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Timber Twist - Bacon Wrapped Smoked Pasta Shells

Timber Twist Copycat Recipe

This Timber Twist Copy Cat Recipe takes Italian sausage, mozzarella, cream cheese, and barbecue seasoning and packs it all inside manicotti tubes before wrapping each one in bacon and smoking them until they are fully cooked and smoky. After tasting, I found that skipping the air crisp step creates a better texture because the extra crisping makes them too crunchy. I also used a Japanese barbecue sauce in the video, but it turned out pretty salty, so a more traditional sauce would work better.
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Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Keyword: fair food, ninja woodfire
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
Calories: 5008kcal
Author: Dad

Equipment

  • Smoker
  • Bowl
  • Pot
  • Collander

Ingredients

  • 1 LB and 1 quarter Italian sausage
  • 8 Ounces cream cheese
  • 2 Cups mozzarella cheese
  • 4 tablespoon DadRub 1.2 Barbecue Rub Estimated
  • 1 Box Manicotti Shells
  • 1 LB Thick Cut Hickory Smoked Bacon
  • 1 Cup Barbecue Sauce Estimated (Use your favorite)

Dipping Sauce

  • 4 Ounces Cream Cheese Softened
  • 4 Ounces Sour Cream

Instructions

Prep the Filling

  • Combine the sausage, cream cheese, mozzarella and barbecue rub. Mix until everything is fully combined with no pockets of unmixed cream cheese or cheese and sausage.

Prepare the Pasta

  • Try stuffing the manicotti shells raw. When this does not work well, par cook the shells in boiling water for six minutes. They should still be firm but flexible enough to stuff. Stuff each shell completely.

Wrap

  • Wrap each stuffed shell in one slice of thick cut hickory smoked bacon. Dust with more barbecue rub.

Smoke

  • Fill your woodfire grill with pellets, don't forget to do the Dad Shake. Set the Woodfire Grill to SMOKER/275F(135C).
  • Place the bacon wrapped shells in the smoker and cook them for 45 minutes.
  • After 45 Minutes brush them with BBQ sauce and smoke for an additional 45 Minutes. Make sure the filling registers 165F(74C)

Finish

  • Brush the smoked twists lightly with more barbecue sauce and sprinkle with more BBQ Rub. Enjoy as is or dip with the creamy sauce!

Video

Notes

https://dadgotthis.com/dad-rub-homemade-bbq-rub/

Nutrition

Calories: 5008kcal | Carbohydrates: 256g | Protein: 153g | Fat: 374g | Saturated Fat: 171g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 38g | Monounsaturated Fat: 130g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 887mg | Sodium: 8460mg | Potassium: 2472mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 116g | Vitamin A: 7598IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 1717mg | Iron: 9mg
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