1 med. pumpkin
1 1/2 lbs. ground beef
1 med. onion, chopped
1/4 c. soy sauce
2 tbsp. brown sugar
1 (4 oz.) can mushroom pieces, drained
1 can cream of chicken soup
2 c. cooked rice

Cut top from pumpkin and clean out seeds and stringy pulp. Draw a face on pumpkin with magic marker. In skillet brown onion and meat together. Add soy sauce, sugar, mushrooms and soup. Simmer 10 minutes. Mix in rice, then pour mixture into pumpkin.

Place filled pumpkin on cookie sheet or baking pan and bake 1 hour at 350 degrees. Remove from oven and place on a plate. When serving, scoop out the pumpkin and serve as a vegetable along with the meat dish. Serves 6.