Smoked Shotgun Shells Recipe

Name: Smoked Shotgun Shells
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 1
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 10-15 Cannelloni shells/ manicotti tubes; 1 lb Ground beef; 1 cup Shredded Cheddar cheese; Milk; Garlic powder; Onion powder; Salt; Pepper; 20 slices Bacon; ½ cup BBQ sauce

Loyd

January 11, 2023

Snack

15 MINUTES

super easy

SERVES 5

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Smoked Shotgun Shells

Smoked Shotgun Shells Recipe: Shotgun shells, also known as bullet shells, are delicious to eat when smoked.

Type: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Keywords: Smoked Shotgun Shells Recipe

Recipe Yield: 1

Calories: 199

Preparation Time: PT15M

Cooking Time: PT2H

Total Time: PT2H

Recipe Ingredients:

10-15 Cannelloni shells/ manicotti tubes
1 lb Ground beef
1 cup Shredded Cheddar cheese
Milk
Garlic powder
Onion powder
Salt
Pepper
20 slices Bacon
½ cup BBQ sauce

Recipe Instructions: 1. Take a bowl, combine the ground beef, shredded cheese, milk, garlic powder, salt, pepper, 1½ tablespoons of the barbecue cup. Mix it well. 2. Take one uncooked manicotti shell or Manicotti shell and stuff it with the above prepared beef mixture and continue it with other shells also. 3. Now, tightly wrap each stuffed shell in 2 slices of bacon. 4. Sprinkle barbecue rub on the top. 5. Refrigerate it overnight or for 4 to 6 hours so that the shells soften a little. 6. Preheat the smoker to 225°F-250°F. 7. Now transfer the shotgun to a wire rack or sheet pan or a baking sheet and place them or pan on the smoker. 8. Let them smoke for 1-1½ hours, until the bacon is becoming crispy. Then increase the temperature on the smoker to 250°F to get better texture. 9. Now brush each side of the shell with barbecue sauce and let them cook or smoke for another 20 minutes. 10. Remove from the smoker once it is completely done and serve immediately. Enjoy this delicious recipe and this can be server along with Tortilla cups or Smoked Meatballs.

Editor's Rating:
4.5

Smoked Shotgun Shells Recipe: Shotgun shells, also known as bullet shells, are delicious to eat when smoked. Smoked Shotgun Shells is a simple and tasty American appetizer that is made from tender pasta tubes (Manicotti or Canneloni tubes) stuffed with cheese, usually chaddar, ground beef, wrapped in bacon and later brushed with BBQ sauce, then smoked. Smoked Shotgun shells is a tasty barbeque recipe that is sure to impress everyone with a smoker. Surely almost everything that is cooked on a smoker is extra delicious, but this smoked shotgun shell is more fabulous. Let us have a look at how to make a smoked Shotgun recipe.

What is a Smoked Shotgun Shells Recipe?

Smoked Shotgun Shells is a delicious appetizer that is made from cheese, pasta, stuffed with seasoned beef inside a pasta tube, wrapped in bacon and then smoked. These tastes amazing with crunchy pasta and fantastic sauce and can be served alone or with BBQ sauce.

Smoked Shotgun Shells Recipe Benefits

As it contains ground beef it helps to Build Cells.
It also improves your Immune System.
It helps you to produce hormones in your body.
Smoked Shotgun Shells are rich in proteins as they contain milk and beef hence it helps you in muscle growth.
Smoked Shotgun Shells are rich in iron and four essential vitamins such as niacin, riboflavin, vitamins B6 and B12, B1, B2, B3, B5.
Smoked Shotgun Shells are good for your hair, nails and skin.

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Ingredients

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	10-15 Cannelloni shells/ manicotti tubes
	1 lb Ground beef
	1 cup Shredded Cheddar cheese
	Milk
	Garlic powder
	Onion powder
	Salt
	Pepper
	20 slices Bacon
	½ cup BBQ sauce

Nutritional Information

199 Calories

6.5g Carbohydrates

8.5g Protein

15.5g Fat

1g Fiber

5g Sugar

35.5mg Cholesterol

156 Vitamin A

1mg Vitamin C

Directions

Ingredients Mixing and Stuffing

Take a bowl, combine the ground beef, shredded cheese, milk, garlic powder, salt, pepper, ½ cup BBQ sauce.

Then Mix it well. Take one uncooked manicotti shell or Manicotti shell and stuff it with the above prepared beef mixture and continue it with other shells also.

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Wrapping, Refrigerating and Preheating Process

After the stuffing process is done now, tightly wrap each stuffed shell in 2 slices of bacon. Sprinkle barbecue rub on the top.

Then Refrigerate it overnight or for 4 to 6 hours so that the shells soften a little. Then Preheat the smoker to 225°F-250°F.

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Baking or Smoking Process

Now transfer the shotgun to a wire rack or sheet pan or a baking sheet and place them or pan on the smoker. Let them smoke for 1-1½ hours, until the bacon is becoming crispy.

Then increase the temperature on the smoker to 250°F to get better texture.

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Serving Process

Once it is smoked properly, now brush each side of the shell with barbecue sauce and let them cook or smoke for another 20 minutes.

Then remove from the smoker once it is completely done and serve immediately. Enjoy this delicious recipe and this can be served along with Tortilla cups or Smoked Meatballs.

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