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Smoked "Shotgun Shells"

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pack Manicotti pasta shells
  • 1 lb breakfast sausage
  • 1 lb ground turkey (or lean ground beef)
  • 2 pcs Peperoncini peppers (optional)
  • salt and pepper
  • 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • sprinkle of garlic-herb seasoning (or any seasoning you like)
  • 1 pack bacon
  • BBQ sauce of your choice

Equipment

  • 1 Pellet Grill

Method
 

  1. Prep the shells the night before or at least 5-6 hours before cooking. In a bowl, combine breakfast sausage, ground turkey(or lean ground beef), Peperoncini peppers(optional), garlic-herb seasoning, salt & pepper, and shredded cheese.
  2. Fill the Manicotti shells with the meat mixture.
  3. Wrap each shell with bacon. (NOTE: you can use 2 pieces of bacon on each if you want)
  4. Place them in the tray that came with the Manicotti box. Place the trays on a sheet pan. Cover with foil and stick in the fridge overnight or 4 hours before cooking.
  5. Preheat the pellet grill to 260°. Smoke the shells for 1 hour and 45 minutes.
  6. Take them out of the pellet grill and place into a sheet pan.
  7. Brush each shell with BBQ sauce.
  8. Broil for 5 minutes.
  9. Take them out of the broiler. Cover with foil and let it cool for another 5 minutes.
  10. Slice each shell into thirds.