TURKEY 🦃 BAKED in a PUMPKIN 🎃. MEAT 🥩 in a PUMPKIN 🔥.

ground turkey

🥗Healthier: ground chicken

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Ground chicken is leaner, while ground beef is often less expensive.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated mozzarella

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).

Cut the top off the pumpkin and scoop out the seeds and fibers.

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.

Add chopped onion, garlic, celery, and carrots; sauté until softened, about 5-7 minutes.

Stir in ground turkey and cook until browned, about 8-10 minutes.

Season with sage, thyme, salt, and black pepper; mix well.

Add chicken broth and bring to a simmer for 5 minutes.

Remove from heat and stir in bread crumbs and parmesan cheese until combined.

Fill the hollowed pumpkin with the turkey mixture, packing it gently.

Replace the top of the pumpkin and place it in a baking dish.

Bake in the preheated oven for 1.5 to 2 hours, until the pumpkin is tender.

Check for doneness by piercing the pumpkin with a knife; it should slide in easily.

Let rest for 10 minutes before serving; scoop out pumpkin flesh with the turkey.

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