Instructions

1. Cut of the top of the pumpkin and remove the seeds and all of the stringy parts. Remember that the thicker the remaining pumpkin walls, the longer cooking time in the oven is required. So you may want to remove part of the pumpkin meat as well. Once you have removed all that needs to be removed, sprinkle the inside with salt, and set aside.
2. Boil the rice according to the package, and set aside.
3. Prep your chicken and veggies, dice the onions, cut up the zucchini in quarters and slice them thinly, and clean the flower sprouts.
4. For the chicken, place a peace of baking paper on a big cutting board, sprinkle with salt a paprika on half of the baking paper. Lay the chicken on top of the spices, then sprinkle with a bit more salt and paprika. So that both sides of the chicken is covered with spices. Fold the other half of the paper over the chicken, and give it a go beating with a rolling pin. You want them to be about half the thickness as before you starting beating them (about 1.5 cm, is the thickness you are going for).Don’t skip this step, you end up with some really juicy and tasty meat.
5. Heat up a cooking pan with a bout a tsp of oil. Put the chicken into the frying pan and cook them until they are golden and cooked through, turning after 3 or 4 minutes.
6. Once the chicken is done, remove it from the pan, and let it rest for a bit before slicing it up.
7. Add the diced onion and zucchini to the pan with out any additional oil. Keep stirring occasionally, until the onions gets clear. Then add ½ cup of water and the sage and let the veggies cook in the liquid until all the liquid has been absorbed. Remove from the pan and set aside together with the chicken.
8. Add another tsp of oil to the pan and add the flower sprouts/kalettes. Cook until they are barely wilted, and the color is really bright, about 2 minutes. Season with a bit of salt. And add them to the bowl with the chicken and veggies.
9. Cut up the dried apricots into small cubes and add to the bowl of stuffing.
10. Give it all a good toss, and then get stuffing. Once stuffed, put the pumpkin lid back on and place the stuffed pumpkin in an oven dish.
11. Roast the pumpkin in the oven at 230 °C for 30 minutes, and then turn down the heat to 200 °C for the remaining cooking time. Serve it hot by either scooping out the filling along with part of the pumpkin walls, or slice pieces of the pumpkin and add stuffing to the top of the piece of pumpkin. Enjoy together with a simple green salad. (the nutritional data is calculated on 1 of 4 servings, no salad added)