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Name: Stuffed pumpkin gratin
Prep time: 18 min
Cook time: 51 min
Total time: 1 h 9 min
Yield: 2 people
Cuisine: french
Ingredients: 300 g chicken breast; 300 g belly (streaky) bacon; 600 g potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin); 150 g cooked chestnuts; 200 ml liquid cream; salt; pepper

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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 29^th 2015

For 2 people, you will need:

1 : 300 g chicken breast
2 : 300 g belly (streaky) bacon
3 : 600 g potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin)
4 : 150 g cooked chestnuts
5 : 200 ml liquid cream
6 : salt
7 : pepper
Total weight: 1,550 grams

Change for: 1 people 2 people 4 people 6 people

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How long does it take?

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
18 min.	51 min.	1 hour 9 min.

Preservation: Should be eaten immediately.

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Step by step recipe

1	Prepare the filling Cut 300 g chicken breast and 300 g belly (streaky) bacon into small dice.	7 min.
2	Fry the bacon in a frying pan on high heat, then set aside.	5 min.
3	Use the same frying pan to fry the diced chicken in the bacon fat.	5 min.
4	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).	1 min.
5	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.	2 min.
6	Use a spoon to scoop out the seeds from the centre of each pumpkin, then salt and pepper the inside.	4 min.
7	Fill the pumpkin with a layer of meat.	1 min.
8	Add a layer of chestnuts, sliced fairly thickly.	1 min.
9	Add a second layer of meat.	1 min.
10	Fill up to the top with cream, then salt and pepper again.	2 min.
11	Cook the pumpkins Bake for about 40 minutes.	40 min.
12	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.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Calories	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
3091	103 gr	78 gr	263 gr
155 %	40 %	7 %	40 %

Per 100 g
Calories	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
199	7 gr	5 gr	17 gr
10 %	3 %	<1 %	3 %

Per person
Calories	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1	51 gr	38 gr	131 gr
77 %	20 %	4 %	20 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 2 people : 10.55 €
Per person : 5.28 €

Note : These prices are only approximate.

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Source: Home made.

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