Bacon Wrapped Meatballs on Pit Barrel Cooker

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: pork belly

Turkey bacon reduces calories while maintaining flavor.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated mozzarella

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

bread crumbs

🥗Healthier: oats

💰Cheaper: crushed crackers

Oats provide a healthier binding option.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is lower in fat.

In a large bowl, combine 1.1 pounds of ground beef, 1/4 cup milk, 1 egg, and 1/2 cup breadcrumbs.

Add smoky jalapeno rub to the mixture (or substitute with salt, pepper, onion powder, and barbecue rub).

Mix the ingredients until well combined.

Portion the mixture into 16 meatballs, about the size of an ounce each.

Cut sharp cheddar hatch chili cheese into small cubes for stuffing.

Flatten each meatball, place a cheese cube inside, and enclose it back into a ball.

Wrap each meatball with a strip of bacon, overlapping the bacon and securing with a toothpick if necessary.

Sprinkle a light layer of smoky jalapeno rub on top of the bacon-wrapped meatballs.

Cook the meatballs on a Pit Barrel Cooker (or grill) at around 300°F for about 40 minutes, checking at 20 minutes.

Brush the meatballs with Budweiser sweet and smoky barbecue sauce and let them cook for an additional 5-10 minutes to caramelize.

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