Smoked Shotgun Shells

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Greek yogurt is lower in calories and higher in protein.

ground meat

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Ground turkey is leaner and healthier.

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: pork bacon

Turkey bacon is lower in fat.

Put on gloves and get a big mixing bowl.

Add 1 pound of 90/10 hamburger meat and 1 pound of sweet Italian sausage to the bowl.

Mix the meats together.

Add 8 ounces of cheese (Colby Jack and cheddar) to the meat mixture.

Optional: Dice up hatch chilies and mix them in with the meat and cheese.

Stuff uncooked manicotti shells with the meat mixture by hand.

Wrap each stuffed shell with regular bacon, overlapping slightly.

Season the wrapped shells with sweet rub (Meat Church OG Honey Hog).

Refrigerate the shells for at least 4 hours, or overnight.

Preheat the smoker to 300°F (149°C).

Place the shells in the smoker and cook for 1 hour.

Baste with sweet barbecue sauce after 1 hour of cooking.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

Allergens