# Monster Pumpkin Soup

- Cook time: 240 min
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 whole pumpkin
- 1 whole chicken
- cabbage, chopped
- carrot, chopped
- mushroom, chopped
- onion, chopped
- garlic clove, chopped
- fresh rosemary
- fresh sage
- fresh thyme
- bay leaf
- chicken stock cube, crumbled
- salt
- black pepper
- olive oil

## Instructions

1. Cut the top off your pumpkin to create a lid and scoop out the seeds and stringy insides.
2. Add the chopped cabbage, carrots, mushrooms, onions, and garlic into the pumpkin.
3. Nestle the whole chicken inside and add the fresh herbs, bay leaves, crumbled stock cube, salt, and pepper.
4. Place the pumpkin lid back on, rub the outside with olive oil, and transfer to the oven.
5. Roast for approximately 4 hours until the chicken is cooked through and vegetables are tender.
6. Remove the chicken, discard the bones, shred the meat back into the soup, and ladle into bowls with some of the soft pumpkin flesh.

## Tips

- The cooking time will depend on the size of your pumpkin and chicken.
- Check that the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 74°C/165°F in the thickest part.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/19faf1xvvT/
- Creator: Nourished Communities
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/18379352-00d9-4b17-886a-e279288be462
- Extracted: 2026-10-09

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