Can You Combine A Jalapeno Popper With A Meatball? | Traeger Select Elite | Smoked Meatballs

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheddar

💰Cheaper: monterey jack cheese

Monterey jack is often less expensive and melts well.

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: pork belly

Turkey bacon is lower in fat.

barbecue sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade sauce

💰Cheaper: ketchup + vinegar

Homemade sauce can be made with pantry staples.

Combine 1 pound of ground beef and 1 pound of hot ground sausage in a bowl.

Add 4 diced jalapenos to the meat mixture.

Stir in 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese and a small amount of barbecue rub.

Mix the ingredients together with your hands until well combined.

Form a handful of the meat mixture into a flat patty.

Place a piece of cream cheese in the center of the patty.

Fold the edges of the patty over the cream cheese and roll it into a meatball shape.

Repeat the process until all meatballs are formed.

Preheat the Traeger grill on the smoke setting.

Place the meatballs on the grill and smoke for a while before increasing the temperature to 225-250°F.

After about 1.5 hours, check the internal temperature of the meatballs (should be around 125°F).

Increase the grill temperature to 250°F to speed up cooking.

After another 20-25 minutes, check the internal temperature again (should be around 145°F).

Coat half of the meatballs with Heinz Kansas City Sweet and Smoky barbecue sauce.

Continue cooking the meatballs until they reach an internal temperature of 165°F.

Remove the meatballs from the grill and serve.

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