This Oven Roasted Pumpkin Stuffed With Cheese is a great way to use up any leftover cheese. This is the perfect fondue appetizer and is sure to impress your guests!
I originally was going to use this Pumpkin to make soup, but at the last minute decided to do something else with it.
There’s never a shortage of cheese in my house, so I thought I’d get a little creative and stuff the inside of this Pumpkin and roast it!
The result? Absolutely 100% Delizioso! 🙂
You can use a mixture of just about any type of cheese for this, such as:
- Goat Cheese
- Asiago
- Fontina
- Gorgonzola
- Mozzarella
- Gouda
It’s totally up to you! Just mix in 2-3 of your favorite cheeses, top with fresh herbs, and bake!
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Buon Appetito!
Oven Roasted Pumpkin Stuffed With Cheese
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 50
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 6-8
- Category: Appetizer
- Cuisine: Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 1 small Pumpkin
- 1 tsp EVOO (extra virgin olive oil)
- 1/4 tsp minced Garlic
- Pinch of Salt
- Pinch of Pepper
- 1 1/2 – 2 cups of mixed crumbled Cheeses (you can use up any leftover cheeses and mix together such as Goat Cheese, Asiago, Fontina, Gorgonzola, or Mozzarella)
- 2 sprigs of fresh Oregano
- 2 sprigs of fresh Thyme
- 2 whole Sage Leaves
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Wash Pumpkin and cut of approximately 3/4 of an inch off of the top (see picture)
- Remove Seeds (keep some of the seeds for roasting to use as garnish)
- Brush inside of Pumpkin with EVOO and Garlic
- Sprinkle inside of Pumpkin with Salt and Pepper
- Fill the inside of Pumpkin with Cheeses
- Set herbs on top and place lid back on
- Rub a little EVOO on outside of Pumpkin and place on parchment lined baking sheet
- Place some of the Pumpkin seeds in pan to roast as well
- Roast 40-50 minutes
- Place Pumpkin on a platter, remove lid, and stir Cheese
- Place roasted Pumpkin Seeds along side Pumpkin on platter for garnish
- Serve with large Croutons or Crostini Bread for dipping
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