The second episode of Geek Eats arrives today! For this episode, the fandom focus is The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Specifically, it is the Disney version of the story that can be found on Disney+ under The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad. Once again, Mr. Daps and Sarah both created food that was inspired by the fandom. For each episode of this podcast about food and fandom, recipes are either created or reviewed. For this episode, recipes are being created. Sarah created a deviled egg recipe, which can be found at GeekEats.net, and Mr. Daps came up with a stuffed pumpkin recipe.

The Fiery Jack-O’-Lantern is a fun play on a stuffed baked pumpkin. In this case, the pumpkin was carved first to look like the one that the Headless Horseman chases Ichabod with. Inside the pumpkin was ground turkey, spinach, corn, and mushrooms. These all seemed fitting for an autumnal dish. There are also some fiery spices thrown in to represent the flames coming out of the Headless Horseman’s Jack-O’-Lantern. Finally, at the very end, some mozzarella cheese was melted on top. Check out the recipe below, give it a try, and then share how it turned out for you and any tips you learned along the way!

The second episode of Geek Eats can be found at GeekEats.net. DC Sarah’s recipe that she created for this episode can also be found there, along with other recipes created for this podcast.

Mr. Daps

Fiery Jack-O-Lantern

A stuffed baked pumpkin recipe inspired by The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

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Servings: 2 people

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

• 2 Sugar Pie Pumpkins
• 1 lb Ground Turkey
• 1 10 oz package Sliced Baby Bella Mushrooms
• 2 cloves Garlic
• 1 medium Yellow Onion chopped
• 1 cup Wild Rice
• 1 quart chicken stock or other stock/water if preferred
• 1 15 oz can corn
• 1 6 oz bag baby spinach
• 4 oz Shredded Mozzarella Cheese approximately
• 1 tsp Salt or to taste
• 2 tsp Pepper or to taste
• 2 tsp Paprika
• 1 tsp Cayenne Pepper or to taste
• 1 tsp Red Pepper Flakes or to taste

Method

 

For Pumpkin

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Cut pumpkins in half and clean out the insides. (Carve pumpkins if you’d like)
3. Place pumpkins (without their lids) on an oiled pan and bake at 400 degrees for about 35 minutes, or until soft.

For Filling

1. Brown Ground Turkey with salt and pepper in a pan on the stove on medium.
2. When browned, add onions, garlic, and mushrooms, then cook until soft.
3. Add Chicken Broth and Wild Rice.
4. Bring to a boil and then let simmer until wild rice is soft (time depends on rice) and most of the Chicken Broth has been absorbed.
5. Add corn and spinach and mix.
6. Stir occasionally while spinach wilts.

For Stuffed Pumpkin

1. Once the pumpkins and filling are completed fill each with the filling while the pumpkins are still on the pan.
2. Put shredded mozzarella cheese on top of the filling on the inside of the top of the pumpkin.
3. Return to oven until the cheese is melted/browned.
4. Serve and enjoy!

Notes

Note: there will most likely be leftover filling for this recipe. You can use this in future stuffed pumpkins, stuffed squash, or even on baked potatoes. 

What do you think of this recipe? How did it turn out for you? Do you have any tips for it? Share your thoughts, experiences, and opinions in the comments below!