Farro and Peanut Stuffed Pumpkins
By: Caroline Young, MS, RD, LD, RYT
Ingredients
8 mini pumpkins
1 ½ cups farro, uncooked
1 tablespoon olive oil
¾ cup unsalted peanuts, chopped
½ cup fresh mint or parsley, chopped, or both (1/4 cup of each)
Squeeze of one lemon
½ cup dried cranberries
Lemon zest
Salt & Pepper
Directions
Preheat oven to 400 and bring a pot of water to a boil on the stove. Cut tops off pumpkins and scoop out pumpkin seeds. Drizzle pumpkins with olive oil, and a few shakes of salt and pepper. Bake for 20 minutes, until pumpkins soften. In the meantime, cook the farro according to package instructions. Once farro is done, transfer to a bowl, add remaining ingredients, and mix well. Fill each pumpkin with about ½ cup farro mixture.
Nutrients Per serving
Calories | 230 |
Calories from Fat | 90 |
Fat | 10g |
Trans Fats | 0g |
Cholesterol | 0mg |
Carbohydrates | 27g |
Protein | 8g |
Fiber | 4g |
Sodium | 5mg |