Dinner in a Pumpkin

This is what we eat every year on Halloween.  I grew up with this tradition and I love it. It makes the night so fun and the dinner is super good.

Dinner in a Pumpkin

1 medium pumpkin {about size of basketball or a little bigger}
1 chopped onion {any size - depending on how much onion you like}
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 1/2 - 2 pounds hamburger
2 teaspoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 {4oz.} can sliced mushrooms ~ drained
1 can cream of chicken soup
1-2 cups cooked rice
1 {8oz.} can sliced water chestnuts ~ drained
 

Cut off top of pumpkin and clean out.  Draw a face on the pumpkin with permanent marker.  In a large skillet saute onions in oil until tender.  Add meat and cook till brown.  Drain drippings from meat - add soy sauce, brown sugar, mushrooms and soup.  Simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
 
Add cooked rice and water chestnuts.  Place pumpkin onto a cookie sheet that is covered with foil.  Spoon mixture into the pumpkin and put pumpkin lid back on.  Cook at 350 degrees for about 1 hour or until inside of pumpkin is tender.  You can also cook with lid off.
 
When serving scrap inside of pumpkin.