I had a wee bit of trepidation when I saw this recipe on our French Fridays with Dorie queue. I really enjoy pumpkin desserts, but a savory dish was not quite as appealing. I bought the teeniest pumpkin I could find and whipped up a half batch. The pumpkin was hollowed and filled with bread, bacon, cheese, thyme, garlic and chives. A bit of cream was added to moisten the bread...and then the pumpkin and its lid were baked for an hour and a half.
Boy, was I mistaken…even the doubting hubby declared this a success (well, he didn’t exactly eat the pumpkin part). The ooey, gooey cheese covered bread was infused with the flavors of bacon and herbs as it all baked together in the gorgeous, edible orange dish. And the combination of aged the cheddar and Gruyère chunks was the perfect mix of sharp and nutty flavors. Now I wish I had made two.
This delicious recipe can be found on Dorie’s website.
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So SO SO good, huh? I am making it again this weekend!
Hai avuto una bellissima idea!!!!
Mi piace tantissimo!!!!
Un bacione e felice fine settimana!!!!
Lizzy, but this is a dream…the presentation is so beautiful….and I suppose it must be absoletely delicious!!! have a fine weekend, hugs and blessings, Flavia
I like the idea of serving straight on the plate the whole mini pumkin.
I wish I could find tiny pumpkin like yours – it would guarantee more frequent appearances at our house. The smallest pumpkin in the grocery store weighted a little over 5lb!
I love this. It’s adorable!
This sounds quite delicious plus can’t really go wrong with bacon, cheese and cream.
I think it sounds fabulous, but it’s good to make less and want more than to make a huge batch and waste it. Glad it turned you on to savoury pumpkin dishes!
I have seen stews baked in pumpkins but this dressing/stuffing like combination sounds amazing.
This is something I have never heard of Lizzy though we make something similar but with custard added inside and then steamed.
Do sound good to try for a change.
nice job again and again!
I like ‘stuffed with everything’
If I decide to make it, I will know then that it’s better to make two.
It takes Dorie to put together such a tasty recipe and it takes you to turn into a foodie delight.
Your description at the end as well as the photos has me hooked! Pumpkin can do well as a savory dish and this is proof. Well done!
Your savory stuffed pumpkin sounds so good. Pumpkin goes well with savory as well as sweet, as you demonstrated so well. Great pics!
Looks wonderful and hopefully you can still find another pumpkin to make this again soon!
I loved this too! So many variations and possibilities also – fun dish.
I can almost taste it. It sounds really tasty!
I adore stuffed pumpkins – love the way they look and taste. This one is overflowing with goodness.
Really pretty and delicious – love serving and using the pumpkin like this
Mary x
Haha! The stuffing is what hooked me as well. I even baked up the leftover stuffing by itself!
The stuffing with bread, bacon and cheese can’t be anything but yummy
Love this Lizzy look amazing and delicious!!, pretty! LOL gloria
I absolutely need to make this. You’re now the FOURTH FFwD participant to rave about this dish. And I LOVE savory pumpkin dishes. More than desserts actually so this has my tummy rumbling
This is stuffed with everything good! Sounds delicious!
It looks wonderful!
Kisses
never seen a stuff pumpkin dish. Nice job
I’ve seen this pumpkin dish on several food blogs today. It must be really good if everyone is making it
Your stuffed pumpkin looks great!
Lizzy…love all your photos on this dish…beautifully taken. And of course your pumpkin dish looks mouth-watering too. I love it ! and will cook this again when the kids are back.
I think I would have been as doubting as your husband, but if he says its good then I’m buying. Creative recipe!
I actually love the idea of smaller pumpkins for individual servings! This sounds delicious…the cheese is a real bonus! Thanks!
This was a huge hit in our house…my husband even ate the pumpkin part! Who would have thought it! Yours looks beautiful! Glad you enjoyed it! Have a lovely weekend!
What a beautiful presentation! I bet the ooey-gooey cheese and bread part was fantastic! Have a great weekend! ~ Ramona
That is one recipe I have been eyeing for quite awhile. I have been sharing your trepidation. Good to know it’s a success. What a great appetizer for a fall party!
What a fulfilling fun pumpkin dish! My kids will totally enjoy “digging” the pumpkin to eat this dish. =D
The presentation is absolutely beautiful! The filling sounds pretty incredible too =)
Wow, that filling sounds awesome! What a fun and festive way to serve it in a pumpkin too.
Cleanup would be easy too. No washing of plates, just dump your “bowl” in the garbage and bam, done.
That stuffed pumpkin would be perrrfect for a dinner party. Well done, well don!!!
I feel like this is the first recipe that is universally liked. I haven’t read one real complaint yet. Glad you liked it!
This savory pumpkin dish sounds so good. I’ll definitely be checking out Dorie’s recipe.
Looks tasty…sure is different.
I think it looks so appetizing! I have done a few stews with meat cooked right in the pumpkin but this is different. Got a small one on the table to cook,will go for that!
I would be skeptic of this as well. The filling sounds awesome though1
I haven’t been cooking with Dorie for awhile and I need to return to her. I love savory pumpkin and this looks so good, Lizzy. Uhhh … how do you stay skinny? Do you really eat all these delectables???
I just love this dish so much! (I, too, was initially skeptical about the savory aspect – of course, now it all makes perfect sense!)
Holy cow! That’s amazing! As soon as you listed the ingredients I started drooling like pavlov’s dog! That is – without a doubt – my favorite recipe so far!
…and the ONE recipe that has convinced me to buy the book now!
That is so adorable in that little pumpkin!
I think buying the teeniest pumpkin was a good idea as it looks so cute 
I think this looks SO good! I mean, does it get any better than bread, bacon, and ooey gooey cheese?!
I just saw these over on Diethood, and I think they look divine! Love the flavor combination…
This looks wonderful.
Love stuffed pumpkin! Cheesy filling sounds really wonderful.
Like the new look on your blog! Great design… love the photos for this weeks post, and boy was this ever a great pumpkin dish!
looks delicious!
This one definitely needs to be made again and again while pumkins are here!
Glad it was well received. Whew!
Hi Lizzy,
I’ve seen other posts as well on this but none provided the link to Dorie’s site which explains so much. Although I’m a member I haven’t had the time to do these which bums me out. However I love this idea and to use it as a side dish sounds fantastic. What did you bake it on and did you find it fell apart when you put a spoon into it to dig out the goodies? They made mention of that as well on her site.
I think I may attempt this for my dinner party in a few weeks. In a way it sounds like all the fondue ingredients mixed together in a pot minus the wine. I just may have to add some. Thanks for sharing.
Love the photos of your lil’ pumpkin. It looks and sounds delicious! I didn’t make this so I’ll just enjoy yours virtually.
Lizzy-you are so kind and sincere to comment back again re: my comments. I speak from the “heart” and what comes to my mind. Sometimes more things than what I should say, or “not” which just happened with a new Hungarian follower/commenter on my blog!
At any rate, as I mentioned to Kathy, I don’t know how you could carve out an entire pumpkin, when it so difficult to carve one…maybe to create a pumpkin face it’s more difficult.
You stuffed pumpkin is so creative and delicious, your hubby sure gets his share of versatile gourmet dishes, after all these years you’ve been married, ha, ha!
He’s going to realize…if he hasn’t by now how lucky he is to have such exciting, and creative dishes done by his talented wife, that he can brag about to his buddies…you’ve already proven that with your cakes, my dear friend!
Have a wonderful weekend!
xoxo
I can’t get enough pumpkin. This looks incredible. I just got a pumpkin in my csa basket. Can’t wait to try!
I, too, fell in love with this! My tummy started to rumble as soon as I saw your photos…I want some more of this like reaaaal soon!
–Creative & FabULOUS! I’d definintely do this
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thanks Lizzy on your wonderful comments on my lemon cake, you motivated me to take up baking and thanks for that too.
Ooooh , I am literally drooling here , the dish looks super delish and when you described what went in it , I am jst speechless because I am dreaming about it , really drool worthy Lizzy *slurp* .
BEAUTIFUL!!! Lizzy, I love, love your photos and how stuffed pumpkin turned out for you!!!
Thank you for the reply,Lizzy. I’m hoping to make the duck this week even though my hubby isn’t a fan and had already planned on doing the fennel and squash soup. Hopefully though I will do them in the correct time frame. I may make the pumpkin tomorrow night with dinner to see how it turns out.
That looks amazing! What lovely photos! You have a gift.
Girl, you know my weaknesses. This looks so good. And bacon! hello, pumpkin!
I would never have thought to stuff a pumpkin! This looks incredible and what an elegant dish for Thanksgiving!
mouthwateringly lecker. I’ve been looking for new pumpkin ideas, and this one is just perfect. thanks for sharing, I can’t wait to cook (and eat)it… will most definitely make 2, just in case
I am glad that this dish pleasantly surprised you – it looks great.
OH MY GOODNESS, what a great idea! I love that this dish is all self contained and it looks delicious!
looks delicious
Dear Lizzy, This sounds like a both festive and delicious dish for the season. Blessings, Catherine xo
Lizzy this looks delicious! Beautiful presentation.
Have a wonderful weekend
I get really hungry every time I see this recipe on everyone’s blog! The stuffing sounds SO good and I love that it’s baked in a pumpkin– so festive! Glad you all enjoyed it!
You described the flavor of this perfectly. Glad this was a hit at your house. We loved this one as well.
I want to make this. (:
I like the smaller pumpkins…thinking about stuffing and baking them for T-Giving…getting lots of good ideas from all the great FFwD bloggers. I was skeptical, but a nice surprise with how well this turned out…and how pretty.
Looks down right simply amazing! Beautiful and rich and flavorful- the best a pumpkin can offer honestly- i love it
This looks so, so, SO good.
Savory pumpkin recipes are so lovely and delicious!
I probably wouldn’t have been drawn to this recipe either, but your recommendation makes it too good to pass up. We love pumpkin anything so this should be a hit and a big surprise at dinner.
That’s just gorgeous! I wouldn’t have thought of eating a savory pumpkin dish either, but it sounds worth trying.
This sounds delicious and it would be a great way to serve turkey dressing on Thanksgiving day. I always pick up something new when I visit here. I hope you have a great weekend. Blessings…Mary
I regret I didn’t take the time to make this last week. Yours turned out gorgeous. Lovely photos:)xx
This looks and sounds so good, I could do with a spoonful right now! Bread and cream inside, how could it not be good?
See, this sounds good to me right off the bat!! I need to make this asap. Yours looks gorgeous!
What a hearty harvest-time creation…it sounds wonderful and is so, so cute!
This looks delicious! I dont know many (well, any at all) savory pumpkin dishes. I will check this one definitely. You had a busy week with Daring Bakers and Fridays with Dorie!
Liz this sounds so incredibly delicious! I love stuffed pumpkin, but this is unlike any stuffing I have made! Happy B-day again, hope it was awesome!
So good!!!!
the idea of getting the pumpkin to the plate is wonderful…….
Awesome….
Happy birthday again dear…
I hope it taste batter than it looks
i was a bit weary of the pumpkin too and wound up not eating too much of the pumpkin, but I did like serving it in a wedge with the pumpkin and it lightly flavored the faux risotto we made inside of it, so that was pretty neat
glad you wound up liking this one! Although I prefer the baked goods when it comes to pumpkin I think…
These look fantastic! Its almost like a chicken, you can stuff whatever you want inside and wonderful flavors come out. Will def be giving this one a try!!
What a lovely set up! If I were entertaining tonight I would make this for sure but I was out of town all last week…sigh. I miss my kitchen.
I think this looks gorgeous served in a pumpkin. Well done!
I believe you. It looks and sounds amazing. Perfect fall meal. Thank you for sharing, sweet friend! I hope you are having a Happy Halloween. Thank you for making mine a bit sweeter (now I just need to get some candy!) Much love from Austin.
By the way, I made the stuffed pumpkin last night. Incredible!!! It is so delicious I can’t decide if I should make it for our dinner party, Thanksgiving or both. So good. Glad I made it. I put it on a pie plate and cooked it with parchment underneath. Worked out perfectly. Thanks for the great tips and link to Dorie’s forum.
Loved that you enjoyed it more than expected – and hubby too ! Both Nana and I gave this one two thumbs up and plan to play around with more variations until pumpkin season is over. Just love this time of year, not to mention French Fridays…..
Looks great!!!
Ooh, that picture on top is so drool-worthy!