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Roasted Pumpkins with Bacon and Brown Sugar

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Prep: 15 min.
Roast: 20 min.
 
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Roasted Pumpkins with Bacon and Brown Sugar
lake5310 says:
Sounds delicious to me. I love pumpkin seed roasted.Can't say that I have eaten fennel seed, ever.
Sounds delicious to me. I love pumpkin seed roasted.Can't say that I have eaten fennel seed, ever.

Ingredients

  • 6  slices bacon, crisp-cooked and drained, drippings reserved
  • 2  2- to 4- lb. pie pumpkins
  • 1  tsp. salt
  • 1/4  tsp. coarsely ground black pepper
  • 1/4  cup packed brown sugar
  • 2  tsp. fennel seed, crushed
  • 2  to 3 green onions, diagonally sliced

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Cut off top 1/4 of pumpkins. Remove seeds and strings; reserve 2/3 cup pumpkin seeds.

2. Place pumpkins, cut side up, in foil-lined baking pan. Brush insides with some of the bacon drippings and sprinkle with salt, pepper, and brown sugar. Replace lids. Roast pumpkins in oven 20 minutes.

3. Meanwhile, in skillet stir together pumpkin seeds, fennel seed, green onions, and remaining bacon drippings. Add skillet to oven during last 10 minutes of roasting.

4. Remove pumpkins and seed mixture from oven. Sprinkle inside of pumpkins with seed mixture and crumbled bacon. To serve, use a large spoon to scoop out insides or use knife to cut into wedges. Makes 8 to 10 servings.

Nutrition Facts

  • Total Fat (g) 11,
  • Saturated Fat (g) 3,
  • Monounsaturated Fat (g) 4,
  • Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 3,
  • Cholesterol (mg) 8,
  • Sodium (mg) 438,
  • Carbohydrate (g) 19,
  • Total Sugar (g) 9,
  • Fiber (g) 1,
  • Protein (g) 7,
  • Vitamin C (DV%) 26,
  • Calcium (DV%) 5,
  • Iron (DV%) 15,
  • Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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lake5310 wrote:

Sounds delicious to me. I love pumpkin seed roasted.Can't say that I have eaten fennel seed, ever.

10/24/2009 02:44:50 PM Report Abuse

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