Chicken Soup Inside a Pumpkin – 255-Minute Recipe
A hearty, autumnal chicken soup that uses a pumpkin as its own pot, infusing the broth with a subtle sweetness. Tender chicken, aromatic vegetables, and a touch of chili oil make this dish both comforting and flavorful. Perfect for a cozy family dinner on a crisp fall evening.
Recipe by Tadas Mikuckis· Structured by ReelsMeals
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Ingredients
- 1 piece pumpkin
- 3 1/2 lb chicken
- 1 piece yellow onion
- 1 piece carrot
- 2 celery
- 6 garlic
- several fresh thyme
- 1 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 2 tbsp beef tallow
- high quality water
- 1/4 cup roasted salted pepitas
- chili oil, to taste
- fresh parsley, to taste
Instructions
- 1Preheat the oven to 360°F and place the pumpkin directly on a sheet pan.
- 2Cut a lid from the top of the pumpkin and scoop out the seeds and stringy interior, leaving the pumpkin flesh intact.
- 3Place the whole chicken inside the pumpkin cavity.
- 4Add the diced onion, sliced carrot, sliced celery, diced garlic, and fresh thyme sprigs around the chicken.
- 5Season with sea salt and black pepper, then pour in enough high‑quality water to mostly cover the vegetables, leaving some headspace at the top.
- 6Replace the pumpkin lid and rub the outside of the pumpkin with 2 tbsp of beef tallow.
- 7Bake for about 3 to 4 hours, until the chicken breast reaches an internal temperature of 165°F and the thigh reaches about 175°F.
- 8Remove the pumpkin from the oven and let it rest for 10 minutes. Carefully remove the chicken, then stir the soup while scraping soft pumpkin flesh from the interior walls into the broth. Taste and adjust salt if needed.
- 9Cut the chicken into bite‑sized pieces, return them to the pumpkin, and finish the soup with chili oil, roasted pepitas, and chopped fresh parsley. If the pumpkin loses its shape before the chicken is fully cooked, transfer everything to a regular pot and finish cooking there.
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Preheat and position pumpkin
Preheat the oven to 360°F and place the whole pumpkin directly on a sheet pan before cutting the lid.
Season before adding water
Season the chicken and vegetables with sea salt and black pepper before pouring in enough water to mostly cover them.
Apply beef tallow to exterior
Rub the outside of the pumpkin with 2 tbsp beef tallow after replacing the lid.
Rest before serving
Let the pumpkin rest for 10 minutes after baking to make it easier to remove the chicken and scrape pumpkin flesh into the broth.
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Frequently asked questions
- How long does it take to make Chicken Soup Inside a Pumpkin?
- About 4 hours 15 minutes in total: 15 minutes of prep and 4 hours of cooking.
- How many servings does this Chicken Soup Inside a Pumpkin recipe make?
- This recipe makes 6 servings as written; ingredient quantities on this page can be scaled.
- Where does this Chicken Soup Inside a Pumpkin recipe come from?
- It was shared by Tadas Mikuckis on instagram.com. ReelsMeals structured the original post into this step-by-step card; the original is linked above.