Pumpkin potatoes in the oven

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to bake potatoes in a pumpkin in the oven? Prepare the ingredients. For such a dish, it is better to use a pumpkin of unsweetened varieties, round and not very large, it will bake faster in the oven. It is better to take potatoes of varieties that do not boil quickly, so that they do not turn into mashed potatoes when baking.

2. Step 2:

   

   Wash the pumpkin, cut off the lid from the top, remove the pulp with seeds with a spoon or knife. It is also better to remove the pulp from the walls and add it to the potatoes for filling. Seeds can be dried and used as an addition to soups or salads.

3. Step 3:

   

   Cut the pumpkin pulp into cubes. Pumpkin pieces should be larger than potato pieces, because pumpkin needs less time to bake and be ready.

4. Step 4:

   

   Peel the onion and cut into cubes. Do not give up the onion — it will make the dish more fragrant and delicious.

6. Step 5:

   

   Wash, peel and cut potatoes into cubes or pieces of arbitrary shape, smaller in size compared to pumpkin pieces.

7. Step 6:

   

   Combine the vegetables, mix and fill the pumpkin with them. You can safely fill it to the very top — during baking, the vegetables will settle significantly. Add salt and ground black pepper to taste. If desired, you can use any other seasoning and spices.

8. Step 7:

   

   Pour in the olive oil, mix the vegetables in the pumpkin again and pour in the water so that it covers two-thirds of the contents of the pumpkin. More water should not be poured in, otherwise after baking there will be a lot of liquid left in the pumpkin. If you keep the pumpkin in the oven longer, until the water is completely evaporated, the vegetables can turn into mashed potatoes.

9. Step 8:

   

   Put the pumpkin on a baking sheet, pour a little water on the bottom of it, send it to the oven, preheated to 180 degrees, for 40 minutes or longer, the exact time will depend on the characteristics of your oven and the size of the pumpkin. If desired, at the end of baking, vegetables in pumpkin can be sprinkled with grated hard cheese and held in the oven until the cheese melts. Remove the pumpkin from the oven and serve it to the table, cutting into portions and spreading out the filling. Enjoy your meal!