This week’s French Fridays with Dorie recipe (Pumpkin stuffed with everything good – I mean, how can you resist?) is destined to become an autumnal favourite in our house. I made it after a very long weekend of cooking and baking and as I glanced at my list, noticing that I still had this one last thing to do, I wondered could I be bothered. Well, in fact, there’s no bother at all in this dish – it took me about 15 minutes to organise then it cooked in the oven for about 2 hours on its own.
Basically a pumpkin, scooped out and stuffed with bread, cheese, bacon, herbs and a little cream, this dish presents beautifully on the table (though not sure why my beautiful bright orange pumpkin skin went orangey-brown 🙁 Oh well) and when you pull off the lid it definitely has the WOW factor. Filling the house with wonderful aromas as it cooks is a bonus – it makes the house just *feel* cozier. I can imagine this would be an awesome dish to eat on our front porch next Monday as we shiver away, handing out candy.
I love that the filling combines with the cooked pumpkin flesh to create a sweet flavour to counter the sharp of the cheese and the salty of the bacon.
I took these pictures of it as it came out of the oven as I was unsure if it would hold together when it was cut into slices. I was lucky, it did, but by then it was way too dark (and I was way too hungry) to take a photo. So you’ll just have to trust me on this that it was a fabulous looking dish that tasted wonderful too! Even a couple of days later, the leftovers held together as they were re-heated. Another winner, thanks Dorie!
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This was true comfort food….I skipped dinner and ate this whole thing!!! Parsley gave yours a beautiful pop of color 🙂
Oh yeah this WAS my dinner!
This looks really warm and delicious. I would never have thought to put bacon with pumpkin but now that I see this I really want to try it out.
Bacon and pumpkin is REALLY good!
For what is worth, I really like the rusty color your pumpkin took after baking! I used a green one and it turned almost black – far less photogenic. I will definitely make this one again.
Oh I need to try with different pumpkins and see how they turn out!
This is a very wonderful looking and hearty dish and yes, I can imagine dipping into it on the porch while handing out the treats on Halloween. It looks like it is going to be a chilly one for the little trick-or-treaters.
It’s a GREAT cold weather dish!
Hmmm…I drank no wine with this – !!! – but am happy to offer a pairing.
Given the flavour combinations, I think you have a lot of latitude to pretty much go with “what you like / what you feel like”.
I’d naturally lean towards white: say a Chardonnay (not too buttery), Viognier or possibly even a Sherry.
But on the chilly night front and looking for a red: Grenache/Garnacha would be my first choice. Not too heavy.
I loved this one – such a perfect fall dish! (although with last night’s snow, it might need a little re-inforced eggnog to go with it)
I love looking at everyone’s sweet little pumpkins 🙂
Egg nog would be the perfect accompaniment to this!
Yep, this one is a keeper for sure. I was surprised it was so good for lunch the next day, didn’t get mushy at all. Yours looks pretty!
I love how it held together for leftovers too!
This is so pretty! What beautiful colors, buzz!
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I love your pretty “brown” pumpkin. Looks good enough to eat. I started with a white pumpkin and it roasted up almost orange.
I need to try this with different pumpkin varieties!
Beautiful pictures! We loved this one too!
Thanks 🙂
Mardi, is there anyone out there who DON’T like this dish? We loved it too and I’ve made it 3 times already…yes, I’m obsessed! I really like the color contrast between your pumpkin flesh and the stuffing, so lovely.
I think this must definitely be one of Dorie’s most popular dishes!
Definitely a favorite, and so versatile. Must buy more pumpkins for the winter! Lovely photos. 🙂
Yes it certainly gives you a lot of options to be versatile in the filling.
Gorgeous!
My new favorite fall dish! Your pumpkin looks delicious 🙂
Mine too!
These pumpkins do make a pretty picture. We were surprised by how much we liked this dish…and decided it would be a lovely addition to a holiday table.
A fabulous addition to any holiday table for sure!
This is such a nice addition for any holiday table. Hubby and I really
enjoyed it, and the leftovers were good too. I’m very glad that
Tricia’s family like her version, now we can enjoy it for Thanksgiving
together. Your dish turned out beautiful and looks so perfect.
I think it’s great that so many people loved this!
Yum, this looks spectacular. Oh the joys of trying to take photos with failing light. I’m just going to have to make this myself to find out how the finished product looked. Sounds well worth the effort.
Yes it’s a little sad the days are shorter and the window for decent light is smaller 🙁
Looks deelish. I’m sure the cheese & bacon goes sooo well with the pumpkin.
It’s a great combination!
This is one of my favorite FFWD dishes. It is surprising easy to prep, and does last a couple days for leftovers. It was even a hit with Sasha the Wonder Dog – she loves pumpkin! Mine also was a bit of a burnt orange….but still very festive looking.
Easy, lasts a couple of days and a hit with Sasha? A definite winner!
I stumbled on this recipe a while ago and then as I usually do promptly forgot about it. Thank you for reminding me about this recipe that I would be remiss to not try for myself.
Oh Sylvie, you need to try this one!
NICE work!!
Why thank you!
This is so pretty and that stuffing looks just delicious!!
Thanks so much!
I agree on what a lovely “fall” aroma and taste this dish had. It seems like preparing this dish should be a rite of passage each year to welcome the season. So glad you enjoyed it. I was also happy that it was minimal “organizing” and mostly cooking. Which means we can make it again tomorrow 🙂
It did make the house smell amazing 🙂
This is an amazing recipe! Love the filling, and it mixing with the cooked pumpkin, just sounds delicious!
It’s so delicious, not to mention easy!
hands down you are a much better photographer!! … I thought this made my house smell cozier and lovely too!
Well the colours lend themselves to pretty pictures for sure!
Yes, please! Pumpkin, bacon, bread, cheese and herbs?! That alone is enough to have me making this recipe before fall ticks away. Lovely Mardi!
It most definitely is a winning combination!
I never had a stuffed pumpkin before. Can’t wait till I get back into the kitchen.
It’s so easy Penny! Might want to wait until the cooler weather though!
I was telling Liz from That Skinny Chick Can Bake that this is my all time favorite Dorie recipe and I believe it’s convinced me to get the book. It’s stunning!
I believe it is up there with my all time favourites too!
You can cut it into slices? Wow, that does sound like a gorgeous dish; it certainly looks delectable. You saw our pumpkin, so you know yours wins that particular beauty contest.
Yes and it even stood up on the plate 🙂 You know, I did see your pumpkin but we didn’t even get one carved this year so you win in the “being on top of things” contest!
I was really impressed by how easy this one was. For some reason the picture in the book made me think that it would be far more difficult, but like you said, it came together quick quickly. And it was oh so yummy!
Yeah I thought it would be way too complicated but it was actually one of the easiest ones yet!
This is beautiful and looks so tasty!
Thanks very much – we loved it too!
Lovely! I love pumpkin… Have to give this stuffed pumpkin a try!
It’s such a great, versatile dish 🙂