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Cheese stuffed BBQ Meatballs

Cheese Stuffed BBQ Meatballs

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4 from 2 reviews

These smoked BBQ meatballs are one of the best appetizers around! They’re stuffed with cheese in the middle and brushed with a zesty BBQ sauce on the outside.

  • Total Time: 1 hour
  • Yield: 24 meatballs 1x

Ingredients

Scale
  • 2 lbs 80/20 ground beef
  • 4 tbsp of The Go-To Rub 
  • ½ sweet onion finely diced
  • 5 cloves minced garlic 
  • ⅔ cup breadcrumbs 
  • ½ cup grated parmesan cheese 
  • 2 tbsp worcestershire
  • 2 large eggs 
  • 5 sticks of mozzarella string cheese
  • ½ cup BBQ sauce

Instructions

  1. In a bowl, combine: beef, onion, garlic, breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese, worcestershire, eggs and The Go-To Blend from Fire and Smoke Society
  2. Place the bowl in the freezer for about 15 minutes to help thicken the mixture and to help when forming up the meatballs.
  3. Grab 5 sticks of mozzarella cheese and cut each one of them up into fifths. 
  4. Take about 2 tablespoons of beef, form up a ball, then press your thumb into the middle and place a chunk of string cheese. Enclose the cheese to make sure that your cheese does not ooze out when cooking it. 
  5. Place all of your stuffed meatballs on an oiled wire rack, then season the tops of them with a generous dusting of The Go-To Blend. 
  6. Place them on your smoker at 250F using hickory wood for 30 minutes.
  7. Brush on BBQ sauce for the last 10 minutes to allow it to tack up.
  8. Serve them up in a dish and enjoy!
  • Author: Nick Nesgoda
  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes