with freshly ground black pepper ontop.

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