Stuffed Jalapeños - Atomic Buffalo Turds aka ABT's
Jalapeños stuffed with a mixture of cream cheese and extra sharp cheddar then wrapped in bacon. Folks who make these call them Atomic Buffalo Turds or ABT's.
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours
Servings 6 -8
Ingredients
- 30 Jalapeños*
- 16 oz Cream Cheese*
- 2 cups extra sharp cheddar grated*
- ½ cup Jeff's original rub
- 30 slices of bacon thin cut is best (just over 2 lbs usually)
Instructions
- Wash the jalapeños
- Cut off the stems and remove the seeds and veins
- Cut the peppers in half lengthwise so they become boats.
- Combine 16 oz of cream cheese, 2 cups of shredded extra sharp cheddar and ½ cup of Jeff's original rub into a large bowl. Mix well.
- Stuff the mixture into the boats just slightly heaped up over the edges.
- Cut the bacon slices in half and wrap a half slice of bacon around each stuffed pepper.
- Place the stuffed, bacon wrapped jalapeños onto a Bradley rack for easy transport into and out of the smoker.
- Set up your smoker for cooking at about 230°F and enough wood for about 2 hours of smoke.
- Smoke cook the stuffed jalapeños for 3 hours or until the peppers are wimpy and the bacon is done and has good bite thru.
- Serve immediately.