Dinner in a pumpkin

I got this recipe from Allrecipes.com, I seriously LOVE that site:]

It is the perfect autumn dinner and looks so pretty! Its easy and has the 'WOW' factor when you have guests over. A must try!!!

Pumpkin Stew

Ingredients

* 2 pounds beef stew meat, cut into 1 inch cubes

* 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided

* 1 cup water

* 3 large potatoes, peeled and cubed

* 4 carrots, sliced

* 1 large green bell pepper, chopped

* 4 cloves garlic, minced

* 1 onion, chopped

* 2 teaspoons salt

* 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

* 1 (14.5 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes, chopped

* 2 tablespoons beef bouillon granules

* 1 sugar pumpkin

Directions

1. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Place beef in the saucepan and cook until evenly brown. Mix in the water, potatoes, carrots, green bell pepper, garlic, onion, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer approximately 2 hours.

2. Dissolve the bouillon into the beef mixture. Stir in the tomatoes.

3. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

4. Cut top off the pumpkin and remove seeds and pulp. Place the pumpkin in a heavy baking pan. Fill the pumpkin with the beef mixture. Brush outside of the pumpkin with remaining oil.

5. Bake in the preheated oven 2 hours, or until tender. Serve the stew from the pumpkin, scraping out some of the pumpkin meat with each serving.

Add some dinner rolls and you have a warm & delicious dinner!!! 

Enjoy:]

Amanda