Baked pumpkin with cream & onions

Baked pumpkin with cream & onions

Try this impressive side dish as an autumnal accompaniment to roast chicken

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 2 hrs 20 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Cut the top(s) off the pumpkin or squash to make a lid. Scoop out all the seeds from the inside and discard.
  2. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Gently cook the onions in the butter until very soft but not browned. Stir in the sugar and sage for a few mins. Take off the heat and add the cream, cheese and breadcrumbs with lots of seasoning. Spoon into the pumpkin or squash, then replace the lid(s). Wrap in foil, place on a baking sheet and bake the large pumpkin for 1½ hrs or minis for 40 mins, then carefully remove the foil. Continue to bake for 30 mins more until really soft and tender when poked with a small knife. Serve one mini pumpkin per person, or spoon wedges from a large one, spooning the creamy filling onto plates.

Per serving

230 kcalories, protein 5g, carbohydrate 13g, fat 18 g, saturated fat 10g, fibre 2g, sugar 8g, salt 0.31 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2010.

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  • Binder photo Abi

    25 October 2010

    Abi rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Brilliant recipe and have done it mostly with lots of different roast dinners. Used Wholemeal bread crumbs and whatever cheese I had to hand. So far used a blue cheese, cheddar and parmesan. Pumpkin slices easily and if there is any left over the next day I put it into a glass dish with some breadcrumbs over the top and re-heat, makes a lovely stuffing on it's own the next day. Incredibly easy to make and takes minutes to prepare and is so worth it in the end.

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  • 13 November 2012

    Vittoria rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Fun but probably wouldn't make it again without some recommendations: ended up pureeing everything together as the pumpkin was a bit stringy, and that with a bit of salt was much better and was able to freeze some and have later.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 2 hrs 20 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 1 whole pumpkin or squash (about 1.5kg/3lb 5oz) or 6 Baby Boos or munchkins
  • 2 onions , chopped
  • 25g butter
  • 1 tbsp soft light brown sugar
  • 10 sage leaves, finely chopped
  • 125ml double cream
  • 50g Gruyère or vegetarian alternative, grated
  • 25g breadcrumbs
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Per serving

230 kcalories, protein 5g, carbohydrate 13g, fat 18 g, saturated fat 10g, fibre 2g, sugar 8g, salt 0.31 g

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