# Smoked Shotgun Shells

This recipe shows how to make delicious smoked shotgun shells, a unique appetizer.

- Servings: 24 servings
- Total time: 2 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 3 pounds pork breakfast sausage
- 2 blocks cream cheese
- 0.5 cup diced white onion
- 0.5 cup diced green onion
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 1 cup shredded pepper jack cheese
- 1 barbecue rub
- 1 package manicotti noodles
- 1 package bacon
- 1 sweet and spicy barbecue sauce

## Instructions

1. Start by browning 3 pounds of pork breakfast sausage and add to a bowl.
2. Add 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.
3. Mix all ingredients together and add to a ziploc bag.
4. Cut off the corner of the bag, and squeeze the mixture into your manicotti noodles until full.
5. Wrap each filled manicotti noodle with bacon, trying to cover as much of the pasta shell as possible.
6. Hit them with some barbecue seasoning and put in the fridge to soften for a couple of hours.
7. Preheat pellet smoker to 275 and add the bacon-wrapped manicotti to the smoker.
8. Close it up for about 2 hours until the bacon looks crispy.
9. For the last 15 minutes, slather a sweet and spicy barbecue sauce all over the top of the shotgun shells.

## Equipment

- frying pan
- bowl
- ziploc bag
- aluminum foil
- baking sheet
- pellet smoker

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFiaoL5OnH2/?igsh=MXV5NDI2NGdiZ3J0Nw==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/0a98cb0c-8505-4823-a999-a31a09273eb2
- Extracted: 2025-04-10

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