Pumpkin Stew

Directions

1. 1
   Cut off top of pumpkin to make a lid.
2. 2
   Clean out seeds and pulp.
3. 3
   Bake hollowed out pumpkin shell on oven rack at 300° for approximately 1 1/2 hours.
4. 4
   Fill with hot beef stew; continue baking an additional hour (stew will pick up some flavor from pumpkin).
5. 5
   Remove from oven; serve, using the pumpkin as your serving dish.
6. 6
   Yummy and decorative on a cold fall night.