Stuffed Pumpkin

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups chestnuts
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1 pound porcini mushrooms fresh, trimmed and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 1 pound chanterelle mushrooms fresh, trimmed and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• freshly ground pepper
• coarse salt
• 1 pound white sandwich bread Pullman or other, cut into 3/4-inch cubes
• 1 pound carrots peeled and diced
• 2 onions large, finely chopped
• 8 celery stalks diced
• 1 sweet potato large, peeled, cored, and diced
• 4 garlic cloves minced
• 2 cups turkey stock or low-sodium store-bought chicken or vegetable broth
• 4 granny smith apples peeled and diced
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
• 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary minced
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage finely
• 1/2 cup flat leaf parsley leaves finely chopped fresh
• 3 large eggs
• 1 pumpkin cheese, 10 to 12 pounds