If you set a goal, this fruit alone will help set a chic table. For the first one you can serve puree soup with pumpkin bread, for the second - khanum, fragrant pickled pumpkin and, of course, pumpkin salad. And for sweets - marmalade and spicy pumpkin cookies.

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Ingredients

• 400 g fresh pumpkin;
• 1 carrot;
• 1 onion;
• 2 potatoes;
• sunflower oil;
• 100 ml of 10% cream;
• 150 g small croutons;
• 2 cloves of garlic;
• salt, black pepper, hard cheese - to taste.

Preparation

Slice the onion thinly. Preheat a frying pan, add a little sunflower oil and fry the onion for a few minutes. Then peel and cut the pumpkin, carrots and potatoes into small cubes.

Put fresh vegetables together with fried onions into a saucepan, pour in a little water and cook until tender. Add finely chopped garlic to the resulting mixture, pepper and salt. After that, beat the future puree soup with a blender and add cream.

The finished dish is served with crackers and grated cheese. The puree soup can be garnished with herbs and sesame seeds.

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Ingredients

• 80 g pumpkin;
• 70 ml of water;
• 3 g dry yeast;
• 300 g wheat flour;
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 10 g butter.

Preparation

Cut the pumpkin into small pieces and puree in a blender. Add water and whisk again. In a separate container, combine flour, yeast, salt and sugar, add pumpkin mixture and pre-softened butter.

Knead the dough to a firm, homogeneous consistency and place in a greased container. Cover the dough with a dry towel or cling film and leave in a warm place for 2 hours. During this time, preheat the oven to 220 ° C and prepare a baking dish lined with baking paper.

After the dough has risen, shape it out of it, put it in the finished form and leave in a warm place for another 40-50 minutes. Now that the dough is completely ready, it can be placed in the oven. Bake the pumpkin bread for 50 minutes. Cool the finished product on a wire rack.

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Ingredients

For the test:

• 1 glass of water;
• 3 cups flour;
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg.

For filling:

• 500 g pumpkin;
• 2 onions;
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil;
• black pepper to taste.

For the sauce:

• 150 g sour cream;
• 1 tablespoon of finely chopped herbs
• 1 clove of garlic;
• salt, pepper - to taste.

Preparation

Khanum is a tasty and quick oriental dish, a great alternative to mantas. To prepare it, knead a dough of flour, water, eggs and salt. Knead the dough for at least 15 minutes, it should become elastic. Then cover the mixture with a towel and leave for 40 minutes.

For the filling, cut the pumpkin into small cubes and the onion into thin half rings. Lightly fry the onion in a preheated skillet, then add the pumpkin to it. The time for frying and mixing ingredients should not exceed 5-10 minutes. Sprinkle the finished filling with pepper, salt and sugar.

Roll out the dough thinly, grease generously with vegetable oil. Spread the filling over the surface, slightly stepping back from the edges. Roll up a loose roll and tuck the edges of the dough on the sides. Place the roll carefully on a greased tray.

Khanum is cooked in a mantle or double boiler for 45-50 minutes. Cut the finished dish into pieces and serve with garlic from sour cream and herbs.

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Ingredients

• 700 g pumpkin;
• 300 g sugar;
• 500 ml of water;
• 100 ml 9% vinegar;
• 8 pieces of cloves;
• 4 allspice peas;
• 4 black peppercorns;
• 1-2 slices of ginger root;
• 2 pinches of nutmeg;
• 1 cinnamon stick

Preparation

Pickled pumpkin has a pleasant sweet and sour taste and aroma of fragrant spices. This dish is served as a side dish or as a savory snack.

Dissolve sugar in water at room temperature, add vinegar and pour the resulting marinade on the pumpkin, cut into small pieces (about 2 × 2 cm). Cover the container with a lid or cling film and refrigerate for 12 hours.

Then add spices to the pumpkin and bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat. Reduce the heat and cook the pumpkin for another 7-15 minutes, until the pieces are easily pierced with a fork.

Let the boiled vegetable brew under the lid for half an hour, then remove the spices and place the pieces in a sterile sealed container. The pickled pumpkin is ready and ready for your table!

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Ingredients

• 200 g pumpkin;
• 100 g of brine cheese (feta cheese, suluguni, Adyghe, chechil, feta);
• 20 g olives;
• olive oil, Mediterranean herbs, salt, pepper - to taste;
• lettuce leaves - optional.

Preparation

This salad is made in a hurry. It will perfectly decorate any table and will win the hearts of your guests with its unusual taste. So. Cut the pumpkin and cheese into 1–2 cm pieces, and combine with the olive oil, seasoning, and halved olives. You can decorate the finished dish with lettuce leaves.

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Ingredients

• 1 kg pumpkin;
• 500 g sugar;
• ½ lemon.

Preparation

Choose a saucepan with a wide, thick bottom. Cut into cubes, boil in a little water for 10 minutes and puree with a blender. Add sugar to the finished mixture and cook for half an hour over low heat, stirring constantly. Then add ½ lemon and simmer for an hour. The finished marmalade will easily come off the sides and bottom of the pot.

Put the pumpkin marmalade on parchment (the layer should not be more than 2 cm thick) and leave to dry for 3-5 days. Then cut it into slices, dry on both sides in a weakly heated oven and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Store homemade pumpkin marmalade in a cool dry place.

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Ingredients

• 1 egg;
• 100 g pumpkin puree;
• 70 g butter;
• 110 g cane sugar;
• 180 g wheat flour;
• ½ teaspoon baking powder;
• ¼ teaspoon of baking soda;
• 1 g vanillin;
• a pinch of ground cloves;
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preparation

Mash softened butter with sugar and vanilla. Then add the egg, pumpkin puree (boil the peeled pieces until tender and grind in a blender) and mix all the ingredients thoroughly.

Pour flour, cinnamon, ground cloves sifted with baking powder and baking soda into the first part of the resulting product and mix well again. On a baking sheet covered with baking paper, place the finished dough with a tablespoon so that the future cookies are at an average distance from each other. Bake for 20 minutes in an oven preheated to 180 ° C.

Enjoy your meal!

People in Russia have always loved pumpkin. This is an unpretentious vegetable that could grow to incredible sizes in the garden until late autumn without

Special care. After that, the pumpkin could be plucked and transferred to permanent winter storage. Orange pulp, as a rule, remained tasty, fresh and nutritious until spring, when the first greens and vegetables appeared.

Unfortunately, today many pumpkin recipes are delicious and simple forgotten and are not used by modern housewives. Only a few years ago, world-famous chefs drew attention to the modest tasty and nutritious pumpkin, and also began to return it to culinary fashion. Today, more and more owners are introducing this healthy vegetable into their diet and are doing it very right.

Pumpkin dishes: recipes are quickly and deliciously collected under one heading of our culinary portal, so that every visitor can immediately understand and appreciate how many dishes can be prepared with sweet orange pulp. Of course, these are not only desserts, but complete side dishes and even main courses. Let's say you can safely cook lasagna with pumpkin, use orange pulp for cooking pilaf or for stewing with cabbage.

Choose any pumpkin dishes, recipes with photos of step-by-step cooking are given in almost every material. This makes working with the product much easier. Depending on what kind of dish is being prepared, pumpkin can be processed in completely different ways. It is boiled, baked in the oven, simply scalded with boiling water, caramelized, and this is just the pinnacle of those culinary processes that turn the pulp into a delicious ingredient.

Despite the fact that most pumpkin recipes are dietary, special attention should be paid to such a cooking method as a slow cooker. Pumpkin dishes: recipes for quick and tasty in a multicooker are also placed in this separate section, which is dedicated to a healthy orange vegetable. Pumpkin is especially indispensable in winter - it is a seasonal vegetable that was grown on the site without the use of chemical fertilizers.

You can safely buy a pumpkin for the winter at the beginning of autumn, it will be perfectly stored on a glassed-in balcony or in a cold cellar. It's important to buy a whole pumpkin that hasn't been cut yet. Once the vegetable has been cut into pieces, it will only last for a few months. It is better to store in the refrigerator, dispose of the seeds immediately.

20.07.2018

Delicious pumpkin pancakes

Ingredients: flour, sugar, pumpkin, milk, egg, salt, vanillin, butter

I suggest you cook such delicious pumpkin pancakes for breakfast or lunch. Preparing them is not difficult and fast enough.

Ingredients:

- 200 grams of flour,
- 3 tbsp. Sahara,
- 200 grams of pumpkin,
- half a liter of milk,
- 2 eggs,
- 1 tsp salt,
- 2 tsp vanilla sugar
- 3 tbsp. vegetable oil.

25.04.2018

Pumpkin muffins

Ingredients: pumpkin, egg, butter, sugar, flour, cinnamon, baking powder, salt, nut

Pumpkin muffins look very bright, appetizing, and their taste is only worthy of praise. We got their recipe from Jamie Oliver, and this is the key to the success of the dish, right?

Ingredients:
- 270 grams of butternut squash;
- 2 eggs;
- 110 ml of olive oil;
- 185 grams of cane sugar;
- 285 grams of wheat flour;
- 5 grams of ground cinnamon;
- 7 grams of disintegrant for dough;
- 3 grams of table salt;
- 60 grams of walnuts.

20.03.2018

Pumpkin baked in the oven in pieces

Ingredients: pumpkin, herb, garlic, rosemary, salt, pepper, oil

I really like pumpkin dishes. Today I will tell you how to bake pumpkin in the oven with spiced slices. The recipe is very simple and fast enough.

Ingredients:

- 300 grams of pumpkin,
- 1 tsp Italian herbs
- 1 tsp dry garlic
- a pinch of rosemary,
- salt,
- black pepper,
- 50 ml. vegetable oil.

17.03.2018

Lush pancakes with pumpkin on kefir

Ingredients: kefir, egg, soda, pumpkin, sugar, flour

I suggest you cook delicious and easy-to-cook kefir pancakes with pumpkin. I have described the cooking recipe in detail for you.

Ingredients:

- kefir - half a glass,
- egg - 1 pc.,
- soda - half a tsp,
- pumpkin - 50 grams,
- sugar - 1-2 tablespoons,
- flour - a little more than half a glass.

07.03.2018

Charlotte with pumpkin and apples

Ingredients: egg, flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, pumpkin, apple, butter, nut

Charlotte with pumpkin and apples - this is the pastry that everyone always likes. For a cozy family tea party, it will fit just incomparably! We will be happy to share with you how to cook this fragrant charlotte.

Ingredients:
- 3 eggs;
- 1 glass of flour;
- 1 cup of sugar;
- 0.5 tsp baking powder;
- 0.5 tsp cinnamon;
- 100 grams of pumpkin;
- 2 apples;
- 1 tsp vegetable oil;
- 0.3 tsp ground nutmeg.

26.01.2018

Pumpkin pancakes

Ingredients: pumpkin, kefir, flour, soda, sugar, eggs, cinnamon, vegetable oil

For breakfast or dinner, I suggest you cook these unusual and delicious raw pumpkin pancakes. The taste of the dish is spicy, which I think you will like.

Ingredients:

- pumpkin - 350 grams,
- kefir - 150 grams,
- flour - 150 grams,
- soda - 1 tsp,
- sugar - half a glass,
- eggs - 2 pcs.,
- vegetable oil,
- cinnamon - half a tsp

24.01.2018

Candied pumpkin with lemon at home

Ingredients: pumpkin, lemon, sugar

These candied pumpkin with lemon tastes very interesting at home. You can use them in any baked goods.

Ingredients:

- 1 kg. pumpkins,
- 1 lemon,
- 300 grams of sugar.

23.01.2018

Pumpkin juice with pulp and cinnamon for the winter

Ingredients: pumpkin, sugar, cinnamon, lemon juice, water

Ingredients:

- pumpkin - 1 kg.,
- sugar - 500 grams,
- cinnamon - 1 tsp,
- lemon juice - 3 tablespoons,
- water - 700 ml.

23.01.2018

Pumpkin marmalade at home

Ingredients: pumpkin, sugar, gelatin, vanillin, lemon juice

Pumpkin can be used to make many different delicious dishes. Today I have prepared for you a simple pumpkin marmalade recipe. The recipe is very simple.

Ingredients:

- 250 grams of pumpkin,
- 60 grams of sugar
- 1 tbsp. gelatin,
- a bag of vanilla sugar,
- 1 tbsp. lemon juice.

16.01.2018

Manty with pumpkin and potatoes

Ingredients: flour, egg, water, oil, salt, pumpkin, potatoes, onions, salt, seasoning

Ingredients:

- 500 grams of flour,
- 1 egg,
- 200 ml. water,
- 1 tbsp. vegetable oil,
- salt,
- 300 grams of pumpkin,
- 3 potatoes,
- 4 onions,
- a pinch of salt,
- seasonings.

31.12.2017

Pumpkin baked in the oven with wedges

Ingredients: pumpkin, sugar, cinnamon, ginger

All pumpkin lovers will love our today's recipe, in which we propose to bake a ginger beauty with slices in the oven - with sugar, cinnamon and ginger. It will be delicious, beautiful and healthy!

Ingredients:
- butternut pumpkin - 1 kg;
- sugar - 3-4 tablespoons;
- ground cinnamon - 1-2 tsp;
- ground ginger - 0.5 tsp.

26.12.2017

Pumpkin curd pie

Ingredients: butter, egg, sugar, sour cream, baking powder, flour, pumpkin, starch, vanillin, cinnamon, cottage cheese

Be sure to prepare such a cottage cheese pie with pumpkin for your household for lunch with a cup of tea. My simple recipe will help to prepare it.

Ingredients:

- 80 grams of butter,
- 4 eggs,
- 11 tbsp. Sahara,
- 5 tbsp. sour cream,
- 2 tsp baking powder,
- 350-380 grams of flour,
- 350 grams of pumpkin,
- 4 tbsp. starch,
- vanilla extract,
- cinnamon,
- 400 grams of cottage cheese.

20.12.2017

Oven-baked stuffed pumpkin

Ingredients: pumpkin, pork, rice, onion, vegetable, oil, salt, pepper

If you haven’t surprised your family with an unusual lunch or dinner for a long time, cook for them such a stuffed pumpkin baked in the oven.

Ingredients:

- 600-700 grams of butternut pumpkin,
- 300 grams of pork,
- half a glass of rice,
- half an onion,
- 300 grams of a mixture of vegetables,

- salt,
- ground black pepper.

17.12.2017

Manty with pumpkin in Uzbek

Ingredients: water, salt, flour, pumpkin, onion, oil, pepper, cumin

Today we will cook manti. The filling will not be minced meat, but pumpkin. I described the recipe for making delicious Uzbek manti for you in detail.

Ingredients:

- water - 1 glass,
- salt - half a tsp,
- flour - 3 cups,
- pumpkin - 500 grams,
- onions - 2 pcs.,
- butter - 125 grams,
- ground black pepper - 1 tsp,
- salt,
- cumin - 2 tsp.

12.12.2017

Pumpkin pie without butter

Ingredients: lemon, pumpkin, kefir, sugar, semolina, baking powder, water

This pumpkin pie is very easy to make. I also like it because the list of ingredients is very minimal, even flour and eggs are not used. Despite all this, the pie turns out to be very tasty.

Ingredients:

- 1 lemon,
- 300 grams of pumpkin,
- 250 ml. kefir,
- 300 grams of sugar,
- 270 grams of semolina,
- 2 tsp baking powder,
- 120 ml. water.

08.12.2017

Butternut stuffed pumpkin with pork and potatoes

Ingredients: pumpkin, pork, potatoes, champignon, onions, carrots, oil, salt, pepper, parsley

Here's an awesome recipe for stuffed butternut squash. We will use pork and potatoes as the filling.

Ingredients:

- 1 nutmeg pumpkin,
- 300 grams of pork,
- 3-4 potatoes,
- 4-5 champignons,
- 1 onion,
- 1 carrot,
- 2 tbsp. vegetable oil,
- salt,
- ch.m. pepper,
- a couple of sprigs of parsley.

It is customary to start talking about recipes for cooking pumpkin with pumpkin porridge. This selection of top 9 recipes does not include her, although I will definitely refer to the classic recipe from another page. And I will definitely remind you of the well-known: pumpkin is a universal vegetable. In the strictest sense of the word.

You can make anything from a pumpkin, from bread to candy. The pumpkin is stewed, baked, boiled, fried, eaten raw in salads. Even the flowers are eaten (stuffed). Not to mention the seeds.
Pumpkin makes enchanting cakes, pies and cookies. The candied pumpkin and dried wedges are delicious. And salted in jars for the winter, pumpkin is as good as in jam.

It is clear that the pumpkin has a magical background, because it is not only "food", but also the heroine of one of the most wonderful holidays. It contains carotenoids and a whole pharmacy. In a word, this bright beauty has an interesting "personality". Therefore, we will arm ourselves with forks and spoons, as well as an orange mood, and sketch out a small list of top recipes that can be made from pumpkin for our bon appetite.

Pumpkin pie

About pumpkin recipes with love, Magic Food.

Delicious and healthy pumpkin can be used for preparing both the simplest dishes and serious culinary delights. Culinary experts love and appreciate it for its unique flavor and versatility. You can use it for preservation for the winter, desserts, salads, main courses, soups and more.

Preservation for the winter

In winter, this product will help saturate the body with useful elements and vitamins.

Pumpkin and vegetable caviar

Ingredients:

• A kilogram of pumpkin, tomatoes, apples, asparagus beans and bell peppers;
• A pound of onions;
• 300 grams of sugar;
• 50 grams of salt;
• 50 grams of vinegar.

Peel all vegetables, pass them one by one through a meat grinder, chop the onion. Take a basin, pour oil into it. The onions must be sautéed for ten minutes. Add tomatoes, pumpkin, sugar and salt and bring to a boil. After that, the rest of the vegetables are added. You need to cook all this for an hour over medium heat. Add spices to taste, cook for another ten minutes. Then place in jars and roll up.

Pumpkin salad

Ingredients:

• One medium pumpkin;
• 2 onions;
• 600 grams of vinegar;
• 300 grams of water;
• 100 grams of sugar;
• 30 grams of salt;
• 5 black peas and 3 allspice peas;
• A teaspoon of mustard seeds;
• 200 grams of canned pineapple slices;
• Two bay leaves;
• Two pieces of carnations.

Peel and cut the pumpkin, sprinkle it with salt and let it sit overnight. To prepare the marinade, stir the rest of the ingredients except the pineapple and heat to dissolve the sugar and salt, at the end add the pineapple and heat for another 5 minutes, let cool. In the afternoon, the pumpkin should be put in jars and covered with cold marinade. Sterilize jars for an hour in boiling water, then you can roll up.

Pumpkin in apple juice

Ingredients:

• One medium pumpkin;
• A liter of apple juice;
• 200 grams of sugar.

Peel the pumpkin and cut it into cubes. Bring the juice to a boil, add pumpkin, sugar. You can add cardamom and ginger to taste. Then put everything on fire and cook for 20 minutes. Then arrange in sterilized jars and roll up. You can take other juice, but it should not be too sour.

Pumpkin puree

You can make delicious puree with apples or plums. In the first case, the sequence is as follows:

• Peel apples and pumpkin from seeds and skin;
• Grind with a meat grinder;
• Add sugar at the rate of four tablespoons per kilogram of pumpkin and a pound of apples;
• Simmer for two hours;
• At the end of cooking, add a teaspoon of citric acid;
• Place hot mashed potatoes in jars and roll up.

The plum recipe may vary slightly. Pumpkin and plum are taken in identical proportions, peeled, cut and boiled in a small amount of water until soft. Then they are ground with a sieve or crushed with a blender. Bring the puree to a boil and pour into jars.

Pumpkin jam

Ingredients:

• A kilogram of pumpkin;
• A kilogram of sugar;
• 500 grams of orange;
• 400 milliliters of water;
• Vanillin at will and to taste.

Cut the peeled pumpkin into cubes, blanch it for five minutes. Cubes should be no more than a centimeter in size. Pour boiling sugar syrup over them and leave overnight. Mince the oranges and add to the pumpkin. In the morning, cook for 20-30 minutes, remove from heat for two hours. After that, cook until cooked. The jam is ready when the pumpkin pieces are transparent. Finish with vanillin and arrange everything in jars.

Oven dishes

Using the oven is one of the most delicious ways to cook pumpkin.

Rustic pumpkin in the oven

Ingredients:

• One and a half kilograms of beef tenderloin;
• Two onions;
• A bunch of greenery;
• Two tablespoons of sunflower oil;
• Salt and ground black pepper to taste.

Wash the pumpkin, cut off the top, remove the seeds along with a small amount of pulp. Fry the beef, cut into small pieces, and the onion, cut into half rings, in oil until golden brown. Season all this with a little pepper and salt, add chopped greens. Place the ingredients in the pumpkin, close the lid. Add potatoes if desired. Bake in the oven for an hour at 180-200 degrees.

Pumpkin with bacon and mushrooms

Ingredients:

• Four small pumpkins;
• 400 grams of oyster mushrooms or champignons;
• 250 grams of lard;
• Bulb;
• A bunch of greens mixture;
• 125 grams of butter;
• A tablespoon of the syrup you like
• 50 grams of sugar;
• Salt, cloves, cinnamon to taste.

Cut the caps off the pumpkins and remove the seeds. Chop the mushrooms and fry them using half of the available butter. Melt the other half, add nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon, salt and sugar, cool. Mix the resulting mass with syrup and coat the inner walls of the pumpkins with it. Put mushrooms and pieces of bacon in them on top of them. Put the pumpkins on a baking sheet, place quarters of onions with herbs around them, pour three centimeters of water into the baking sheet. Bake for 40 minutes at 200 degrees.

Baked pumpkin with tomatoes and feta cheese

Ingredients:

• One small pumpkin;
• 100 grams of feta cheese;
• Three tomatoes;
• Potatoes (5-6 large tubers);
• Sunflower oil;
• Pork fat;
• Salt.

Cut the pumpkin into four parts, remove the seeds from it and boil a little in soda and salt. Peel and cut into slices. Put these slices and potato slices on a baking sheet greased with vegetable oil, sprinkle with grated feta cheese, put tomato slices on top. Pour all over with fat and bake until cooked at 180 degrees.

Sliced \u200b\u200bpumpkin with creamy sauce

Ingredients:

• Pumpkin pulp in the amount of 800 grams;
• 200 grams of ham;
• 100 grams of cheese;
• 400 milliliters of milk;
• 100 grams of whipped cream;
• A bunch of green onions;
• Two tablespoons of butter and flour;
• Ground nutmeg, pepper and salt to taste.

Cut the pumpkin into slices, remove the seeds. Chop green onions. It is easy to fry the flour in oil, add milk and cream and let it boil. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg, add green onions. Wrap the pumpkin slices in bacon and place them on a baking dish, which must first be greased with butter. Pour the slices into the creamy sauce and sprinkle with grated cheese on top. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and bake for 40 minutes.

Pumpkin baked chicken

Ingredients:

• One medium pumpkin;
• Chick;
• Half a glass of rice;
• Leek;
• 100 grams of butter;
• 200 grams of dried apricots and raisins;
• Vegetable oil and salt.

Cut off the top of the pumpkin, remove the seeds and pulp, so that a layer of no more than one and a half centimeters remains on the sides. Rinse the rice and cook in salted water for five minutes, then drain the water and rinse the rice again. Cut the white leek into rings and fry in sunflower oil. Cut dried apricots into thin strips. Add onions, raisins and dried apricots to the rice and mix well. Wash the chicken, dry it with paper towels, divide it into portions. Then in a frying pan you need to melt half of the butter and fry the bird so that a golden crust appears. Put the chicken, a mixture of rice, onions, raisins and dried apricots in the pumpkin, cover everything with the oil that remains after frying. Cover the pumpkin with the cut lid, secure with toothpicks. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees, melt the remaining oil, anoint the pumpkin from the outside with it and bake for 1.5-2 hours until tender.

Soups

Pumpkin soups are delicious and easy to make. The following recipes are noteworthy:

Simple pumpkin soup recipe

Ingredients:

• 800 grams of pumpkin pulp;
• Two carrots;
• Two potatoes;
• Bulb;
• Two and a half tablespoons of vegetable oil;
• A couple of cubes of chicken broth;
• Litere of water;
• A glass of cream;
• A quarter tablespoon of ground nutmeg;
• A pinch of ground black pepper;
• Salt.

Heat the oven to 220 degrees. Peel and seed the pumpkin and cut it into cubes. Coarsely chop the carrots, potatoes and onions. Put pumpkins, onions, carrots in a baking sheet or baking dish. Pour all this with vegetable oil and stir. Bake in the preheated oven for forty minutes to soften the vegetables. In a deep saucepan, bring the water to a simmer over medium heat, place the cubes. Cook the potatoes in boiling water for twenty minutes. Chop the vegetables after baking, add them to the soup. Simmer, add spices and cream. Heat, but do not boil.

Milk pumpkin soup

Ingredients:

• A kilogram of pumpkin;
• 100 grams of butter;
• One large onion;
• Liter of milk;
• 150 milliliters of cream;
• Salt, paprika, black pepper, sugar to taste;
• Dill.

Peel the pumpkin, cut into small pieces. Remove the peel from them, remove fibers and seeds. Place in a saucepan, cover with water, salt and cook for 15-20 minutes. Drain the water, chop the pumpkin in a blender or grind through a large sieve. Melt the butter in a saucepan, sauté the chopped onion for five minutes until it becomes soft and transparent. Add pumpkin puree, heat for 10 minutes, stirring constantly. Add hot milk and spices gradually. Heat the soup, add more seasonings and cream. When the soup is in the bowls, you can garnish it with dill.

Mushroom soup with pumpkin

Ingredients:

• 700 grams of pumpkin;
• 250 grams of chanterelles or other mushrooms;
• 1-2 potatoes;
• A tablespoon of butter;
• Two cloves of garlic;
• 100 milliliters of cream;
• Greenery for decoration;
• Pepper and salt to taste.

Melt the butter in a skillet, fry the chopped garlic. Add mushrooms, previously peeled and chopped, and grill them for about fifteen minutes without a lid. Add the sautéed mushrooms, peeled and diced pumpkin pulp, and potatoes to a saucepan. Add two glasses of water and bring to a boil. Add pepper and salt, cook for half an hour, until vegetables are cooked. After the finished soup, pass through a blender so that it gets a puree consistency. Return the soup to the saucepan, add the cream and heat it for another couple of minutes.

Vegetable puree soup

Ingredients:

• 1.2 kilograms of pumpkin pulp;
• Bulb;
• Four potatoes;
• Two carrots;
• A piece of butter;
• Two bouillon cubes;
• 150 milliliters of sour cream;
• Three glasses of water;
• Pepper and salt to taste.

Cut the pumpkin, carrots and potatoes into large cubes. Fry the onion with butter until soft. Add vegetables, simmer everything for five minutes, cover with water, add cubes, cook for forty minutes on low heat, covering with a lid. Puree with a hand blender and add salt and pepper. Remove from heat and stir in sour cream. Then heat the soup a little, but do not bring to a boil so that the sour cream does not curl.

Pumpkin soup with apple and chili

Ingredients:

• Large onion;
• Small gourd pumpkin;
• Sweet and sour apple;
• 600 milliliters of chicken broth;
• 85 grams of pepperoni sausage;
• Half a teaspoon of dry chili;
• A clove of garlic;
• 1/2 teaspoon dry thyme or a sprig fresh.

Remove the seeds from the pumpkin and chop it, chop the onion, apple, chili, sausage and garlic. Place the sausage in a large skillet and fry for 3-4 minutes to drain the fat and brown the pieces. Then take it out and pat dry on a paper towel. Leave the sausage to garnish. Put the onion in a frying pan, fry a little in fat for five minutes, stirring. Mix pumpkin, garlic, apples, chili and thyme, cover, cook for 45 minutes on the lowest heat to soften the pumpkin. Remove the thyme branch and place the contents of the pan into a food processor or blender. Add about half of the broth, chop the vegetables in mashed potatoes. Add everything to a saucepan, pour the rest of the broth there. Heat a little, add salt. Serve the soup hot with croutons and pepperoni.

Second courses

Pumpkin adds spice to the second course. As a result, they turn out to be satisfying, but not heavy.

Goulash with turkey and pumpkin

Ingredients:

• 500 grams of pumpkin pulp;
• Two turkey thighs;
• Two large onions and two potatoes;
• Four cloves of garlic;
• Two glasses of chicken broth;
• One bay leaf;
• Branch of fresh thyme;
• A tablespoon of ground spicy and sweet paprika;
• Three tablespoons of sunflower oil;
• Salt to taste.

Wash the turkey, cut the meat off the bone and chop it into small pieces. Peel onions, garlic, potatoes and pumpkin. Cut the pumpkin with potatoes into 3 cm cubes, chop the onion and garlic. Wash and dry the thyme, remove the leaves from it. Put the turkey in a plastic bag, add two teaspoons of salt and paprika, tie the bag and shake thoroughly. Heat the oil in a saucepan, add the spiced turkey and cook for five minutes. Put pieces of potatoes and pumpkin, as well as onions in the bag containing the spices. Shake the bag, then add its contents to the turkey in a saucepan. Cook for five minutes, stirring occasionally. Pour in broth, add garlic, thyme and bay leaf, bring everything to a boil, reduce heat and cook, covered for an hour.

Manty with pumpkin and lamb

Ingredients:

• 400 grams of lamb meat;
• 250 grams of pumpkin;
• 150 grams of fat tail fat;
• Two large white onions;
• Butter;
• Salt, ground black pepper;
• Sour cream, herbs and butter for serving.

For the dough, you need salt, 200 grams of bottled water and a pound of flour.

Knead the dough from warm water, sifted flour and salt, wrap it in plastic foil and leave warm for 20 minutes. Chop the pumpkin, fat, meat and onion, add salt and pepper to taste, add two tablespoons of cold water and mix thoroughly. Roll out the dough into a layer on the surface where flour is sprinkled, cut out circles with a diameter of 8-9 cm from it. Put the filling into circles. Connect the edges of the dough over the minced meat, pinch to mold the shape. Immediately cover the finished manti with a slightly damp towel. Oil the steamer grate, put the manti. Steam at a high boil for 40-45 minutes.

Casserole with pumpkin, apples and sausages

Ingredients:

• 400 grams of pumpkin;
• Two eggs;
• 50 grams of smoked bacon and Russian cheese;
• 8 sausages that can be smoked a little;
• Two apples;
• A tablespoon of vegetable oil;
• Pepper and salt to taste.

Peel the pumpkin and remove the seeds, wash the pulp, cut it into large cubes, place in salted boiling water, cook until tender for seven minutes. Place in a colander and let cool, chop in a puree. Grate the cheese. Add cheese and eggs to pumpkin puree, beat until smooth. Place in bowls. Add salt and pepper if needed. Cut the protein into small pieces, cut the sausages in half. Wash apples, cut into quarters and core. Cut the quarters in half.

Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan, fry the bacon for three minutes. Add the sausages and cook until crusty, about five minutes. Place the bacon and sausages in a baking dish, add the apple and stir. Pour in the pumpkin puree and bake for 20 minutes in the oven, heat to 200 degrees.

Pumpkin steaks

Ingredients:

• 6 pieces of pumpkin, 1.5 centimeters thick;
• 100 grams of flour;
• Three tablespoons of vegetable oil;
• A tablespoon of ground paprika;
• Half a teaspoon of ground black pepper and chili;
• A pinch of ground coriander and white pepper;
• Salt to taste;
• 200 grams of processed cheese;
• 100 milliliters of cream;
• A bunch of green onions;
• A clove of garlic;
• Salt to taste.

In a large bowl, stir together the flour, salt and all the spices. Add pumpkin there and mix well again, leave for 10 minutes. Make the sauce. To do this, melt the cheese, pour in the cream, stir and cook for five minutes. Add chopped onion and garlic and season with salt. Remove from heat, keep warm. Heat vegetable oil in a skillet. Fry the pumpkin steaks for two minutes on all sides. Serve with the sauce.

Pilaf with pumpkin and apple

Ingredients:

• 500 grams of pumpkin;
• Three apples;
• 50 grams of raisins;
• 100 grams of melted butter;
• 300 grams of rice;
• Salt.

Wash and dry the raisins, remove the core from the apples, remove the peel from the pumpkin. Cut the pumpkin and apple into cubes. Mix apples and raisins, rinse the rice in several waters. Heat half of the oil in a saucepan. Place the pumpkin and half of the rice on the bottom. Then there is a layer of raisins and an apple, place the remaining rice on top, pour in the other half of the oil. Add 600 ml of salted hot water. Close the pan tightly with a lid, put it in a preheated oven for 50 minutes. Instead of an apple, you can take quince.

Sweet dishes

Pumpkin can be a staple of diet sweet foods.

Cottage cheese and pumpkin casserole

Ingredients:

• A pound of pumpkin;
• 250 grams of cottage cheese;
• A glass of milk;
• Four eggs;
• Four tablespoons of semolina;
• 80 grams of butter;
• About 100 grams of sugar;
• A pinch of salt;
• Half a glass of sour cream;
• 3-4 tablespoons of vegetable oil.

Peel the pumpkin, cut into small pieces. Preheat a frying pan, pour 2-3 tablespoons of vegetable oil, put the pumpkin there, fry over medium heat for 5-7 minutes, stirring. Bring the milk to a boil, salt and add sugar, gradually, stirring, add semolina. Boil the semolina to make a thick mass. Beat eggs in a bowl. Add a couple tablespoons of sugar to them and beat again. Add the curd and whisk everything with it. Add semolina and mix. Add the grilled pumpkin and stir well again.

Turn on the oven. Lubricate the form with a spoonful of vegetable oil, put the prepared mass there and spread a piece of butter on top. Place the form in a preheated oven, bake until tender for 20 minutes. The permissible temperature is 180-190 degrees. Eating casseroles tastes better than hot. Can be served with jam or sour cream.

Pumpkin pancakes

Ingredients:

• 3 cups flour;
• A teaspoon of salt;
• 3 tablespoons of sugar;
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• Two glasses of pumpkin puree;
• Two eggs;
• Half a glass of nuts;
• Three tablespoons of maple syrup or honey
• Two teaspoons of vanilla;
• 2.5 glasses of milk, half a glass of cream;
• A tablespoon of spice mix: cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and ground ginger.

In one of the containers, combine flour, salt, sugar and baking powder. Mix everything and leave for now. Heat the pumpkin in the microwave until it becomes soft. Remove the skin, cut into pieces, place in a bowl and mash. Add vanillin and eggs to it. Mix everything well. Add milk and spices, mix. Add pumpkin puree to the dry mixture, mix everything with a spoon. Top up with milk if necessary. Heat the frying pan and grease with oil, pour the dough onto it with a spoon. Fry several pancakes at the same time until golden brown. Pour cream into a bowl, add honey or syrup. Beat everything with a mixer or blender to get a creamy mask. Chop the nuts. Place the pancakes on a plate, add butter cream on top, pour over with honey, sprinkle with nuts and serve.

Pumpkin cheesecake

Ingredients:

• 250 grams of pumpkin puree;
• 120 grams of shortbread cookies;
• 350 grams of cottage cheese;
• Two eggs;
• A quarter teaspoon of dry ginger;
• Two tablespoons of starch;
• 120 grams of sugar;
• A glass of nuts;
• A teaspoon of ground cinnamon;
• 10 grams of vanilla sugar.

Combine cookies, nuts, and soft butter in a food processor. Grind to small crumbs. Transfer the mass to a baking dish so that it is completely filled. Leave in the refrigerator for 20 minutes. Now grind the pumpkin puree, cottage cheese, eggs and sugar in the bowl of a food processor. Add vanilla sugar, ginger, cinnamon and starch and mix everything together. Place the filling directly on top of the cookies in a mold. Bake for 50 minutes at 190 degrees. Leave to set, carefully remove the baked goods from the mold.

Pumpkin cake

Ingredients:

• A cup of pumpkin puree;
• Four eggs;
• 1/3 cup maple syrup
• 250 grams of cream cheese;
• 400 grams of flour;
• A teaspoon of salt;
• Half a teaspoon of sugar;
• Half a teaspoon of vanillin and the same amount of powdered sugar;
• Four tablespoons of 10% cream.

Brush the cake pan with margarine or butter. Whisk the maple syrup, pumpkin puree, and eggs in a mixer. Stir in salt, flour and baking powder in small portions. Pour half the dough into the mold. Whisk cream cheese, sugar and vanilla in a mixer. Spread this mixture evenly on top of the first layer of dough. Smooth with a teaspoon. Pour the second part of the pumpkin dough, flatten too. Place in an oven preheated to 180 degrees, bake for about 40-50 minutes. Judge the finished cake, make the icing, whipping cream with powdered sugar. Pour the icing over the cake. Let it stand for 20-30 minutes before use.

Steamed honey pumpkin

Ingredients:

• One medium pumpkin
• A tablespoon of fresh ginger;
• A tablespoon of olive oil;
• A quarter glass of honey;
• Half a teaspoon of salt.

Bring the water to a boil in a saucepan. Put the pumpkin in a saucepan, cook it without a lid for 2.5 minutes. Turn the pumpkin over and cook the same amount. Drain the water, let the pumpkin cool. Peel it, remove the seeds, cut into cubes. In a bowl, combine pumpkin, chopped ginger, butter, salt and honey. Cook in a double boiler for 15 minutes. Place the pumpkin on a large dish and serve immediately.

Unripe Pumpkin Recipes

Green pumpkin is also often used in cooking. It can successfully complement numerous salads and many other dishes.

Pumpkin, orange and cinnamon jam

Ingredients:

• 500 grams of unripe pumpkin;
• One orange;
• 250 grams of sugar;
• Half a cinnamon stick.

Peel the pumpkin from skin and seeds, cut into small cubes. Put the pieces in a saucepan, cover with sugar, leave for two hours. Chop the orange with zest very finely, add it to the pumpkin along with a cinnamon stick. Put the saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil, stir constantly, until a large amount of liquid evaporates and the pumpkin pieces are boiled. You can pour the jam into jars or use it right away.

Pumpkin pancakes

Ingredients:

• 500 grams of peeled pumpkin pulp;
• 150 grams of flour;
• Egg;
• 50 milliliters of sunflower oil;
• Two tablespoons of sugar;
• One and a half teaspoons of baking powder;
• A pinch of salt.

Cut the pulp into pieces of 2-3 cm in size, place in a saucepan, pour boiling water so that the vegetable is almost completely covered, cook for 15-20 minutes until soft, place in a colander. Put the cooled pieces in a blender or mash with a crush to make a puree. Add flour and baking powder, beaten egg, sugar and salt to the puree, knead the dough until it is smooth, like thick sour cream. Heat oil in a frying pan, spoon out the dough, forming pancakes. Fry them over medium heat so that they are golden brown on both sides.

Pumpkin and banana salad

For him you will need:

• 250 grams of pumpkin;
• Big apple;
• Banana;
• Red onions;
• 3 tablespoons of unsweetened and low-fat yogurt
• 2 tablespoons of ground almonds
• 2 tablespoons of lemon and orange juice;
• A tablespoon of 9% vinegar;
• Fresh parsley;
• A tablespoon of vegetable oil.

Grate the pumpkin, apple and banana and cut them into thin slices, chop the onion and chop the herbs. Stir everything and season with a sauce that will include yogurt, almonds, citrus juice and vegetable oil.

Salad with honey, apples, pumpkin and nuts

Ingredients:

• 300 grams of pumpkin;
• One medium apple;
• 30 grams of peeled and chopped walnuts;
• A tablespoon of lemon juice.

Cut the pumpkin into one centimeter cubes, mix with honey, leave for half an hour. Add apples, also diced, season with ground nuts and lemon juice.

Pumpkin and celery salad

Ingredients:

• 300 grams of pumpkin;
• 100 grams of celery;
• 50 grams of tomato paste or puree;
• 200 grams of mayonnaise;
• Sugar, salt, lemon juice.

Boil the pumpkin so that it becomes soft in water, to which you need to add sugar and lemon juice. Place the pumpkin on a sieve, let cool and mash. Cut the celery into chunks. Season with salt and season with mayonnaise and tomato paste. The latter can be replaced with ketchup.

Pumpkin is one of the most wonderful autumn vegetables. From this orange miracle, you can cook a lot of different dishes - soups, cereals, roasts, salads, cakes, jellies, juices, mashed potatoes ... Pumpkin can be as an independent dish - baked, boiled, stewed, fried, stuffed - or as a side dish. Pumpkin is easy to combine with various foods. The juicy pumpkin pulp lends amazing flavor and tenderness to dishes when added to meat, poultry or cereals.

Making pumpkin dishes at home is a simple exercise. You don't need any special ingredients, as the main ingredient in any dish is pumpkin.

1. Pumpkin pulp is rich in vitamins A, B2 and C, it contains a lot of potassium, iron, magnesium, manganese and phosphorus.
2. Thanks to the presence of lutein and zeaxanthin, this "fabulous" vegetable is very beneficial for our eye health as it prevents vision loss.
3. In addition, pumpkin pulp stabilizes blood sugar levels and lowers cholesterol.
4. Pumpkin seeds are a good source of protein, magnesium, copper and zinc, as well as the essential fatty acids oleic and alpha-linolenic.

It can take a very long time to list the wonderful properties of this berry, so be sure to buy, or rather grow this plant on your own in your gardens.

If you don’t like pumpkin, chances are you don’t know how to cook it or you haven’t found a suitable recipe.

Especially for you, we have prepared a selection of delicious pumpkin dishes. Try it, you will like it! And if you have your own recipes, be sure to share - we are very interested!

How to cook pumpkin

Delicious and quick pumpkin dishes are prepared from the fruits that are perfectly stored all winter. The most favorite food for both adults and children, of course, is pumpkin porridge with all kinds of cereals and fruit additives. But salads, casseroles, pies, desserts, sweets, and, of course, soups are also prepared from the miraculous vegetable-fruit-berry.

Before cooking, the pumpkin should be washed, cut into wedges for easier peeling, and the seeds removed

Note that steamed and baked pumpkin is a storehouse of vitamins and nutrients stored in it, and the tenderness of a dish, in particular a delicious side dish. The most harmonious spices for pumpkin dishes are ground black pepper, ground nutmeg, and hop-suneli seasoning. In general, experiment with flavors, because there are many varieties, and, accordingly, the taste varieties of the fruit.

If you decide to cook pumpkin dishes, one more tip will be useful to you. For ease of preparation, for example, a delicious soup or side dish, a pumpkin should be frozen, peeled, seeds removed, and cut into cubes.

To prepare soups, stews, risotto, pumpkin does not need to be defrosted. If you want to please your loved ones with a quick and tasty lunch, make pumpkin soup.

What to cook from pumpkin quickly and tasty

Pumpkin puree soup

Ingredients for (2-3 servings):

• 200 g pumpkin pulp
• 200 ml milk
• 100 ml of water
• 50 ml low-fat cream
• 1 tbsp. a spoonful of butter
• salt to taste

Preparation:

Pour milk, water into the multicooker bowl and turn on the "Cook" program for 30 minutes. When the milk boils, pour the pumpkin pulp, cut into small cubes, into the bowl. Boil until soft. Pour the warm mixture into a blender bowl and chop (or rub through a sieve). Pour in warmed cream, add butter, salt.

When serving, add white bread croutons to the soup

Millet porridge with pumpkin (pumpkin)

Ingredients:

• 200 ml of water,
• milk 200 ml,
• millet 200 g,
• 150 g pumpkin puree
• 85 g butter
• 80 ml cream
• 0.5 hard-boiled eggs
• salt to taste.

Preparation:

Sort the millet, rinse, boil until half cooked in salted water, constantly removing the foam. When the water has evaporated, pour in hot milk, then bring the porridge over low heat until cooked. Add pumpkin puree, grated egg and some butter. Place in a greased pot, cover, place in oven for 15 minutes.

Baked Pumpkin Dessert

Pumpkin is ideal for baked goods and sweet dishes. It makes fragrant pies and golden-sunny jam. Pumpkin is also good when baked. Try this popular pumpkin dessert in Samegrelia that melts in your mouth like honey.

Ingredients:

• ½ medium pumpkin (about 600 g)
• 70-80 g honey
• 100 g shelled walnuts
• cane sugar - to taste (about 30 g)

Preparation:

Peel the vegetable from seeds, cut into pieces. Sprinkle the pumpkin with sugar. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Put pieces of pumpkin on it, bake in the oven at 180 ° C for 30 minutes. Peel the baked pumpkin. Place on a plate. Grind the walnuts with a blender. Drizzle with honey. Sprinkle with chopped nuts.

Pumpkin casserole "Sunny morning"

Ingredients:

• 400 g pumpkin,
• 2-3 eggs
• 2-3 tablespoons of butter
• dill greens
• sugar,
• salt.

Cooking method:

Peel the vegetable, then cut into small slices. Fry the slices in butter, sprinkle with salt (sugar can be added if desired). Put the fried pumpkin in a greased pan, cover with beaten eggs, then bake in the oven. Divide the prepared casserole into four parts, arrange on plates, sprinkle with dill, serve with fried meat.

How to make spicy pumpkin soup

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 1/2 medium onion, diced
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 glass of water
• 1 cup almond milk
• 1 medium potato, cut into thin slices
• 1 can (425 g) pumpkin puree
• sea \u200b\u200bsalt to taste

Preparation:

1. In a large soup casserole over medium-high heat, sauté the onions in the vegetable stock until tender.
2. While stirring, add curry powder, cumin, coriander, red pepper. Reduce heat, cook for 1 more minute.
3. Add water, almond milk, potatoes, and pumpkin puree. Cook over medium heat for 10-15 minutes. Season to taste. Serve hot.

This is a very quick, simple and delicious soup. If you prefer a softer consistency, use a hand blender to make a puree soup.

Pumpkin baked with dried fruits

Ingredients:

• 200 g fresh pumpkin,
• 50 g raisins
• 2 tbsp. l. honey,
• 4-5 pcs. dried apricots,
• 4-5 pcs. prunes

Preparation:

Peel the pumpkin from seeds and peel. Cut into slices, then place in a baking pot. Add 2 tbsp. l. water, bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes at 180 ° C. When the pumpkin is soft, remove from the oven and let cool in a pot. Put on a dish. Brew raisins, dried apricots, prunes with boiling water and let stand in a hot oven for 10-15 minutes. Cool down. Put pumpkin pieces, prunes, dried apricots on a dish and sprinkle with raisins. Pour honey on top.

Pumpkin pancakes

Ingredients:

• 500 g pumpkin or zucchini pulp
• ½ glass of milk
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup buckwheat or oat flour

Preparation:

Grate the vegetable. Beat eggs, add flour, a little salt (if you want), mix thoroughly. Continuing to beat, add a little milk to create a mass of very thick sour cream consistency. Mix the pumpkin dough. If it is very juicy, add less milk, if dry, add more. Put the resulting mass in small portions on a baking sheet lined with baking paper. Shape the pancakes. Bake the pancakes until tender at 180 ° C.

Pumpkin Kissel

Ingredients:

• 500 g pumpkin pulp
• 40 g butter
• 4 tbsp. tablespoons of cornstarch
• sugar to taste
• 4 glasses of water

Preparation:

Cut the pumpkin into pieces, then simmer with the addition of butter for 20 minutes. Rub through a sieve, pour in 3 cups of water, bring to a boil and pour in, stirring, the starch diluted in the remaining water, add sugar. Bring to a boil.

Pumpkin salad

Ingredients:

• 400 g pumpkin,
• 200 g apples
• 1 turnip,
• 4 tablespoons of honey.

Cooking method:

1. Peel the pumpkin, cut into small cubes, mix with honey and leave for 40 minutes.
2. Cut the apples and turnips into small cubes, add to the pumpkin and mix thoroughly.

Pies with nuts and pumpkin

Ingredients:

• 3 cups flour
• 250 g butter
• 1 egg
• 3 tbsp. tablespoons of sugar
• 300 g pumpkin pulp
• 200 g chopped nuts
• 1 tbsp. spoon of honey
• 1 teaspoon orange liqueur

Preparation:

Prepare the dough from flour, 200 g of butter, eggs, sugar, salt. Grate the pumpkin, combine with honey, nuts, add liquor. Roll out the dough in a layer, cut into squares, put on each filling. Connect the ends, pinch the edges. On a baking sheet greased with the remaining oil, bake at 200 ° C for 20 minutes.

Delicious pumpkin main courses

Vegetable stew with pumpkin and mushrooms

Pumpkin Stew with Mushrooms Can Make a Great Lenten Lunch

For cooking you will need:

• 400 g raw pumpkin pulp without peel;
• 400 g of champignons;
• 1 medium onion;
• 1 carrot;
• 1 clove of garlic;
• 1 teaspoon pepper mixture;
• 400 g of tomatoes (or 2 tablespoons of tomato paste);
• 1 small hot pepper;
• 1 small bay leaf
• 2 tbsp. chopped parsley;
• 2-3 tbsp. tablespoons of vegetable oil;
• 1 teaspoon of sugar;
• salt and black pepper to taste.

Recipe:

1. Wash and chop all vegetables: pumpkin and carrots - into cubes, onions - into quarters, mushrooms - into quarters, finely chop the garlic and hot pepper.
2. Blanch the tomatoes (hold in boiling water for half a minute, and then in cold water), peel, chop finely.
3. Heat oil in a deep skillet over medium heat, add onions, carrots, fry, stirring frequently, until soft - about 10 minutes.
4. Add mushrooms, fry for another 10 minutes. (or until the water evaporates).
5. Add a mixture of peppers, hot peppers, garlic, bay leaf to the pan.
6. Cook everything together, stirring, no more than a minute, then put the chopped tomatoes into the pan.
7. Stir, bring to a boil, add sugar, reduce heat, cook over low heat for 2-3 minutes.
8. Put the sliced \u200b\u200bpumpkin in the pan, stir, cover the pan with a lid.
9. Cook for 25 minutes. over low heat, stirring from time to time.
10. Serve the stew, sprinkled with chopped herbs, as an independent dish or as a side dish for meat dishes.

Pumpkin and potato gnocchi with cheese sauce

• 400 g potatoes
• 250 g peeled pumpkin
• 3 tbsp. l. grated parmesan
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 pinch of grated nutmeg
• 1 cup flour

For the sauce:

• 50 g dor blue cheese
• 0.5 cups 10% cream

Preparation:

1. Cut the peeled potatoes and pumpkin into equal large cubes. Place in a steaming basket, pour in 1.5 cups of water and cook for 20 minutes. in the "Steam cooking" mode. Mash cooked vegetables hot in mashed potatoes. Cool down.
2. In the meantime, prepare the sauce: beat the dor blue cheese with cream in a blender. The sauce will be thick.
3. Mix the grated Parmesan with yolks, salt and nutmeg, add to the vegetable puree, stir. Add flour and knead the dough (if it gets sticky, add a little more flour). After sprinkling a piece of dough with flour, shape it into a long sausage as thick as a little finger. Make several of these sausages, cut them into pieces about 2 cm long. Roll them lightly in your hands to give the tips a neat shape.
4. In a multicooker bowl, bring water to a boil in the "Steam cooking" mode. Boil the gnocchi for 4-5 minutes. (before surfacing). Put on plates, add sauce.

Couscous with pumpkin and lamb in a slow cooker

Couscous is a wheat grits popular in the Maghreb countries, but is increasingly found on the menus of restaurants around the world. This porridge is quick to prepare, crumbly, very tender, bright in taste, and elegant. Together with pumpkin, hot peppers and lamb, it diversifies the daily menu.

Ingredients:

• 1 kg lamb (boneless neck)
• 500 g pumpkin
• 3 large onions
• 1 head of garlic
• 250 g couscous
• 1 pinch of saffron
• 100 g butter
• 1 chili pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• 500 ml lamb stock or water
• several bunches of cilantro
• vegetable oil for frying
• salt,
• a mixture of peppers - to taste

Preparation:

Cut the lamb into small cubes. Season with salt and pepper. Remove the seeds and skins from the pumpkin. Cut the pulp into 1 cm cubes. Cut the onion into small cubes. Cut the chili peppers into thin rings, after removing the seeds. Chop the cilantro finely. Select the "Frying" mode, heat up the vegetable oil. Fry the lamb for 7-10 minutes until golden brown. Get the meat. Select the "Fry" mode, fry the onion with pumpkin in butter for 10 minutes. Add lamb to vegetables. Add cilantro, saffron, bay leaf. Add the head of garlic (for flavor). Salt and pepper. Pour in broth (300 ml). Cook with "Stew" for about 40 minutes. Add couscous. Pour in the rest of the broth (200 ml). Cook using the "Stew" mode, 15 minutes.

Pumpkin stuffed with cheese and bacon

Sweet pumpkin, salted bacon, cheese, onion and thyme are an incredibly tasty and aromatic combination. Stuffed pumpkin doesn't need any supplements. This is a complete stand-alone dish that can be served at the dinner table. In this recipe, it is better to use two small or one small pumpkin: after all, the smaller the fruit, the denser and sweeter it is.

Ingredients:

• 1 small pumpkin (about 1 kg)
• 100 g stale white bread
• 100 g of hard cheese (for example, Russian)
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 100 g uncooked smoked bacon
• 2-3 sprigs of fresh thyme
• 120 ml cream 30-35% fat
• a small bunch of chives or a few green feathers
• ½ tsp nutmeg
• salt,

Preparation:

Cut off the top of the vegetable. Take out the core with seeds with a spoon, salt and pepper inside. Cut the bread into cubes or break it with your hands into small pieces. Cut the cheese into cubes. Cut the bacon into small pieces. Fry in a pan for 5-7 minutes. Peel the garlic, chop finely. Chop the onion finely. Mix together bread, cheese, bacon, onion, garlic, thyme sprigs. Season with salt and pepper, add nutmeg. Place the filling into the pumpkin. Pour in cream, cover with the top of the pumpkin. Bake for 1 hour 30 minutes at 160 ° C, remove the top and bake until a crust forms for another 20-30 minutes.

Pumpkin filling may depend on your taste and the ingredients on hand. A diced apple, chopped walnuts, and blue cheese are great options.

Stewed pumpkin "Golden October"

Ingredients:

• 500-600 g pumpkin,
• ½ cup sour cream,
• 2-3 tablespoons of butter or margarine,
• 1-2 tablespoons flour
• salt.

Cooking method:

Peel the vegetable, cut into long strips and fry in oil. Then roll in flour, salt, put in a shallow saucepan, cover with sour cream and simmer until tender.

Risotto with pumpkin

Ingredients:

• 100 g rice
• 250 g pumpkin pulp
• 1 tbsp. a spoonful of vegetable oil
• a pinch of coriander
• parsley
• salt to taste

Preparation:

Boil the rice until tender in salted water, discard in a colander. Cut the pumpkin pulp into small cubes. Season with salt and coriander. Drizzle with oil. Steam for 30 minutes. Combine the prepared rice and pumpkin. Garnish with parsley.

Pumpkin gratin

Gratin is a name for dessert and savory dishes baked in a certain way. The term "gratinating" comes from the French word gratin - "crust" and means a culinary technique that involves roasting dishes until they form a dark golden crust. This is done with cheese, rusks, thick sauces, or a mixture of foods. Pumpkin gratin goes well with vegetable salad, it can be served as a stand-alone dish or as an ideal side dish for chicken or meat.

Ingredients:

• 400 g pumpkin
• 2 slices white bread (preferably stale)
• 50 g parmesan
• 30 g butter + butter for greasing the mold
• salt,
• freshly ground black pepper - to taste

Preparation:

Peel the pumpkin, cut into cubes. Place the pumpkin slices on a baking sheet and bake at 200 ° C until tender, about 30-40 minutes. Grind the finished pumpkin with a blender until puree. Cool the puree, season with salt and pepper. Cut the butter into small cubes. Cut the bread into cubes. Grind with a blender until crumbs. Combine bread crumbs and finely grated Parmesan. Grease a baking dish with oil. Lay out the pumpkin puree. Sprinkle the mixture of breadcrumbs and parmesan over the puree. Place the butter cubes on top. Bake at 220 ° C.

Pumpkin pasta

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 1 box (450g) whole wheat pasta
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons vegetable stock
• 2 cups boiled butternut squash puree
• ½ cup unroasted cashews
• soy milk ½ cup
• ½ glass of water
• 2 tablespoons dietary yeast
• 2 tablespoons white miso sea salt to taste

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 180 ° C.
2. Place the cooked pasta in a large baking dish and set aside.
3. In a large skillet, sauté the onions and garlic in 2 tablespoons of vegetable stock over medium-high heat. Add pumpkin and heat. Pour the warm mixture into the pasta and stir well.
4. In a food processor, grind cashews, dietary yeast, and miso with water and milk until smooth.
5. Pour the mixture over the pasta. Salt. Then cover the tin with foil and bake for 15 minutes.

You can buy butternut squash from the vegetable or frozen food section.

What frozen pumpkin dishes can you cook

Frozen pumpkin is used to prepare a wide variety of dishes. Due to its taste and delicate texture, pumpkin is suitable for preparing both sweet and bland dishes and is combined with a wide variety of spices. They cook it on the stove, in the oven, microwave and multicooker.

Pumpkin is also used for feeding babies, frozen puree can be simply defrosted, heated, and tasty and healthy baby food is ready.

In general, the same dishes are prepared from frozen pumpkin as from ordinary, fresh berries, but you need to pay attention to the method of freezing.

• Grated pumpkin is used for making pancakes, pancakes, muffins and casseroles. Such pumpkin will give a special taste and bright rich color to vegetable and meat soups.
• Diced frozen pumpkin is added to sauté, first courses, vegetable and meat stews, a variety of cereals, salads and mashed potatoes.
• Already prepared mashed potatoes are put into baking dough, mashed soups, cereals, cutlets, pancakes, pie fillings and meat dishes. The pumpkin will add a pleasant color and tenderness to various sauces.

In conclusion, I would like to note that it is difficult to find a vegetable more versatile than pumpkin: it can be used to cook soups, cereals, and snacks, main courses and sweet desserts. It is used in homemade preparations for the winter, pickled and in the form of candied fruits. At the same time, any original pumpkin food is a storehouse of nutrients and a special beauty of orange shades.