10/15/2026
🎃🍂 Sugar pumpkins are often used as decorations, but they're so much more. Sweet and nutty, they're perfect for roasting, making into a purée, or baking. We've stuffed ours to create the perfect edible tablescape that's just as delicious as it is festive. 🍽️✨
Follow along with the recipe below! ⬇️🎃
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 2
Ingredients
• 1 sugar pie pumpkin (top cut off and reserved, seeds removed)
• 1 (8.8 oz.) package Uncle Ben's Ready Rice Wild Rice
• 4 oz. spicy chicken sausage
• 1/2 cup bell peppers, diced
• 1/4 cup parsley, chopped
• 1/4 cup marinara sauce
• 1/4 cup chicken broth
• 1/8 tsp cumin
• 2 tsp olive oil
• 1/8 tsp black pepper
• 1/8 tsp salt
• Aluminum foil
Instructions
- Rub the inside of the seeded pumpkin with olive oil and black pepper.
- Wrap the pumpkin with aluminum foil, leaving the opening exposed.
- Roast the wrapped pumpkin and pumpkin top at 350°F for 30 minutes.
- While the pumpkin is roasting, brown and crumble the sausage, then let it cool.
- Combine the sausage, rice, bell peppers, parsley, marinara sauce, chicken broth, and cumin. Mix well and add salt to taste.
- Stuff the pre-roasted pumpkin with the rice mixture. Return the foil-wrapped pumpkin to the oven and bake for an additional 15 minutes (do not bake the top).
💡 Tip: If a fork easily pierces the pumpkin skin, it's ready. The entire pumpkin shell is edible! 🎃😋🍁