Wondering what to do with your leftover decorative Halloween pumpkins now that the season of candy and costumes has officially passed? Well, if they’re still in good shape, try this recipe I found on Lisa’s Nutrition Blog !
Stuffed Pumpkin
1 4 lb. Pumpkin
2 lbs. Ground Turkey
6 Celery Stalks
1 Small Red Onion
6 oz. Dried Cranberries (or Golden Raisins)
1/2 c. Chopped Walnuts
Salt, Pepper & Oregano to taste.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Cut the top off of the pumpkin and remove the seeds and ALL of the stringy insides. Rinse, pat dry, place on a foil lined cookie sheet or other large baking pan and set aside. In a large skillet, brown the ground turkey with the celery, onions, salt, pepper, and oregano until cooked through. Drain off any liquid. Stuff turkey mixture into the pumpkin and replace the lid. Add water to cover the bottom of the baking pan and cover the entire pumpkin loosely with foil.
Bake for 1 1/2 – 2 hrs. depending on how soft you like your squash. Remove foil and bake for another 15 minutes. To serve, simply scoop the filling onto a plate making sure to scoop out some of the pumpkin, or you can slice the pumpkin and serve the filling on top. You can even add a salad to complete the meal!
Other than scooping out the pumpkin, this is very easy to make and it reheats well.
Today’s Workout
Buy-in: 800m jog, set up equipment!
WOD: “The Filthy 50”
This is a classic Crossfit.com workout that has a lot of history (and scores) attached to it. Check youtube for some clips of various people around the world taking on this workout. This will be a tough one folks, most people are up around 30+min the first time they give it a shot so make sure you scale it appropriately! Good luck 🙂
Winter Challenge participants – this WOD is not for you! Choose some skills to work on again, do a row or run, keep the body moving and challenge it with speed and accuracy drills.
For time:
- 50 box jumps
- 50 jumping pullups
- 50 kettlebell swings (1 pood)
- Walking lunge, 50 steps
- 50 knees to elbows
- 50 bar push press (45lb)
- 50 Back extensions
- 50 Wallballs (14/20lb)
- 50 burpees
- 50 double unders
Zone 3 – keep all weights Rx, scale to 30 of every movement
Zone 2 – scale to lighter weights and lower box
Zone 1 – scale as needed
Cash-out: Team stretch
