Pumpkin Stuffed with Mushrooms and "Cream"

14 INGREDIENTS • 10 STEPS • 1HR 25MINS

Pumpkin Stuffed with Mushrooms and "Cream"

Recipe

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5 ratings
This could make a great side dish with just the pumpkin, but I opted to make it into a full meal for the both of us and served it with brown rice and wilted spinach with lemon and garlic. The flavors of everything together were perfect.
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This could make a great side dish with just the pumpkin, but I opted to make it into a full meal for the both of us and served it with brown rice and wilted spinach with lemon and garlic. The flavors of everything together were perfect.
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Girl Eats Greens
I specialize in simple, always vegan & often gluten-free recipes made in a teeny tiny kitchen without fancy appliances. Because being healthy should be easy and accessible for everyone.
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1HR 25MINS

Total Time

$3.65

Cost Per Serving

Ingredients

Servings
2
us / metric
Cremini Mushroom
50 g
Cremini Mushrooms
or Mushroom of Choice
Blue Hokkaido Pumpkin
1
Blue Hokkaido Pumpkin
or Squash of Similar Size
Cashew Nuts
4 Tbsp
Cashew Nuts
Almonds
110 g
Garlic
1 clove
Salt
to taste
Lemon
1/2
Lemon, juiced
Shiitake Mushroom
50 g
Shiitake Mushrooms
or Mushroom of Choice
Oyster Mushroom
35 g
Oyster Mushrooms
or Mushrooms of Choice

Nutrition Per Serving

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Calories
726
Fat
37.5 g
Protein
27.2 g
Carbs
90.3 g
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Girl Eats Greens
I specialize in simple, always vegan & often gluten-free recipes made in a teeny tiny kitchen without fancy appliances. Because being healthy should be easy and accessible for everyone.
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Cooking Instructions

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step 1
To make your own cream, start by soaking the Cashew Nuts (4 Tbsp) and Almonds (110 g) overnight. Separate the cashews from the almonds. Reserve 3 tablespoons of the water they were soaking in.
step 1 To make your own cream, start by soaking the Cashew Nuts (4 Tbsp) and Almonds (110 g) overnight. Separate the cashews from the almonds. Reserve 3 tablespoons of the water they were soaking in.
step 2
Add the almonds to a food processor or kitchen ninja. Blend until the almonds are more like a mush.
step 2 Add the almonds to a food processor or kitchen ninja. Blend until the almonds are more like a mush.
step 3
Add the almond mush to a milk nut bag. Squeeze out all the liquid. Add the liquid back to the ninja, add the cashews and the reserved water. Blend until smooth and creamy. You want a 3/4 cup of cream for this recipe.
step 3 Add the almond mush to a milk nut bag. Squeeze out all the liquid. Add the liquid back to the ninja, add the cashews and the reserved water. Blend until smooth and creamy. You want a 3/4 cup of cream for this recipe.
step 4
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) and carve out your Blue Hokkaido Pumpkin (1).
step 4 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) and carve out your Blue Hokkaido Pumpkin (1).
step 5
Chop the Cremini Mushrooms (50 g), Shiitake Mushrooms (50 g), and Oyster Mushrooms (35 g). Mince the Garlic (1 clove).
step 5 Chop the Cremini Mushrooms (50 g), Shiitake Mushrooms (50 g), and Oyster Mushrooms (35 g). Mince the Garlic (1 clove).
step 6
Add Dried Rosemary (1 tsp), Rubbed Sage (1/2 tsp), Salt (to taste), and Ground Black Pepper (to taste) to the cream. Fill the pumpkin with the chopped mushrooms and pour the cream on top.
step 6 Add Dried Rosemary (1 tsp), Rubbed Sage (1/2 tsp), Salt (to taste), and Ground Black Pepper (to taste) to the cream. Fill the pumpkin with the chopped mushrooms and pour the cream on top.
step 7
Place the pumpkin on a baking pan or dish and roast for about 45 minutes to an hour – or until the skin of the pumpkin is easily pierced with a fork.
step 7 Place the pumpkin on a baking pan or dish and roast for about 45 minutes to an hour – or until the skin of the pumpkin is easily pierced with a fork.
step 8
While the pumpkin is cooking, prepare the Brown Rice (90 g) according to the package's instructions.
step 8 While the pumpkin is cooking, prepare the Brown Rice (90 g) according to the package's instructions.
step 9
When the pumpkin is finished, let it sit while you wilt the Fresh Spinach (480 mL) with the minced garlic and Lemon (1/2) in a saute pan over medium heat.
step 9 When the pumpkin is finished, let it sit while you wilt the Fresh Spinach (480 mL) with the minced garlic and Lemon (1/2) in a saute pan over medium heat.
step 10
Place the rice and spinach on the plates and put the pumpkin on top of one of the servings of rice. Cut the pumpkin down the middle and quickly transfer the other half with its cream to the other plate. Dig in.
step 10 Place the rice and spinach on the plates and put the pumpkin on top of one of the servings of rice. Cut the pumpkin down the middle and quickly transfer the other half with its cream to the other plate. Dig in.
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