Cheese Stuffed Jalapeno Meatballs

• Gluten free

• Meat

  • 1 2 lb ground beef (85/15
  • 1/2 lb Breakfast sausage, ground hot

• Produce

  • 1 cup Jalapenos

• Condiments

  • 1 Jeff's original barbecue sauce

• Baking & Spices

  • 2 tbsp Jeff's original rub

• Dairy

  • 1/2 cup Cheddar, mild or sharp
  • 4 oz Cream cheese

Found on smoking-meat.com

Description

Ingredients

• ½ lb ground beef (85/15)
• ½ lb ground breakfast sausage (hot)
• 1 cup jalapenos, diced (3-4 large jalapenos)
• ½ cup cheddar, shredded (mild or sharp)
• 2 TBS Jeffs original rub (purchase recipes here)
• 4 oz cream cheese
• Jeffs original barbecue sauce

Directions

• Add all ingredients to large bowl and combine with your hands but do not over mix.
• Form meatballs between the palms of your hands.
• Flatten meatball and place a ¼ inch cube of cream cheese into the center of the meatball.
• Wrap meat back around cream cheese and roll between your palms again to form into a meatball.
• Place stuffed meatballs onto a Bradley rack or other pan for easy transport to the smoker.
• Set up smoker for cooking indirect at about 225-240°F using pecan or other smoking wood.
• Place meatballs into smoker and cook until they reach an internal temperature of 160°F.
• Serve meatballs immediately while they are still hot.