Roasted whole baby Pumpkins

One of our favorite local restaurants does a killer stuffed pumpkin every fall and I have been wanting to try and recreate it at home for a nice fall appetizer.

First season up some chicken breasts


On the MAK set on "Smoke" until they hit about 160



Next take a few mini pumpkins and place them in a baking dish



Cover in foil and on the MAK @325 for about 45 minutes



While the pumpkins are cooking; mix diced chicken, sautéed onions, fresh chives, Jarlsberg cheese, Hot chili sauce, and pepper for the stuffing





Pumpkins are ready, let cool and then open the top and hollow out the seeds




Fill each with the stuffing mixture



Top each stuffed pumpkin off with heavy cream



Back on the MAK running at 350 for about 20 minutes

Roasted whole baby Pumpkins Con't

Ready to go





These came out great, still not up to restaurant level yet, but I know how to fix that. The smoked chicken combined with the creamy cheese goes wonderfully with the soft pumpkin. This is a great first course and would work really well as a main course.

Looks great Carter!

I like the looks of that...Added it to the to do list!!

I am gonna have to try and find some of those. I love pumkin and they look great. Thank you for sharing this Carter!