Dinner in a Pumpkin

Ok so I know I just did Pumpkin stew, but this is more like a casserole in a pumpkin not a soup. I usually try and make this on or around Halloween, it is lots of fun and easy!

• 1 Medium pumpkin
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 medium onion
• salt and pepper (to taste)
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 2 Tbsp brown sugar
• 1 can cream of chicken soup
• 1 cup minute rice or 2 cups cooked rice
• 1/2 cup hot water
• 1 can water chestnuts (drained)

Brown onion and beef and then add remaining ingredients. Clean out pumpkin. Put casserole mixture inside pumpkin, bake at 350 for 1.5 hours in shallow baking dish with 1 inch of water.