You’ll Need:

1 (8-10 lb.) pumpkin
1 1/2 lbs. ground beef
1 small onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 1/2 tsp. sugar
1 1/2 tsp. mixed Italian herbs
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
4 cups tomato juice
3 cups cabbage, shredded
1/2 lb. green beans
1 cup rice, uncooked

Directions : Wash pumpkin, cut off top, and scrape out seeds and discard. Cook ground beef slightly, drain off grease. Add onion and garlic, saut? slightly. Add seasonings and tomato juice; heat. Mix with uncooked rice. Shred cabbage and cut green beans. Layer 1/3 each of the cabbage, green beans, rice, and meat mixture in pumpkin. Repeat layers and replace lid. Bake at 350 degrees for
2 1/2-3 hours or until done. Pumpkin is done when it is soft when pierced with a fork. Serve with tossed green salad and cornbread.

This is a fun dish to serve before the kids go trick or treating