Thanksgiving

Sausage Stuffed Pumpkin is for Dinner.

Sausage Stuffed Pumpkin takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Sausage Stuffed Pumpkin takes 120 minutes to cook.

Sausage Stuffed Pumpkin makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Sausage Stuffed Pumpkin are:

1 pie pumpkin, 2 - 2.5 pound

*Jimmy Dean All Natural Regular Pork Sausage, 16 oz (remove)
Ricotta Cheese, whole milk, 1 cup (remove)
*Cheese - Gouda, 5 oz (remove)
*Fuji Apple - 8 OZ - 1 Large Apple, 3 serving (remove)
Onions, raw, 1 cup, chopped (remove)
Raisins, .25 cup, packed (remove)
Seasonings: Savory and Cinnamon to taste.

Here is how you make Sausage Stuffed Pumpkin:

Cut out top of pumpkin like carving a jack-o-lantern. Remove seeds and strings (roast seeds separately in oil and spices for a treat).Preheat oven to 375 degrees.Saute sausage with onion until no pink remains and onion is softened. Combine sausage mixture with chopped apple, chopped gouda, raisins, and ricotta. Add seasonings, mix thoroughly. Stuff pumpkin tightly with sausage mixture. If using cider, pour cider slowly over stuffing to fill. Replace stem cap.Bake 2 hours or more until pumpkin is soft/ tender and filling is set. Serving Size: Makes about 6 servings of filling and 4 pumpkin quarters.Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CSMNETC.

The nutritional information for Sausage Stuffed Pumpkin is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 479.6

• Total Fat: 27.1 g
• Cholesterol: 88.4 mg
• Sodium: 874.5 mg
• Total Carbs: 37.5 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.3 g
• Protein: 24.2 g