Spicy Pumpkin with Collards
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Author: Food Network Kitchen
Difficulty: Easy
Est. Cost: $20
Serves: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 2 2 -to-3-pound sugar pumpkins
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1 plum tomato, diced
- 1 Scotch bonnet (or serrano) chile pepper, seeded and finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
- 1 clove garlic, chopped
- 4 scallions, chopped
- 1 pound frozen chopped collard greens, thawed (see TAC blog post for fresh greens variation)
- Kosher salt
- 1 cup evaporated milk
- Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
- 4 tablespoons breadcrumbs (preferably panko)
- 1½ cups shredded sharp white cheddar cheese
- 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Slice off the top 1½ inches of the pumpkins and discard. Scoop out the seeds and stringy pulp.
- Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, tomato, chile pepper, thyme and garlic and cook, stirring, until the onion is slightly tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in the scallions and collard greens, add 1¼ teaspoons salt and cook, stirring, until the greens are slightly tender, about 15 minutes. Stir in the evaporated milk and nutmeg and bring to a gentle boil. Stir in 2 tablespoons breadcrumbs, the cheddar cheese and the remaining 2 tablespoons butter and cook, stirring, until the cheese melts and the mixture thickens slightly, about 2 minutes. Put the pumpkins in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish and fill evenly with the collard greens mixture.
- Toss the remaining 2 tablespoons breadcrumbs with the parmesan. Sprinkle over the filling. Add 1 inch of boiling water to the baking dish. Cover loosely with foil and bake until the pumpkins are tender, about 1 hour, 15 minutes. Remove the foil and continue baking until browned and bubbly on top, about 30 more minutes. Let cool 5 minutes, then scrape the pumpkin flesh and serve with the collards.
Recipe by The Amiable Cooks at https://theamiablecooks.com/spicy-pumpkin-with-collards/