Stuffed pumpkins are a very seasonally appropriate and healthy side dish. The best part is that the filling can be made the night before or morning of serving and the pumpkins can be hollowed out, placed in a pan, covered tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerated. Then the mixture just needs to be spooned into the pumpkins and it all bakes for 40 minutes. This makes it ideal for serving guests because it does not require much attention at this point, so you don’t get tied down to the kitchen and have more time to visit. The pumpkins themselves have a sweet, dense flesh that goes nicely with heavy whole grains and legumes. The outer skin is inedible and acts like a bowl, keeping everything together. This is a very grounding dish, with enough fiber, healthy fats and protein to slow down digestion and leave one with a comfortably satiated feeling. As the weather gets colder we can maintain balance by choosing heavier foods and something like this offers a lot of nutrients.Black Rice Stuffed Pumpkins
Stuffed pumpkins are a very seasonally appropriate and healthy side dish. The best part is that the filling can be made the night before or morning of serving and the pumpkins can be hollowed out, placed in a pan, covered tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerated. Then the mixture just needs to be spooned into the pumpkins and it all bakes for 40 minutes. This makes it ideal for serving guests because it does not require much attention at this point, so you don’t get tied down to the kitchen and have more time to visit. The pumpkins themselves have a sweet, dense flesh that goes nicely with heavy whole grains and legumes. The outer skin is inedible and acts like a bowl, keeping everything together. This is a very grounding dish, with enough fiber, healthy fats and protein to slow down digestion and leave one with a comfortably satiated feeling. As the weather gets colder we can maintain balance by choosing heavier foods and something like this offers a lot of nutrients.
