Pumpkin pie, creamy pumpkin soup, roast pumpkin, and pumpkin empanadas may find themselves at the top of your list; however, if you are tossing the skins in the process, you may want to think twice.

There are dessert empanadas filled with pumpkin or apple in the freezer case, but for this taste test, we stuck with the savory options, leaning into beef when possible — and threw in a couple ...