Stuffed Pumpkin

A dear friend of mine shared this recipe with me a couple of years ago, and although she lives 6 hrs away, every time I make this I think of her...

So here's what you need:

* one pound of either ground beef or pork

*1 onion chopped

*4 or 5 cloves of garlic

*1 bell pepper chopped

*spices to taste

*1 can of tomato sauce

*4 cups of cooked rice

* one large pumpkin hallowed out, but keep the top for the "lid"

Cook the meat with the onions,garlic,bell pepper and spices then add the tomato sauce; stir

in the cooked rice and put the meat mixture in the pumpkin and then put the "lid" of the pumpkin on. Bake at 350 for about an hour or until the outside of the pumpkin is starting to cook.