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Smoked Stuffed Meatballs

Smoked Stuffed Meatballs

When I think about meatballs, I typically think about spaghetti and meatballs or the occasional meatball sub. However, these smoked and stuffed meatballs are a perfect gameday or party appetizer. Here’s an easy recipe if you’re tailgating during football season or hosting a party at home!

Yield:
4

Ingredients

  • 1 lb of 80/20 ground beef
  • 1 lb of chorizo sausage
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup of bread crumbs
  • ½ cup of Parmesan cheese
  • 2 tsp of pepper
  • 1 TBSP of salt
  • 6 oz of mozzarella cheese, cubed
  • Your favorite sweet BBQ rub
  • Your favorite sweet BBQ sauce

Instructions

Smoked Stuffed Meatballs

When I think about meatballs, I typically think about spaghetti and meatballs or the occasional meatball sub. However, these smoked and stuffed meatballs are a perfect gameday or party appetizer. 

Here’s an easy recipe if you’re tailgating during football season or hosting a party at home!

Instructions:

  1. Preheat your smoker to 225°F.

  2. Mix the ground beef and chorizo in the mixing bowl.

  3. Add the eggs, bread crumbs, parmesan cheese, pepper, and salt. Mix by hand until fully incorporated.

  4. Form into balls, roughly 1-1.5 oz in size. Create an indentation and fill with a cube of mozzarella cheese, then seal the meatball back up.

  5. Sprinkle the finished meatballs with your favorite sweet barbecue rub.

  6. Place on the preheated smoker and smoke until 160°F internal temperature.

  7. Serve alongside your favorite sweet barbecue sauce and enjoy!

Substitutions:

  • You can sub out the chorizo for additional ground beef or ground pork if you don’t like chorizo 

  • You can sub out mozzarella cheese for pepper jack for a bigger kick

  • You can also glaze the meatballs for the final 10 minutes they are on the smoker