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.
Served straight from the oven like this, the pumpkins look really appetising. Just dig in with a spoon.
70 K 4.1/5 (18 reviews)
1 hour 9 min.
Easy
4 people
7 IngredientsLast modified on: November 29th 2015
For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
600 g chicken breast - 2
600 g belly (streaky) bacon - 3
1 kg 200 g potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin) - 4
300 g cooked chestnuts - 5
400 ml liquid cream - 6
salt - 7
pepper - Total weight: 3,100 grams
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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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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 7 min.
Prepare the filling
Cut 600 g chicken breast and 600 g belly (streaky) bacon into small dice.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Fry the bacon in a frying pan on high heat, then set aside.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Use the same frying pan to fry the diced chicken in the bacon fat.
Stage 4 - 1 min.
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).
Set aside.
Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).
Stage 5 - 2 min.
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.
Use a spoon to scoop out the seeds from the centre of each pumpkin, then
salt and pepper the inside.
salt and pepper the inside.
Stage 7 - 1 min.
Fill the pumpkin with a layer of meat.
Stage 8 - 1 min.
Add a layer of chestnuts, sliced fairly thickly.
Stage 9 - 1 min.
Add a second layer of meat.
Stage 10 - 2 min.
Fill up to the top with cream, then salt and pepper again.
Stage 11 - 40 min.
Cook the pumpkins
Bake for about 40 minutes.
Stage 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.
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 recipe | 210 RDI=80 % | 160 RDI=20 % | 530 RDI=80 % | 6,180 RDI=310 % | 25,880 RDI: 310 % |
| Per 100 g | 6 RDI=3 % | 5 RDI=0 % | 20 RDI=3 % | 200 RDI=10 % | 840 RDI: 10 % |
| Per person | 50 RDI=20 % | 40 RDI=4 % | 130 RDI=20 % | 1,550 RDI=80 % | 6,470 RDI: 80 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 21.10 €
- Per person : 5.30 €
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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
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