Cook what you grow
Whole Roasted Stuffed Pumpkin
A whole sugar pumpkin hollowed out, packed with toasted bread, bacon, cheese, and cream, then baked until the walls turn spoonable and the top browns.
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Ingredients
serves 4From the garden
- 1 medium sugar or pie pumpkin, 3 to 4 lb, lid cut off and seeded
- 1 medium yellow onion, thinly sliced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves stripped
From the pantry
- 5 cups crusty bread, torn into 3/4-inch cubes
- 6 slices bacon, chopped
- 1½ cups sharp cheddar or Gruyère, coarsely grated
- ¾ cup heavy cream
- 1 pinch ground nutmeg · freshly grated if you have a whole one
- 1 tbsp olive oil · for rubbing the outside
- salt · to taste
- black pepper