Pumpkin with mushrooms and meat in the oven and slow cooker

A product such as pumpkin itself attracts us with its bright color and a host of useful qualities that this melon culture possesses. But few people know that she is capable of decorating and enriching any dish, both everyday and festive, with her original sweetish taste. It is noteworthy that pumpkin with mushrooms and meat is liked not only by adults, but also by children. There are many recipes and methods for preparing this dish. Below are some of the more popular recipes.

How to cook pumpkin with meat and mushrooms in the oven

The dish, the recipe for which is given below, is present in the cuisines of many nations of the world and is served with special respect in restaurants. In order to cook pumpkin with meat and mushrooms in the oven, you will need the following ingredients:

  • pumpkin weighing about 4 kg;
  • meat, preferably beef - 1 kg;
  • celery stalk - 4 pcs. (you can add a little celery root);
  • mushrooms - 200-250 g (champignons);
  • red onions - 2 goals;
  • bell peppers - 2 pcs.;
  • 3 tomatoes;
  • garlic - 2 cloves;
  • carrot;
  • young zucchini.

Wash the pumpkin thoroughly, carefully cut off the "lid" and remove the pulp. It is important that the walls of the vegetable are at least 1.5 cm thick. Separate the removed pulp from the seeds and mix with chopped garlic, salt and pepper, add spices (basil, thyme, rosemary). Send the prepared form to the oven, preheated to 180 degrees for 10 minutes. At the same time, you need to bake the removed and seasoned pulp in a container, pepper and tomatoes.

To prepare the filling, you need to rinse the onion and celery, chop and send to stew. After 5-7 minutes add mushrooms, washed and cut into 4 parts, to them.

In the meantime, the meat should also be washed, dried, chopped, separately fried over high heat to form a crust and sent to vegetables. Peel off baked tomatoes and peppers, chop and add to vegetables with meat.

Wash carrots and zucchini, peel, cut into small cubes, combine with meat, vegetables and baked pulp, mix thoroughly.

Place the filling in the pumpkin, close the "lid" and put in the oven for another 20 minutes.

Recipe for cooking potatoes with meat and mushrooms in a pumpkin

In addition to meat and mushrooms, various cereals can be prepared in this tasty orange vegetable, but the recipe for cooking potatoes is considered the most popular. To cook potatoes with meat and mushrooms in a pumpkin, you will need the following ingredients:

  • 2 pumpkins up to 1 kg each;
  • 500 g of pork and potatoes;
  • 150-200 g of mushrooms;
  • 100 g onions;
  • 1 tbsp. a spoonful of low-fat sour cream;
  • vegetable oil, salt.

Cut off the "caps" of the pumpkins, pick out the seeds and some pulp with a spoon, which needs to be cut into cubes. Wash the meat and cut into cubes. Wash the potatoes, peel, cut into cubes. Wash the mushrooms, dry and cut into 4 pieces.

Fry the diced onion in vegetable oil until transparent, add pumpkin and meat to it, simmer for 5-7 minutes. Then add mushrooms and potatoes, fry for 5 minutes. Remove from heat, add sour cream, spices and herbs to taste, mix and place in pots. Pour 1 glass of water into each one, close with “lids” and bake in the oven for 40 minutes.

Pumpkin baked with meat and mushrooms in a slow cooker

You can also cook pumpkin baked with meat and mushrooms in a slow cooker. Thanks to such processing of products, they retain a maximum of useful elements. The meat is saturated with the taste of vegetables and mushrooms and turns out to be very aromatic. To prepare this dish you will need:

  • 800 g pumpkin;
  • 1 kg of veal;
  • 300 g of mushrooms;
  • 4 things. onions;
  • 50 g pitted prunes;
  • 1 bell pepper;
  • vegetable oil;
  • soy sauce;
  • salt and pepper.

Peel the pumpkin, cut into medium cubes, drizzle with soy sauce and refrigerate. Wash the meat, dry it, cut into cubes, salt and pepper, add the peeled and diced onion and mix. Cut the mushrooms into thin slices and add a little salt.

Remove the pumpkin from the refrigerator, mix half the mass with chopped prunes and place in a multicooker greased with vegetable oil. The next layer is to put meat and onions, press everything down a little to seal. Then put the mushrooms in the top layer - the remaining pumpkin, combined with chopped pepper. It is necessary to cook the dish in the "Stew" mode for one and a half hours.

Pumpkin with meat and mushrooms, stewed in pots

Pumpkin stewed with meat and mushrooms will be especially flavorful if cooked in small portioned clay pots. To prepare a dish, you need to stock up on the following products:

  • 700 g of meat;
  • 200 g of mushrooms;
  • 300 g pumpkin;
  • 6 medium-sized potatoes;
  • bulb;
  • 3 cloves of garlic;
  • 2 tomatoes;
  • favorite spices and salt.

Wash the meat, dry it with a paper towel, cut into large cubes and arrange it in the pots. On top you need to lay out the onions chopped into rings and garlic plates. Season everything with salt and pepper. After that, you need to send mushrooms cut into slices, peeled and diced potatoes, diced pumpkin into the pots, and finally cover all the ingredients with tomatoes.

In each pot, you need to pour water up to half, add a bay leaf and send it to a preheated oven for an hour and a half at a temperature of 180 degrees.

If desired, you can change the composition of the products or supplement it with other vegetables and spices. As for meat, it is recommended to take lean pork or beef for the preparation of this dish.

Mushroom, meat, pumpkin and potato recipe

The recipe for mushrooms, meat, pumpkin and potatoes below is sure to please all family members. This dish can safely claim the title of a restaurant masterpiece, so it can be used to decorate both everyday and festive tables.

We will need:

  • 300 g pumpkin;
  • 5 potatoes;
  • 100 g of mushrooms;
  • Egg;
  • 5 tbsp. tablespoons of hard cheese;
  • 100 ml cream;
  • olive oil;
  • salt and pepper.

Wash the potatoes thoroughly, wrap them in foil and send them to bake in the oven for 40-60 minutes. In the meantime, you need to cook the rest of the products.:

  • peel the pumpkin, grate, fry in oil until tender;
  • wash mushrooms, dry, cut into slices;
  • grate cheese, mix with cream and beaten egg;
  • salt and pepper.

Cool the finished potatoes, remove from the foil, cut off the longitudinal "lid" from each potato and carefully select the pulp with a teaspoon. Place the filling in the resulting grooves, pour the egg-cheese mass on top and send it to the preheated oven for 20 minutes.


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