Roasted Pumpkins Stuffed with Roast Duck and Wild Mushroom Risotto

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OMG! This is so good. I did a test run of the risotto without the pumpkin and it was wonderful. Today, I made it with the pumpkins. Boy it is so good! Though I did not use duck, I couldn't find one anywhere. So I used chicken thighs. I was leary about the pumpkin seed garnish, but they are really good! I didn't quite make the recipe exactly, (never do for the seeds I just used grill seasoning, paprika and ground red pepper. I also added a little fresh rosamary to the risotto and used baby potabella mushrooms. This is such a good stepping off point for many variations. Maybe sausage mushroom risotto with sage and beef stock stuffed in an acorn squash. I may try that soon

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I found whole fresh ducks at Whole Foods market and roasted them myself the day before the party. Though the recipe is rated "Difficult", in fact it was not. It was a bit time consuming, but the deliciousness of the pumpkins and the fantastic pumpkin butter they created, coupled with the savory duck and mushroom risotto was absolutely worth it...not to mention the rave reviews of all 12 of our guests! I will definitely make this dish again. Tastes like autumn and smells like heaven with a stellar presentation.

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I am all for an nice dinner even if it takes some work. I could only find duck breast in the store and after 40 minutes of roasting it was overdone. I was able to shred it and once added back to the risotto it was fine. The best part of this was the aroma of the mushrooms cooking down in the butter and then adding the red wine. Smelled fantastic! I served it in the roasted pumpkins. It was good but my boyfriend and I were discussing ways to change the leftovers around to make something more powerful out of it. I think making the risotto and stuffing it in a roasted red pepper would be possibly better than the pumpkin. It needed a kick.

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I love this recipe!! I made it for a late Thanksgiving dinner and every body craved more, even the kids! I made it three more times and gave them to my relatives. They loved it and want to come to my house for dinner every night now. They never knew I was much of a cook, but now they call me Eddie Crocker!!!!!!!!!!!

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Great a true work of art

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It was surprisingly good. I was not sure if I would like the combination of pumpkin and rice however, I truly enjoyed it.

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certainly worth the effort . My hubby did the stirring while I cleaned up the kitchen. Cause he helped he liked it even more. I used cooked turkey instead of the duck.It was super and for sure a do again.

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Actually not that hard of a meal to prepare and cook, time consuming and difficult to due the not so common ingredients of the everyday cook.
Still, this is an amazing recipe.

And I hate emeril.