Carolina Twinkies with the Brand New Meat Church BBQ Sauce

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: pork belly

Turkey bacon is lower in fat, while pork belly can be more affordable.

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Greek yogurt is lower in calories and higher in protein.

Cut the ends off the jalapeños and slice them in half lengthwise.

Remove the seeds and veins from the jalapeños.

Stuff each jalapeño half with homemade pimento cheese.

Flatten out breakfast sausage to cover the jalapeño halves.

Wrap each stuffed jalapeño with the sausage and seal it well.

Wrap the sausage-covered jalapeños with regular thickness bacon.

Season with Holy Cow beef rub or pepper.

Cook in a Traeger smoker at 300°F for 1 hour until the internal temperature reaches at least 165°F.

Sauce with Meat Church barbecue sauce and return to the smoker for 10 minutes to set the sauce.

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