A few tips on how to bake a pumpkin in the oven. Pumpkin baked in the oven with garlic

Pumpkin is one of the most useful products, but not everyone knows what to cook from it except for pumpkin porridge. It turns out very tasty pumpkin, baked in the oven with slices. This dish has many variations. It is often prepared for dessert, but there are recipes for a second course prepared in this way.

Cooking features

Pumpkin slices are baked in the oven simply, you just need to take into account a few features.

• For baking, it is better to take a medium-sized pumpkin: a large one will cook too long and turn out to be fibrous, while a small one is often undergrown. In addition, there are varieties of small pumpkins grown for ornamental rather than food purposes. Between pale-colored and bright orange pumpkins, it is better to give preference to the one that has a more saturated color: its taste and aroma will also be more saturated.
• The pumpkin takes a long time to cook. Therefore, even if it is cut into small pieces, most often it is necessary to add liquid to the container where it is baked. It is not necessary to pour excessive water, otherwise the finished pumpkin will turn out watery and unpleasant in taste.
• Baking time for pumpkin depends on the size of the pieces and the variety. If the pieces are no more than one and a half centimeters wide, then it usually takes an hour to bake them. But still, before removing the dish from the oven, it is recommended to check its readiness with a fork: if the pumpkin is soft, then it is ready, and if it is harsh, you need to let it stand in the oven.

Some of the subtleties of cooking pumpkin in the oven in slices depend on the recipe.

Pumpkin baked in the oven with pieces of sugar

• pumpkin - 0.8 kg;
• granulated sugar - 50 g;
• butter - 50 g;
• water - 50 ml.

Cooking method:

• Wash the pumpkin, cut off its tail. Cut the pumpkin in half and remove the seeds. Rinse and dry the seeds - they are also tasty and healthy, although you will not need to cook this recipe.
• Cut the pulp of the pumpkin into pieces, the width of which is about 1–1.5 cm, and the length of the other sides is 5–7 cm. That is, flat rectangles should be obtained.
• Arrange the pumpkin slices on the baking sheet so that they are as high as the narrowest side.
• Pour water into the pan.
• Sprinkle the pumpkin pieces with sugar.
• Place a dollop of butter on top of each piece of pumpkin.
• Put the baking dish in the oven for 30 minutes. Cook the dish at a temperature of about 200 degrees.

This is the easiest recipe for roasting pumpkin slices in the oven. It can be improved a little by sprinkling pieces of pumpkin during cooking not only with sugar, but also with cinnamon. This will give the dish a unique warm flavor. Pumpkin prepared according to this recipe is best served with milk or cocoa, although coffee and tea are also suitable. For a juicier pumpkin, drizzle with the syrup left in the baking dish after removing the pumpkin pieces.

Pumpkin baked in the oven with slices of apples and nuts

• pumpkin - 0.3 kg;
• apples - 0.3 kg;
• sugar - 50 g;
• walnuts - 50 g;
• water - 50 ml.

Cooking method:

• Cut the pulp of the pumpkin into cubes no more than a centimeter.
• Cut up the apples. The apple slices should be about the same shape and size as the pumpkin slices.
• Stir in the pumpkin and apple pieces. Put this mixture on a baking sheet, on which you first need to pour water.
• Sprinkle the fruit and vegetable mixture with sugar and place in the preheated oven for 30-40 minutes. Cooking time depends on the type of pumpkin and the size of the pieces. The degree of readiness of the dish is also determined by it: the dessert is ready when the pumpkin becomes soft.
• While the pumpkin is cooking, chop the walnut kernels - they will need to be sprinkled on the finished dish. You can grind nuts with a knife or use a coffee grinder to facilitate the process.

This simple dessert looks quite sophisticated. In addition, it has a delicate taste. This dish is served cold. If you sprinkle it with granular cottage cheese, then it will look even more appetizing, and its satiety and benefits will increase.

Pumpkin baked in the oven with lemon and honey

• pumpkin - 0.6 kg;
• water - 100 ml;
• honey - 35 g;
• vegetable oil - 50 ml;
• lemon juice - 10 ml;
• sugar - 20 g.

Cooking method:

• Wash the pumpkin, remove the peel and seeds, cut into cubes 1.5–2 cm in size.
• Dilute honey in warm water, pour lemon juice and oil into it, stir well.
• Fold the pumpkin pieces into a mold, fill them with the resulting syrup, trying to get it evenly on all the pieces.
• Place the mold in an oven preheated to 220 degrees for 40 minutes.
• Take out. Sprinkle with sugar and return to oven. Bake another 20 minutes.

This fragrant, tasty and very healthy dessert can be eaten just like that or washed down with tea or coffee.

Pumpkin with bacon baked in the oven

• pumpkin - 1 kg;
• bacon - 0.2 kg;
• chicken broth - 125 ml;
• chicken eggs - 3 pcs.;
• garlic - 1 clove;
• onion - 100 g;
• hard cheese - 100 g;
• breadcrumbs - 100 g;
• spaghetti - 150 g;
• olive oil - 80 ml;
• thyme - 10 g;
• salt, pepper - to taste.

Cooking method:

• Boil the spaghetti, rinse them and mix with a spoonful of oil.
• Cut the washed and peeled pumpkin into small square pieces (about 1 cm or even a little less).
• Peel the onion from the husk, cut into small pieces.
• Finely chop the garlic with a knife.
• Cut the bacon into thin slices.
• Finely grate the cheese.
• Heat two tablespoons of oil in a frying pan, put the onion in it and fry it until a pleasant golden color.
• Put onion pieces of pumpkin and garlic, fry everything together until the pieces of pumpkin are browned on all sides.
• Pour the broth into the pan, cover it with a lid. Simmer the pumpkin until it becomes soft.
• Put the pumpkin in a large mixing bowl, pour the rest of the broth into it.
• Beat eggs, salt, pepper, mix with spaghetti.
• Add the spaghetti eggs to the pumpkin bowl, mix everything well.
• Grease the baking dish with the remaining oil. Put the resulting mixture into it. Sprinkle everything with thyme and breadcrumbs.
• Lay bacon slices on top, sprinkle with cheese.
• Place in the oven and bake at 180 degrees for 15-20 minutes until the cheese is melted and takes on an appetizing color.

The dish is not only hearty and tasty, but also very beautiful. This casserole of pumpkin slices with spaghetti and bacon will not be ashamed to be served at the festive table. This is a complete second dish that does not require any additions.

Baked pumpkin is considered one of the healthiest dishes. The main distinguishing quality of such a product is that it is low-calorie. 100 grams of fresh vegetable contains only 28 kcal. Here in the cooked pumpkin in the oven there are 27 kcal, which practically corresponds to the original indicator.

You can cook a lot of delicious things from this vegetable. Starting from a simple version of a baked dish in the oven and ending with various desserts. Today we will consider recipes for baked pumpkin in the oven. We will cook it in different ways and in pieces and whole. And in addition, he will use ingredients such as honey, apples, sugar and a lot of interesting things.

During the cooking process, you may encounter the problem of tough skins. In this case, you should not worry. Before putting the vegetable in the dish, hold it for a short time in the oven, so the peel will come off much easier and faster.

Well, now it's time to start studying the recipe. We go down below and try our favorite option for cooking baked pumpkin in the oven in pieces and whole.

Baked pumpkin in the oven - recipe in pieces in pots

Let's first look at the classic version of cooking baked pumpkin. We will cook it in the oven. Bake in small clay pots. According to the most common recipe.

Such a dish turns out to be quite lean, and most importantly, useful. So, do not skimp on the seeds and plant this wonderful vegetable in your garden. Well, let's start cooking ...

We will need:

• fresh pumpkin - 1 pc.
• water - depending on the number of servings
• clay pots

Cooking:

1. Let's prepare the main ingredient of our dish - pumpkin. To do this, we wash it and cut it into two equal halves. Then, using an ordinary tablespoon, remove the seeds from the very core.

Pumpkin seeds can not be thrown away, as they are considered very useful. It is necessary to rinse them under running water through a colander. Allow the remaining water to drain, then lay on a sheet and dry in the oven at the lowest temperature. Let it cool down a bit and you can try.

It remains to remove the skin. It is very convenient to do this by manual peeling for vegetables. If this is not at hand, you can use a regular knife instead. But be extremely careful, because. the skin is quite hard and slippery.

Let's start cutting this yellow and nutritious vegetable. We will cut the pumpkin into small slices. But still, it is desirable to observe the size so that one piece does not turn out to be twice as large as the other. This will negatively affect our dish when baking.

2. It's time to start preparing the pots. We wash them before use if necessary. You can dry it with a regular cloth. Then spread the cut pumpkin to the very top.

On average, 250 grams of peeled pumpkin comes out on such a pot. So in our case, for 4 bowls, we need one kilogram of fresh and processed vegetables.

Now fill the pots with 1/4 cup of water. Some people add sugar, but we put honey at the very end. Why at the end of baking? So when heated, it will not lose all its useful qualities.

You can do everything without additional additives in the form of honey and sugar. But then it is worth considering that the taste of baked pumpkin will turn out to be a little bland.

To keep the pots in the oven in a more stable state. It is necessary to set them initially on a baking sheet, and only then in a heating cabinet. Oh, and don't forget to cover the clay bowls with lids.

3. Bake the dish at 180 degrees for 60 minutes or one hour. Please note that this time may vary depending on the quality of your vegetable.

Remove the finished pumpkin from the oven. If, when stuck in, it feels like the product is not quite cooked. It's okay, you can turn off the stove and leave the pots to languish for a short time.

Baked pumpkin cooked in the oven can be served at the table. After laying it out in a beautiful plate, and pouring honey on top. This delicacy can be eaten both cold and warm. Can be used as an addition to tea.

An amazing version of lean pumpkin with garlic

This cooking option will be amazing for lovers of spicy. And, in order not to disappoint such gourmets, we will add fresh garlic and a little spicy seasoning to the composition. Which will make our dish tasty and spicy a hundred times.

We will need:

• pumpkin slices - 450 gr.
• garlic - 1-2 heads (depending on the size of the cloves and taste preferences)
• salt, pepper - to taste
• olive oil - 50 gr.
• basil and thyme, oregano
• balsamic vinegar - 10 gr.

Cooking:

1. We clean the cooked pumpkin from seeds. Remove the skin if necessary. By the way, in this case, the vegetable can be left with the peel. Just keep in mind that moment so that it is not very rigid.

When cutting, observe the thickness of the slice. Don't make it too wide. If it still turned out the way you didn’t want, then increase the baking time. Try not to keep the vegetables too long or they may dry out.

2. Let's start cooking seasoning. To do this, take a small but deep bowl. Pour olive oil into it and then add all the necessary spices, such as basil, thyme and oregano.

We add garlic only for the smell. Therefore, when baking, the cloves next to the pumpkin must be laid entirely. If you are a fan of very spicy, then rub the garlic through a grater.

Now our task is to take a baking sheet, cover it with foil. We put a cut pumpkin on top. Then drizzle with seasoning mixture. Mix everything well with your hands. It is more convenient, of course, to smear each slice with a silicone brush.

Sprinkle chopped garlic on top, or simply lay the cloves on a pumpkin leaf. We put the tray in the oven. We will bake at 170-180 degrees for 40-45 minutes.

Please note that the baking time is average. Start from the product itself and its readiness. Do not rely solely on the clock.

We take out the finished pumpkin and serve it to the table. By the way, this is a great alternative to meat, which will replace the usual potatoes on your table.

Sweet recipe for baked pumpkin with honey

Now we will consider with you the most delicious and sweet recipe for cooking baked pumpkin. Preparing such a dish is quite easy and interesting. In the composition we will use natural honey and fresh pumpkin. For more spice, add a little nutmeg, which can be replaced with ground cinnamon.

We will need:

• pumpkin - 1 pc. small or 1/4 of a large
• honey - 3-4 tablespoons
• nutmeg - 1/4 part or ground - 0.5 tsp
• olive oil, can be replaced with sunflower

Cooking:

1. The first step is to prepare the pumpkin. We wash it under running water and clean it from the peel.

We remove the seeds in the same way as in the previous recipes, using a large spoon.

Then cut the peeled vegetable into slices of the same size. You can make the pieces a little smaller. But keep in mind that the baking time will also be significantly reduced.

2. Put the prepared pumpkin slices on the sheet. Lubricate each piece with honey on both sides, using a silicone brush.

If you only have honey from last year. Which has a candied consistency, do not worry. You can pour it into a deep bowl and heat it at the minimum temperature in the microwave. Just don't overdo it.

To make it more convenient to turn the pumpkin over to coat the second side with honey. Take small tongs with them will be much faster. Or use regular Chinese chopsticks.

3. Now we take a grater with a fine sieve and rub nutmeg on it. You can initially wipe it on a separate plate. Or to carry out this process directly above the product (pumpkin).

Then lightly sprinkle with olive oil or replace it with vegetable oil.

Cover with foil and place in the oven. Pre-heating it to 200 degrees.

Baking time under foil 30 minutes. Then carefully take out our dish with the help of an oven mitt, remove the foil. And bake the pumpkin for another 15 minutes. Thus, a beautiful and crisp color is formed on the surface of the pumpkin. That will give the dish an even more appetizing look.

Bake pumpkin with apple

One of my most favorite recipes. Why? It combines two awesome ingredients apple and pumpkin at the same time. What a delight this dish brings to our children. Try it, I'm sure you won't be indifferent.

We will need:

• pumpkin - 500 gr.
• apples - 3-4 pcs.
• lemon
• water - 100 ml.
• granulated sugar - 80 gr.
• butter - 30 gr.

Bake at 200 degrees for 35-40 minutes

Cooking:

1. Cut the processed pumpkin into cubes. You can cut a little larger, but keep in mind that the cooking time will then increase.

Pour the resulting pieces onto a baking sheet. In which we will bake our dish.

Line the bottom of the baking sheet with parchment paper.

2. Let's prepare another not unimportant ingredient in this dish - this is an apple. Thoroughly wash the fruit under running water. Dry with a cloth towel.

Then we cut it into two parts and remove the seed part and the stalk.

Slicing will be similar to a pumpkin, in small cubes. If you wish, the apple can be peeled. But keep in mind that in this case, during baking, the fruit may soften. And they will acquire the consistency of porridge.

Pour chopped apples to the pumpkin. Season these two ingredients with sugar and lemon juice. Mix gently with a spoon or hands. Cut the squeezed lemon into small pieces and add it to the pumpkin mass. Here we pour 100 ml. water, and put small pieces of butter on top.

We put the resulting mixture in the oven, which must be preheated to 200 degrees. The baking time will be 35-40 minutes.

The finished dish is very juicy and vitamin. It can be served both for lunch and for breakfast. Bon appetit!

Stuff the whole pumpkin with meat and potatoes

We have sorted out with you above quite a few recipes. But the pumpkin in each of them is cut into pieces. That is why I propose to consider another recipe for cooking. Where we will bake the whole pumpkin. Yes, we'll stuff it too. And as a filling, we will serve potatoes and minced meat.

We will bake such a dish in the oven. If the pumpkin does not have time to cook in the suggested time, I will tell you a little later how to bring it to readiness.

We will need:

• pumpkin - 1 pc. medium size
• minced meat (pork, beef) - 800 gr.
• potatoes - 3 pcs.
• onion - 1-2 pcs.
• greens (parsley and dill) - 1 bunch
• salt and pepper - to taste

Cooking:

1. Let's start preparing the pumpkin. In this case, the skin does not need to be cleaned. Cut the pumpkin into two equal parts. Scoop out the seeds with a large spoon.

2. Now let's prepare the filling. We clean the onion from the husk and cut into small crumbs. We clean the potatoes, wash and rub on a coarse grater. Then we wash again, to make it more convenient, put the grated potatoes in a sieve and rinse under running water.

Washing grated potatoes, we get rid of excess starch. If this is not done, the potatoes may turn black. And it will give our dish not quite a fresh and appetizing look.

We process the greens, remove the withering leaves and wash them too. We cut very finely. In this cooking option, you can combine several types of herbs, such as parsley and dill.

3. Now mix all the chopped ingredients. Add minced meat (beef or pork) here. Mix all ingredients thoroughly and season with salt and pepper to taste. You can add your favorite seasoning if you like, but don't overdo it.

We spread the finished filling in the pumpkin, dividing exactly into two halves. We close the two parts together. Then wrap in foil and lay on a sheet.

We put the prepared baking sheet with pumpkin in the oven, preheating it to 150 degrees. We leave the dish to languish for 2-2.5 hours.

If at the end of time the pumpkin did not have time to cook. Just take it out of the foil, spread the two parts on a baking sheet, opening them. And leave the dish to languish for another half hour.

It is preferable not to cut the finished stuffed pumpkin, but to eat it right. We just take a large spoon and in small portions we cling to the filling and the finished pumpkin pulp.

Baked pumpkin, 2 cooking options in the oven

And finally, in conclusion to the article, consider two more amazing cooking recipes. We will cook baked pumpkin in the oven. And a wonderful and very experienced chef will tell us about them.

Preparing this dish is very easy and delicious. Most importantly, you can find all the necessary ingredients at home.

Here are some of the delicious recipes we have today. The most important thing is that you do not choose everything cooked will be very useful and nutritious. All dishes are easy to prepare, so novice housewives are here for you.

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Roasting a pumpkin in a peel is good because the skins are then removed much faster and more conveniently than from a raw vegetable.

But the meaning of cooking pumpkin with a peel in the oven is not only this.

Pumpkin pieces, unpeeled, do not spread and retain their shape and appetizing appearance.

And also, many housewives know how difficult it is to peel a pumpkin from a hard skin if it has been stored for a long time in the winter.

We offer simple, quick and delicious recipes on how to cook baked pumpkin right in the peel for dessert in Lent or as a healthy second course.

How to bake a pumpkin in a peel

Small pumpkins - up to 1.5 kg, can be baked whole. Before this, wash the pumpkin and wipe it dry. Pierce with a knife in several places, place in a mold or on a baking sheet and place in an oven preheated to 200 degrees for 45-60 minutes.

Readiness is checked by piercing with a knife or fork - the device should easily enter the pulp of the vegetable. Before use, cut the fruit into two halves and cool for 20 minutes.

Whole pumpkin in the oven

Baked pumpkin with skin as a side dish for meat

Ingredients:

• 1 medium pumpkin
• 2 garlic cloves or more
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• Provencal herbs

Recipe for unpeeled pumpkin in the oven:

1. Preheat the oven to 200 C. Cut the pumpkin in half and remove the core with seeds.

2. Cut into slices 2-3 cm wide.

Baked pumpkin for garnish

3. Put on a baking sheet covered with foil or in a baking dish.

4. Peel and chop the garlic, mix with olive oil and spices and spread over the pumpkin. Sprinkle lightly with coarse salt.

5. Put the baking sheet in the oven and bake for 30-40 minutes. After 15-20 minutes after the start of baking, the slices must be turned over.

How to bake pumpkin with skin

Sweet pumpkin recipes are much more popular.

Pumpkin in a peel with sugar in the oven

Soft and juicy pumpkin pulp can be eaten with a spoon for dessert.

Ingredients:

• 1-2 small ripe pumpkins
• 0.5 cup sugar
• 1-2 pinches of cinnamon
• powdered sugar

How to bake a pumpkin in a peel with sugar:

1. Wash the pumpkins and cut lengthwise into 4 or 8 parts, depending on the size of the vegetable. Remove seeds with fibers.

2. Make small indentations in the pieces from the side of the pulp and pour sugar into them.

3. Line a baking sheet with foil and place the pumpkin slices skin side down on it.

4. Bake for 30-35 minutes at 180 degrees until the pumpkin is golden brown and beautiful.

5. You can sprinkle the pumpkin with powdered cinnamon sugar.

Whole pumpkin stuffed with apples

Ingredients:

• 1 small pumpkin
• 2 medium sweet apples
• 3 tablespoons fresh or frozen berries
• 0.5 cup sugar
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon butter

How to cook stuffed pumpkin in the oven:

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Cut off the top of the pumpkin to make a pot with a lid, and remove the core.

Baked pumpkin with skin

2. Mix diced apples, berries, sugar and cinnamon. Frozen berries must first be thawed. You can take raisins instead of berries.

3. Put the filling in the pumpkin, and put the butter on top.

4. Bake on foil on a baking sheet or in a baking dish for 1.5 hours, until the pumpkin is soft (it should be easily pierced).

Stuffed baked pumpkin

Many legends and myths are associated with pumpkin. In Laos, there is a legend that a magical bird warned the family about the impending Flood. People hid in a large pumpkin, and thanks to this they were saved. When the water left, the seeds were planted in the ground, and from the fruits, instead of seeds, people grew.

Recently, pumpkin dishes have become less and less cooked. And in vain, it is a pantry of useful substances for the normal functioning of the body. The positive effect of the miracle vegetable:

• Improves metabolism.
• Removes waste and toxins.
• Improves the functioning of the cardiovascular system.
• Throws out excess water.
• Improves the functioning of the nervous system.
• Works as a prophylactic against the formation of cancer cells.
• Improves visual acuity.
• Normalizes pressure.
• Prevents urolithiasis.
• Improves skin condition.

Pumpkin cooked in the oven is considered a dietary product - low in calories, but satisfying.

Preparing for baking

Roasting is the best way to get delicious diet meals and preserve nutrients.

What is the best vegetable to choose?

There are many varieties of pumpkin. When choosing, you must adhere to the following rules:

• A round or oval shaped fruit is best suited. The optimal weight is 3-5 kg.
• The tail should be dry, preferably whole.
• Cut pumpkin is not worth buying.
• The color of the pulp should be bright yellow, orange. Then the content of vitamin A will be maximum.
• The peel is undamaged, dense and smooth.
• To determine the ripeness, you need to press on the skin with your fingernail, if it doesn’t push through, the vegetable has ripened.

Varieties suitable for food:

• Muscat.
• Hardbark (plain, spaghetti squash).
• Large-fruited.

How to bake pumpkin in the oven in slices

To make the dishes tasty and healthy, you must follow some baking rules:

• It is not necessary to peel the skin before baking. It is easily separated afterwards, and saturates the dish with aroma.
• The time it takes to cook can be determined by the thickness of the slices. If 2 cm, bake for 60 minutes. Thinner - faster, thicker - longer.
• You can check if it's done by piercing it with a fork, if it's soft, it's done.
• During baking, you need to add a little water.
• The optimum temperature is 200 °C.

How to bake spaghetti squash

An amazing kind of pumpkin is spaghetti. After cooking, it breaks down into fibers similar to pasta. Great for cooking many dishes. To bake it, you need:

1. Preheat oven to 180-200°C.
2. To prevent the vegetable from bursting during cooking, pierce it several times.
3. Pour some water into the pan.
4. Bake 40-60 minutes.
5. Remove from oven, cool slightly.
6. Cut, remove seeds.
7. Separate the fibers from the peel.
8. Put in a bowl.
9. Before serving, add oil, salt, pepper.

Mozzarella and basil are great for this variety of cheese.

Pumpkin slices with sugar

Pumpkin has an amazing ability: its taste depends on what ingredients it is cooked with. It can be salty, spicy or sweet.

• raisin,
• sugar,
• pears,
• fruit pilaf,
• apples,
• berries,
• dried fruits.

Ingredients:

• 1 kg pumpkin;
• 60 g sugar;
• some salt;
• 50 ml vegetable or butter.

Cooking technology:

1. Prepare the oven by preheating to 200°C.
2. Peel the pumpkin, cut into slices.
3. Mix sugar and salt, sprinkle vegetables on top. With this combination, salt will enhance the sweetness of sugar.
4. Spray on top with oil.
5. Add ¼ cup water, put in the oven. To avoid burning on top, cover the container with food foil.
6. Baking time is approximately 40-60 minutes.

Such a recipe is considered dietary. If you want a sweeter version, you need to increase the amount of sugar.

Video recipe

Recipe with honey and apples

Recipe #1

Ingredients:

• 0.4 kg of pumpkin;
• 0.5 kg of apples;
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon;
• 40 g walnuts;
• 2 tablespoons of honey.

Cooking:

1. Peel sour or sweet-sour apples, remove the core, cut into 2x2 pieces.
2. Cut pumpkin without skin into slices similar to apples or slightly thinner.
3. Spread the fruit in the prepared form with foil, add 2 tablespoons of water.
4. Place a baking sheet in a preheated oven at 200°C for 20 minutes.
5. Remove form, sprinkle cinnamon on top.
6. Lay down a layer of apples.
7. Bake another 20-25 minutes.
8. Allow to cool slightly, arrange in portioned plates, pour over honey, sprinkle with nuts. The dish is ready to eat.

There are other options for this recipe:

• with apples and raisins;
• with honey;
• with apples and quince;
• with apples and walnuts.

Recipe #2

Ingredients:

• 0.5 kg of pumpkin;
• 0.2 kg of apples;
• 0.5 cups of water;
• 0.2 kg of honey.

Cooking:

1. Peel the apples from the core, cut into slices.
2. Peel the vegetable, cut it similarly to apples, but a little thinner.
3. Lay on a baking sheet, sprinkle with honey and water.
4. Place in preheated oven and bake at 180°C for about 2 hours.
5. The finished dish can be sprinkled with powdered sugar when serving.

Pumpkin with meat for the second

Oven-baked pumpkin without sugar is suitable as a side dish for meat or fish, which can be consumed both hot and chilled.

Ingredients:

• 1.5 kg of pumpkin;
• 40 ml of vegetable oil;
• 2 cloves of garlic;
• salt;
• a mixture of peppers;
• take greens to taste.

Cooking:

1. Peel the fruit, cut into small cubes.
2. Combine chopped garlic, salt, spices.
3. Mix with pumpkin pieces.
4. Pour into prepared dish, add a little water.
5. Place in preheated oven at 180-200°C for 30-40 minutes.

Whole baked pumpkin

Classic recipe

For baking whole, you need to pick up a small fruit so that it cooks evenly. The washed vegetable is pierced, placed in a mold and in the oven. It will bake for about an hour.

With apples and raisins

There are many options for baking with apples in general. But you should remember the rules that apply to all recipes:

• Vegetables cook more slowly than fruits, so it is better to choose hard apples.
• We need a ripe fruit of sweet varieties with orange flesh.
• The degree of readiness is determined by piercing with a knife or fork. If the fruit is soft, the dish is ready, everything is baked inside.
• Lemon juice is suitable for the composition of pumpkin and apples.

Ingredients:

• 1.5 kg of pumpkin;
• 0.5 kg of apples;
• 100 g raisins;
• 30 g butter;
• 80 g sour cream;
• 50 g walnuts;
• 2-3 g cinnamon;
• sugar to taste.

Cooking:

1. Cut the top off the pumpkin, remove the seeds and pulp.
2. Remove core from apples and cut into cubes.
3. Fry the apples in a pan with a little butter. The moisture should evaporate slightly.
4. Wash and dry the raisins.
5. Chop nuts.
6. Mix raisins, nuts, cinnamon, fill the vegetable with stuffing.
7. Mix sour cream with sugar and pour inside the fruit.
8. The filled pumpkin is closed with a pumpkin cap, placed in the oven.
9. It will take about 1 hour to cook at 200°C. If the skin is hard, keep in the oven for another 20-30 minutes.

For the effect, it is better to put the whole dish on the table, cutting it on the spot.

stuffed pumpkin

Pumpkin can be stuffed using different fillings:

• Rice with apples, dried apricots, raisins, cherry plums.
• Meat with onions.
• Cheese with cream and herbs.
• Meat, potatoes, mushrooms.
• Rice with meat, chicken, lamb.
• Cereals: rice, millet.
• Dried fruits.
• Nuts.
• Buckwheat with pork.

Pumpkin is the queen of autumn! This is a fruit that is a pantry of useful substances and trace elements for our body. Therefore, it is often recommended to children. One of the features is a long shelf life. This allows you to use it fresh in winter and early spring. As well as pumpkin dishes will help diversify the menu in Lent.

Another important feature of this fruit is its low calorie content. Therefore, everyone can safely enjoy it without exception. Many dishes are prepared from pumpkin: salads, cereals, muffins, hot dishes. It goes well with any products and can serve as a hot dish or as a dessert. But the most common and gentle way of cooking is baking in the oven. So all the beneficial properties of this fruit are preserved.

In my article, I bring to your attention several ways to bake pumpkins in the oven. Let's get to know them.

Delicious stuffed pumpkin baked whole in the oven

We will take:

• Ripe garden pumpkin - 1 pc.
• Cottage cheese - 2 packs (500 g)
• Sour cream - 300 g
• Granulated sugar - 100 g
• Raisins - to taste

Cooking:

In a clean pumpkin, cut out the lid. We clean the inside of fibers and seeds.

In a deep container, combine cottage cheese, sour cream, sugar and raisins. You can take any dried fruit of your choice, you can also add vanillin if you wish. We mix everything thoroughly.

Put the whole mixture in the prepared pumpkin to the top. Close the lid and put in the oven. We bake at a temperature of 180 degrees for about 40-50 minutes.

Periodically check readiness with a toothpick. If the crust is soft, then the dish is ready. We take it out of the oven. The main thing is not to overbake the pumpkin so that it does not let the juice out, in which case it will lose its shape.

Before serving, put the contents of the pumpkin on a dish along with the pulp.

Pumpkin baked in the oven with cheese slices

We will take:

• Ripe garden pumpkin - 1.5 kg
• Hard cheese - 200 g
• Vegetable oil for lubrication
• Ground black pepper - to taste
• Salt - to taste
• Zira at will

Cooking:

Coarsely three cheese on a grater. Wash the pumpkin, peel it, cut it into portioned pieces, about 1 cm wide. If it is difficult to peel the pumpkin from the skin, just place the whole pumpkin in a preheated oven for 10-15 minutes. The peel will become softer and will not cause trouble.

Heat the pan, lightly grease with vegetable oil. Fry the pieces on both sides until golden brown. We spread the fried pieces on a dish, salt, pepper, add any seasonings according to your desire.

We take a baking sheet. Lightly grease with vegetable oil. Lay the pumpkin slices on a baking sheet, cover each with grated cheese.

We send it to the oven, preheated to 180 degrees. Bake until cheese is melted. Once the cheese has melted, take out the pan. Can be consumed both hot and cold.

A simple recipe for pumpkin baked in the oven with sugar

We will need:

• Pumpkin (peeled) - 1 kg
• Sugar - 100 g
• Butter - 50 g
• Sesame seeds for sprinkling

Cooking:

First, wash the pumpkin, cut in half along the fruit. The skin can be left on when the pumpkin is baked and soft, it can be easily removed.

We take out the insides and cut them into small pieces 2 cm in size. Lubricate each piece with softened butter on top.

Now we need to cover the pieces with sugar. It is highly undesirable for sugar to fall on the baking sheet on which the pumpkin will be baked. It will start to burn, forming an unpleasant odor. Therefore, we simply dip a piece of pulp in sugar and put the pieces on a baking sheet, greased with oil.

We bake in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for 30-40 minutes, it depends on the size of the pieces. Once the pumpkin has browned and become soft, it is ready. Before serving, it is desirable to cool it and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Cooking pumpkin in the oven with slices of honey

For cooking, take:

• Small pumpkin - about 1.5 kg
• Natural honey - 3 tbsp.
• Sour cream - 3 tbsp. l
• Cinnamon - 0.5 tsp
• Walnut - 50 g optional

Cooking:

We clean the pumpkin from the skin, cut it in half along the fruit, cut it into portioned slices 1 cm wide. Lightly dry the nuts in a frying pan or in the oven. Then grind in a mortar or just a knife.

In a separate container, mix honey, sour cream, cinnamon, mix the ingredients thoroughly.

Lay the pieces out on a dry baking sheet. Lubricate each piece generously with the resulting honey-sour cream mixture. Pour the rest of the mixture onto a baking sheet.

Now we send the baking sheet to the oven, heated to 180 degrees. Bake for 50-60 minutes.

Readiness is determined with a wooden stick or toothpick. As soon as the flesh has become soft and slightly browned, it is ready. Take the pan out of the oven and let the pumpkin cool. Sprinkle with chopped nuts before serving.

Pumpkin stuffed with meat and potatoes baked in the oven

Ingredients:

• Pumpkin 5-6 kg
• Beef (fillet) - 500 g
• Potato - 1 kg
• Fresh mushrooms (champignons) - 500 g
• Onion - 3 heads
• Sour cream - 4 tbsp.
• Hard cheese - 225 g
• Vegetable oil for frying - 50-80 ml
• Salt - 1.5-2 tbsp.
• Ground black pepper - 1 tsp

Cooking:

Wash the pumpkin, evenly cut out the upper part - the lid. The hole should be large enough for the hand to pass through without difficulty. Then carefully, using a tablespoon, remove the seeds and fibers.

We clean the onion, cut into cubes. Wash mushrooms, clean, cut into 4 parts.

We cut the meat into small cubes, then fry it in a pan with the addition of vegetable oil until tender. In a separate pan, fry the onion until transparent, then transfer the chopped mushrooms to the pan and fry until tender.

Cut the peeled potatoes into cubes.

With all the prepared components of the dish, we stuff the pumpkin in layers. First, half the fried meat, then half the potatoes, then half the mushrooms on top. Next, lay out the remaining ingredients in layers. Add salt, pepper. Pour boiling water to the top of the pumpkin (do not add 3 cm to the top). Top with sour cream and cover with a pumpkin lid.

We take a baking sheet, pour water, put stuffed pumpkin in it. We bake at a temperature of 220 degrees for 4 hours. The amount of baking time depends on the size of the pumpkin. If it is more, then, accordingly, the baking time will increase.

While the pumpkin is baking, grate the cheese. When the potatoes are ready, open the lid, lay out a layer of grated cheese. We send the pumpkin back to the oven without a lid until a golden crust forms.

As soon as a golden crust has formed, cover the pumpkin again with a lid. Turn off the oven, leave the pumpkin in it for another 40 minutes. We take out the real dish from their ovens, put the contents together with the pulp on a dish and serve it to the table.

Recipe for pumpkin in the oven with meat

Ingredients:

• Pumpkin small ~1 kg
• Meat (fillet) - 500 g
• Onion - 1 pc.
• Carrot - 1 pc.
• Garlic - 2 cloves
• Bulgarian pepper - 2 pcs
• Tomatoes - 1 pc.
• Vegetable oil for frying
• Ground black pepper to taste
• Salt to taste
• Bay leaf 1-2 leaves
• Greens for decoration

Cooking:

At the prepared clean pumpkin, cut off the upper part, free the fruit from the insides. Cut the peeled carrot into small pieces.

Sweet pepper cut into large strips or squares. Chop onion and tomato into small cubes.

Meat cut into cubes of medium size.

We put two frying pans on the stove, add vegetable oil. In one pan, fry the meat until cooked, do not forget to stir occasionally so that it is fried evenly. In another pan, fry the onion until translucent.

As soon as the onion has become transparent, add the carrots and fry for 5-6 minutes. Then add the chopped pepper, continue to fry the vegetables for another 4-5 minutes.

We combine the finished meat with vegetables and continue to fry for another couple of minutes. Salt, pepper, put the bay leaf, mix and turn off the heat.

So that the surface of the pumpkin does not burn, grease it with vegetable oil. We spread the prepared filling in the pumpkin, if there is not enough juice, you can add a little hot water, about 1 cup.

We take a baking sheet, pour a little water, put stuffed pumpkin on it. We cover with a pumpkin lid and send it to the oven, heated to 180 degrees for about 1.5-2 hours, it depends on the size of the fruit.

Once the skin is soft and easy to pierce with a toothpick, you can remove it from the oven.

Before serving, put the filling together with pumpkin pulp on a dish, sprinkle with herbs.

I bring to your attention a video recipe for cooking pumpkin.

Video recipe for pumpkin in the oven stuffed with apples and rice

Bon appetit!

Cook with pleasure!