Pumpkin Pot Pie

I know, I know, I missed yesterday. Was busy killing dragons... but on the plus side, all content cleared in Wrath! Woo! Anyway: Pumpkin Pot Pie.

Pumpkin Pot Pie
Ease 4

Needed:
1 small pumpkin or butternut squash. You're looking for something about the size of a volleyball
2 Russet-Burbank potatoes
1 sweet potato
2 carrots
8 oz chorizo sausage
2 Cups kale (about 5 large leaves)
salt
pepper
1 sheet puff pastry OR 1 package Pillsbury dinner rolls (the kind in the cardboard tube that pops open)

Heat your oven to 450.

If you're using a pumpkin, cut a hole in the top and scoop out the seeds and pulp, like you're making a jack-o'lantern, then cut in half. If you're using butternut squash, cut in half lengthwise and scoop out seeds and pulp.

Cover every exposed inch of squash with a light coating of oil (olive oil or vegetable oil). Place cut-side-down in a baking tray and roast in the oven for 45 minutes. The skin will start to brown/blacken and you should be able to easily pierce it with a knife. Turn the oven down to 350

Take the roasted squash out of the oven and let it cool. In the meantime, peel the sweet potato, chorizo (if you use the kind with casing) and carrots.

Chop the sweet potato, regular potatoes, carrots and chorizo into 1/2 inch sections. Put into a 9x9 baking dish.

The pumpkin should be cool enough to handle now, so discard the rind (it should be pulling away from the flesh easily at this point) and put the flesh into a food processor or blender. Add 1 1/2 cups water, 1/2 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper to the pumpkin and puree until very smooth (it'll take about a minute).

Pour the pureed pumpkin into the baking dish.

Rise the kale and tear it into bite-sized pieces. You'll want to throw away the stems, they're really tough. Just keep the curly leaf bits. Layer the kale on top of the pumpkin puree.

Unroll the puff pastry/dinner rolls onto a floured surface (flour is much more needed for the puff pastry than the rolls). Roll it out gently, pinching together any seams in the dough.

Place the dough on top of the baking dish. It's ok if the edges hang over, just make sure they won't be touching the wire rack of the oven.

Put the baking dish into the 350 oven for 20 minutes. The dough should be cooked through and turning golden brown. Scoop into dishes and enjoy!