Name: Halloween Stuffed Cap-O’-Lanterns recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 cup rice; 140 g mushrooms; 25 g butter; 1 tbs olive oil; 1 onion diced; 2 garlic cloves crushed; 500 g chicken mince; 1 tbs fresh thyme chopped; 1 tbs fresh flat-leaf parsley chopped; 1/3 cup parmesan cheese grated; 100 g fetta crumbled; 2 tbs tomato chutney; 8 red capsicum small; 1 cup passata

by Greer Worsley Last updated on 08/06/2019

These fun ‘cap-o’-lanterns’ are stuffed with a tasty chicken and rice filling and baked to spooky, kooky perfection. Serve them up as part of your Halloween feast. - Greer Worsley

Ingredients

1 cup rice
140 g mushrooms
25 g butter
1 tbs olive oil
1 onion diced
2 garlic cloves crushed
500 g chicken mince
1 tbs fresh thyme chopped
1 tbs fresh flat-leaf parsley chopped
1/3 cup parmesan cheese grated
100 g fetta crumbled
2 tbs tomato chutney
8 red capsicum small
1 cup passata

Method

Step 1

Place rice in a medium saucepan with 1.5 cups water. Bring to the boil, reduce heat to lowest setting and cover with a lid. Cook for 12-15 minutes until water has evaporated and rice is cooked.
Step 2

Roughly dice mushrooms and mince in a food processor until finely chopped. Alternatively, dice very finely with a knife. Melt butter with a splash of olive oil in a frypan. Cook minced mushrooms for 3-4 minutes, stirring constantly. Season well and set aside.
Step 3

Heat remaining olive oil and cook onion and garlic for 3-4 minutes until onion is translucent. Add chicken mince and cook, using a wooden spoon to break up meat. Remove from heat. Stir through cooked mushroom, herbs, cheeses and chutney.
Step 4

Preheat oven to 200C (180C fan-forced). Using a small knife with a sharp point, cut tops off capsicums and remove centres. Cut away and discard seeds and any membrane. Carve fun jack-o’-lantern style faces into each capsicum. Fill with rice and chicken stuffing and pop the tops back on. Pour passata into the base of a baking tray. Place stuffed capsicums snugly in baking tray. Bake for 45 minutes.
Step 5

erve with a salad on the side or as part of a Halloween banquet feast.