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Oven Baked Shotgun Shells

Fire up your gameday lineup with these Oven Baked Shotgun Shells, a bold, smoky crowd-pleaser. Manicotti shells are stuffed with a cheesy beef and sausage blend, wrapped in bacon, brushed with BBQ sauce, and slow baked until perfectly crisp. Big, meaty, and irresistibly flavorful, they’re the MVP snack your fans won’t stop talking about.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours 10 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 40 minutes
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 boxes manicotti shells 8oz each
  • 1 ½ lbs. ground beef
  • 1 lb. hot Italian sausage
  • 1 medium onion finely diced
  • 2 cups Colby jack cheddar cheese
  • 6 oz cream cheese
  • 1 jalapeño finely diced
  • 2 tsp Slap Ya Mama seasoning
  • 2 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp red pepper flakes
  • 3 packages of bacon 12oz each
  • 1/3 cup BBQ sauce plus more for coating

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 300°F and line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Place a wire rack on top of the baking sheet and set aside.
  2. Mix all ingredients in a large bowl, except bacon and BBQ sauce.
  3. Gently stuff uncooked manicotti shells from both ends leaving no air pockets.
  4. Wrap a slice of bacon around each shell, making sure to cover the ends of the shell. You may need to use two pieces of bacon.
  5. Place stuffed bacon wrapped shells onto prepared wire rack baking sheet and brush with BBQ sauce.
  6. Bake for 60 minutes, then flip the shells over, brush with BBQ sauce and bake for another 60-70 minutes or until bacon is nice and crisp.
  7. Remove from the oven, plate and enjoy.