Smoked Shotgun Shells
Directions
- 1Start by browning 3 pounds of pork breakfast sausage and add to a bowl.
- 2Start by browning 3 pounds of pork breakfast sausage and add to a bowl.
- 3Start by browning 3 pounds of pork breakfast sausage and add to a bowl.
- 4Add 2 blocks of softened cream cheese, 1/2 cup of diced white onion, 1/2 cup of diced green onion, 2 tablespoons of minced garlic, 1 cup of shredded pepper jack cheese, and your favorite barbecue rub to the bowl.
- 5Add 2 blocks of softened cream cheese, 1/2 cup of diced white onion, 1/2 cup of diced green onion, 2 tablespoons of minced garlic, 1 cup of shredded pepper jack cheese, and your favorite barbecue rub to the bowl.
- 6Add 2 blocks of softened cream cheese, 1/2 cup of diced white onion, 1/2 cup of diced green onion, 2 tablespoons of minced garlic, 1 cup of shredded pepper jack cheese, and your favorite barbecue rub to the bowl.
- 7Mix all ingredients together and add to a ziploc bag.
- 8Mix all ingredients together and add to a ziploc bag.
- 9Mix all ingredients together and add to a ziploc bag.
- 10Cut off the corner of the bag, and squeeze the mixture into your manicotti noodles until full.
- 11Cut off the corner of the bag, and squeeze the mixture into your manicotti noodles until full.
- 12Cut off the corner of the bag, and squeeze the mixture into your manicotti noodles until full.
- 13Wrap each filled manicotti noodle with bacon, trying to cover as much of the pasta shell as possible.
- 14Wrap each filled manicotti noodle with bacon, trying to cover as much of the pasta shell as possible.
- 15Wrap each filled manicotti noodle with bacon, trying to cover as much of the pasta shell as possible.
- 16Hit them with some barbecue seasoning and put in the fridge to soften for a couple of hours.
- 17Hit them with some barbecue seasoning and put in the fridge to soften for a couple of hours.
- 18Hit them with some barbecue seasoning and put in the fridge to soften for a couple of hours.
- 19Preheat pellet smoker to 275 and add the bacon-wrapped manicotti to the smoker.
- 20Preheat pellet smoker to 275 and add the bacon-wrapped manicotti to the smoker.
- 21Preheat pellet smoker to 275 and add the bacon-wrapped manicotti to the smoker.
- 22Close it up for about 2 hours until the bacon looks crispy.
- 23Close it up for about 2 hours until the bacon looks crispy.
- 24Close it up for about 2 hours until the bacon looks crispy.
- 25For the last 15 minutes, slather a sweet and spicy barbecue sauce all over the top of the shotgun shells.
- 26For the last 15 minutes, slather a sweet and spicy barbecue sauce all over the top of the shotgun shells.
- 27For the last 15 minutes, slather a sweet and spicy barbecue sauce all over the top of the shotgun shells.
Ingredients
- 3 pounds pork breakfast sausage
- 3 pounds pork breakfast sausage
- 3 pounds pork breakfast sausage
- 2 blocks cream cheese
- 2 blocks cream cheese
- 2 blocks cream cheese
- 0.5 cup diced white onion
- 0.5 cup diced white onion
- 0.5 cup diced white onion
- 0.5 cup diced green onion
- 0.5 cup diced green onion
- 0.5 cup diced green onion
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 1 cup shredded pepper jack cheese
- 1 cup shredded pepper jack cheese
- 1 cup shredded pepper jack cheese
- 1 barbecue rub
- 1 barbecue rub
- 1 barbecue rub
- 1 package manicotti noodles
- 1 package manicotti noodles
- 1 package manicotti noodles
- 1 package bacon
- 1 package bacon
- 1 package bacon
- 1 sweet and spicy barbecue sauce
- 1 sweet and spicy barbecue sauce
- 1 sweet and spicy barbecue sauce
Equipment
frying panbowlziploc bagaluminum foilbaking sheetpellet smoker