09/06/2026
Smoked Bacon Cheeseburger Shotgun Shells 🍔
These Smoked Shotgun Shells are bacon-wrapped, cheese-stuffed and smoked low and slow; loaded with cheeseburger filling for that ultimate Game Day Food 🏈👌🏻
INGREDIENTS:
Shotgun Shells:
• 1 box uncooked manicotti shells
• 1 lb Eagles Farms Meats Dry Aged Ground Beef
• 8 oz cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• ½ cup finely diced white onion
• ¼ cup finely chopped dill pickles
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• Heath Riles BBQ Burger Seasoning, to taste
• Thick-cut bacon, 1-2 slices per shell
• Heath Riles Competition BBQ Sauce
Homemade Burger Sauce:
• ½ cup mayo
• 2 tbsp ketchup
• 1 tbsp yellow mustard
• 1-2 tbsp finely chopped dill pickles
• Splash of pickle juice
INSTRUCTIONS:
1️⃣ Finely dice the onion and dill pickles. Combine the ground beef, cream cheese, shredded cheddar, onion, pickles, Worcestershire sauce and Heath Riles Burger Seasoning.
2️⃣ Transfer the filling to a zip loc bag, snip off a corner and pipe it into both ends of the uncooked manicotti shells, making sure they’re completely filled.
3️⃣ Wrap each shell completely with thick-cut bacon and hit the outside with another dusting of Burger Seasoning. Cover and refrigerate overnight to allow the manicotti to soften.
4️⃣ Fire up the Z Grills Wood Pellet Grills to 275°F and smoke the shotgun shells for about 1 hour.
5️⃣ Brush generously with Heath Riles Competition BBQ Sauce and continue cooking until the bacon is rendered, the sauce is tacky and the beef filling reaches 160°F.
6️⃣ Mix together the burger sauce ingredients and serve it on the side.
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