Fall Harvest Rice with Tofu

Makes 6 servings.
== Ingredients ==
* 1 medium pumpkin (large enough to hold 6 cups mixture)
* 1 cup chopped Onion
* 1 cup chopped celery
* 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
* 3 cups cooked rice
* 1 pound tofu, crumbled
* 1 tart red cooking Apple, cored and chopped
* 1 tablespoon firmly packed brown sugar
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
* 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
* 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
== Directions ==
# Cut off top of pumpkin; remove seeds and fibers. Set aside. Cook Onion and celery in margarine in large skillet until soft but not brown. Set aside.
# Add rice, tofu, Apple, Sugar, salt, fennel, allspice, cinnamon and pepper; spoon into pumpkin shell. Place on baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours, or until pulp inside pumpkin is tender.
# Spoon rice mixture from pumpkin. Scoop out cooked pumpkin; season with margarine, salt and pepper, if desired. Serve with rice mixture.
Category:American Recipes
Category:Apple Recipes
Category:Pumpkin Recipes
Category:Rice Recipes
Category:Side Dish Rice Recipes
Category:Tofu Recipes
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