Stuffed pumpkin gratin


Stuffed pumpkin gratin
The small squash used here is the Japanese chestnut pumpkin or "potimarron". For this gratin, we scrape out the seeds and fill the centre with a mixture of two sorts of fried meat (chicken and bacon), chestnuts and cream, then bake it in the oven until the pumpkin flesh is soft.

Served straight from the oven like this, the pumpkins look really appetising. Just dig in with a spoon.
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Last modified on: November 29th 2015
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 20 min.
Cooking: 55 min.
All in all: 1 hour 9 min.
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Stage 1 - 7 min.
Stuffed pumpkin gratin

Prepare the filling


Cut 300 g chicken breast and 300 g belly (streaky) bacon into small dice.

Stage 2 - 5 min.
Stuffed pumpkin gratin
Fry the bacon in a frying pan on high heat, then set aside.

Stage 3 - 5 min.
Stuffed pumpkin gratin
Use the same frying pan to fry the diced chicken in the bacon fat.

Stage 4 - 1 min.
Stuffed pumpkin gratin
When the chicken is nicely browned, retrun the bacon to the pan, salt and pepper, then stir together to blend the flavours.

Set aside.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Stage 5 - 2 min.
Stuffed pumpkin gratin

Prepare the pumpkins


Use one small pumpkin (about 11 ounces or 300 g) per person.

Slice just a little off the bottom so that it will sit firmly on the plate.

Take care to leave a good thickness of skin, or the pumpkin may leak during cooking.

Stage 6 - 4 min.
Stuffed pumpkin gratin
Use a spoon to scoop out the seeds from the centre of each pumpkin, then

salt and pepper the inside.

Stage 7 - 1 min.
Stuffed pumpkin gratin
Fill the pumpkin with a layer of meat.

Stage 8 - 1 min.
Stuffed pumpkin gratin
Add a layer of chestnuts, sliced fairly thickly.

Stage 9 - 1 min.
Stuffed pumpkin gratin
Add a second layer of meat.

Stage 10 - 2 min.
Stuffed pumpkin gratin
Fill up to the top with cream, then salt and pepper again.

Stage 11 - 40 min.
Stuffed pumpkin gratin

Cook the pumpkins


Bake for about 40 minutes.

Stage 12
Stuffed pumpkin gratin
Serve piping hot.
Remarks
You can use other fillings if you prefer, of course, but the combination of another meat with bacon works really well.
Keeping: Should be eaten immediately.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe100 RDI=40 %80 RDI=7 %260 RDI=40 %3,090 RDI=160 %12,940 RDI: 160 %
Per 100 g6 RDI=3 %5 RDI=0 %20 RDI=3 %200 RDI=10 %840 RDI: 10 %
Per person50 RDI=20 %40 RDI=4 %130 RDI=20 %1,550 RDI=80 %6,470 RDI: 80 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk
How much will it cost?
  • For 2 people : 10.55 €
  • Per person : 5.30 €

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