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Spicy Smoked Meatloaf Stuffed with Habanero Cheese.

Spicy Cheese Stuffed Smoked Meatloaf

Carne Diem Culinary
This Spicy Cheese Smoked Meatloaf makes for an epic meal on your grill or smoker. This meatloaf is stuffed with habanero cheese and then smoked to perfection. It is a perfect recipe for your pellet smoker or any smoker for that matter.
5 from 8 votes
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 8
Calories 709 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 3 Pounds Ground Beef or Ground Chuck preferably 85:15
  • 3 Tablespoons Butter
  • 1 Green Bell Pepper diced
  • 2 Celery Stalks diced
  • 1 Yellow Onion diced
  • 3 Garlic Cloves minced
  • 1 Habanero Pepper diced
  • 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
  • 2 Tablespoons BBQ Rub
  • 1 Tablespoon Hot Sauce
  • ½ Cup Ketchup
  • ¼ Cup Milk
  • 1 Cup Panko Breadcrumbs
  • 2 Eggs
  • 8 Ounces Habanero Cheese
  • 4 Ounces Mexican Velvetta Cheese

Instructions
 

  • Dice the onion, celery, and bell pepper. Melt the butter in a medium sized pan over medium heat. When melted add the onion, celery, and bell pepper, and cook until soft, about 5 minutes.
  • Add in the garlic and diced habanero and cook until softened, about 3 minutes.
  • Stir in the BBQ seasoning, hot sauce, and Worcestershire sauce and stir to combine. Cook for 5 minutes.
  • Add in the ketchup and the milk and stir to combine. Heat for 2 minutes then remove the pan from the heat.
  • In a large bowl, add the ground beef and the panko breadcrumbs. When cool enough to handle, mix in the seasoned and cooked veggies. Finally add in the beaten eggs and mix well with your hands until well combined.

Forming the meatloaf

  • Place a couple sheets of plastic wrap on a cutting board or your counter. Place the meat mixture on the plastic wrap and form the meat into a large rectangle about ½ inch thick.
  • Spread the shredded cheese down the middle of the meat, leaving about a 1-inch border on the ends.
  • Use the plastic wrap to form the meat into a loaf by rolling up the loaf and then closing of the ends.
  • If desired season the outside of the meatloaf with additional BBQ seasoning.

Smoking the meatloaf

  • Preheat your grill or smoker to 250-300 degrees (use a lower temp for more smoke flavor or higher temp for less smoke flavor).
  • Place the meatloaf on the smoker and cook to an internal temperature of 160 degrees. Depending on your smoker and cooking temperature, this typically takes 2-3 hours, but monitor with a temperature probe.
  • When the smoked meatloaf is at temp, remove it to a cutting board and slice into individual servings.

Nutrition

Calories: 709kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 42gFat: 53gSaturated Fat: 24gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 20gTrans Fat: 2gCholesterol: 213mgSodium: 837mgPotassium: 669mgFiber: 1gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 734IUVitamin C: 17mgCalcium: 443mgIron: 5mg
Keyword bell peppers, cajun, celery, cheese, Ground Beef, habanero, Onion, Smoked, spicy
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