Fun Halloween Night

Savory Selections
Meal Plan Solution-10/17 & 10/18
Chicken Dinner in a Pumpkin
Green Salad
French Bread
Pumpkin Swirl Brownies
Chicken Dinner in a Pumpkin
2 lb. boneless chicken breast** 1/2 tsp. Pepper
1 (8-12") fresh pumpkin 2 c. chicken broth
3 garlic cloves, minced 1 med. onion, chopped
12 sm. mushrooms, sliced 1 med. bell pepper
1-1/4 c. uncooked rice 1-1/4 tsp. salt
5 tbsp. margarine 1 can stewed tomatoes
1/4 c. grated Cheddar cheese
Wash & clean out the pumpkin. Oil inside with 2 t melted margarine. Sprinkle with 1/2 t salt. Saute chicken, onion, mushrooms, bell pepper, & garlic in remaining margarine until chicken is cooked through. Stir in rice, salt & pepper, stewed tomatoes, chicken broth & boil for 2 minutes then fill pumpkin with this mixture. Put the pumpkin in a shallow greased baking pan & bake 1 to 1/2 hrs at 350.Pumpkin is ready when tender & should remain firm enough to hold the filling without sagging. Add cheese & allow to melt. Absorbed by rice & return to oven for a few minutes to melt.
**If you want to use Ground Beef instead of Chicken. Substitute browned ground beef for the chicken & beef broth instead of chicken broth.
Pumpkin Swirl Brownies
1 WF White Cake Mix and all ingredients on the box
6 oz. bittersweet chocolate (Hershey’s Special Dark.)
1/4 tsp. Cayenne Pepper 1 tsp. oil
1 1/4 c. Pumpkin Pie Filling** 1/2 c. chopped nuts(optional)
Mix up white cake according to instructions on the box. Add Cayenne Pepper & divide evenly between two bowls. Melt chocolate & oil in the microwave stirring ever 30 seconds until completely melted then add to one of the bowls with batter. In the other bowl, stir in the pumpkin pie filling until smooth. Pour chocolate mixture into a butter greased cake pan. Then pour the pumpkin mixture over the top. Take a fork & swirl the two together to create a marbled pattern. Sprinkle with chopped nuts and bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack & serve.
**Solid Pack Pumpkin can be substituted with ½ t. nutmeg &
cinnamon.
Creamy Topping
8 TB butter 1 pkg. cream cheese, softened
1 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp vanilla ½ c. whipping cream
Combine all in bowl &beat until creamy. Serve over Pumpkin Swirl Brownies.