BAKED STUFFED PUMPKIN ENJOY DAN:

                           BAKED STUFFED PUMPKIN By CHEF DAN:

Serve 4

INGREDIENTS:

1 big pumpkin with lid cut off and seeded

2 tablespoons olive oil

8 ounces ground turkey

1/2-onion, chopped

2 sweet potatoes

3 delicata squash

1 granny smith apple, chopped

1/2-cup white wine

1 cup couscous

1/4-cup fresh cranberries

1/2-teqspoon EACH ground cumin, cinnamon, and coriander

1 teaspoon EACH chives, dried thyme, and dried oregano

2 tablespoon lime juiced

Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS: (preheat the oven to 350 F)

1.   Bake the sweet potato and delicate in the oven.

2.   Poke holes in the sweet potato and place on a prepared, baking sheet.

3.   Cut delecata squash in half and remove seeds.

4.   Coat with 1 tablespoon olive oil and a little maple syrup.

5.   Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour.

6.   Remove from oven and scrape out the meat from the sweet potato and squash, and place in mixing bowl.

7.   In a skillet add 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium-heat.

8.   Add ground turkey and sauté for about 8 minutes.

9.   Remove ground turkey from pan and place the mixing bowl

10.                Add onion to the skillet and sauté for 4 minutes.

11.                Add apple and next 12 ingredients, and cook for 8 minutes.

12.                Add all ingredients to the bowl with turkey, squash, and sweet potatoes.

13.                Toss to combine

14.                Evenly fill the hollowed-out pumpkins with the stuffing mixture and place the pumpkin in shallow baking dish.

15.                Cover with aluminum, foil and bake for 25 minutes.

16.                Remove foil and bake 10 minutes more.

ENJOY DAN:                                                                              BON-APPETITE!!