Stuffed Pumpkin

Stuffed Pumpkin is an easy-to-prepare version of a healthy, colorful vegetable. Rice in combination with cream cheese and dried fruits turns out to be very tasty and juicy, and the pumpkin pulp harmoniously complements the filling.

Cook: 25 minutes

Servings: 6

Ingredients

• Pumpkin – 1 pc. (400-500 g)
• Round grain rice – 80 g
• Cream cheese – 70 g
• Sugar – 40 g
• Raisins – 30 g
• Dried apricots – 30 g

Directions

1. Rinse the rice thoroughly, pour cold water 1 cm above the cereal level. Cook rice until half cooked for 7-8 minutes, then cool.
2. Rinse the pumpkin, cut off the top, clean the pumpkin from seeds and pulp.
3. Rinse and dry the raisins, rinse the dried apricots, cut into small pieces. Add dried fruits and sugar to the rice, mix.
4. Add cream cheese to the rice filling, mix well. Fill the pumpkin with rice.

   

5. Cover with the cut pumpkin lid. Bake the stuffed pumpkin in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for 40-50 minutes.
6. Cool the pumpkin a little, then cut into portions, so it will not fall apart. Delicious fragrant pumpkin with juicy creamy filling is ready!

   

Bon Appetit!