Dinner in a Pumpkin -Amy

1 small or medium pumpkin

1 onion, chopped

2 Tbsp. vegetable oil

1 1/2- 2 lbs. ground beef

2 Tbsp. soy sauce

2 Tbsp. brown sugar

1 (4 oz.) can sliced mushrooms

1 can cream of chicken soup

1 1/2 cups cooked rice

1 (8 oz.) can sliced water chestnuts

Cut off top of pumpkin and thoroughly clean out seeds and pulp. Preheat oven to 350°. In a large skillet, saute onions in oil until tender. Add meat and brown. Drain drippings and add soy sauce, brown sugar, mushrooms, and soup. Simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add cooked rice and water chestnuts. Spoon mixture into the cleaned pumpkin shell. Replace pumpkin top and place entire pumpkin on a baking sheet. Bake one hour, or until the inside meat of the pumpkin is tender. Remove pumpkin lid and serve casserole along with cooked pumpkin meat.