Green Chili Cream Cheese Pig Shots Recipe

This appetizer is a must try. Create a shot glass using bacon and sausage, stuff it with a cream cheese green chili mix, top it with a sweet bbq rub, and glaze it with bbq sauce and you have yourself a pig shot. The combined flavors in this dish are just amazing.

Recipe Information

Prep Time: 30 Minutes
Cook Time: 1 Hours
Rest Time:
Total Time: 1 Hours 30 Minutes
Servings: 6
Category: Appetizer

Ingredients

1 lb Smoked Kelbasa
8 oz Cream Cheese
3 Tbsp Chopped Green Chilis
1 Cup Shredded Cheddar
1 lb Thick Cut Bacon
4 Tbsp Favorite BBQ Rub (I prefer Meat Church Honey Hog but any sweet bbq rub will do)
1/4 Cup BBQ Sauce
Toothpicks

Instructions

Cut sausage into half inch width slices
Cut Bacon in half
Wrap a sice of bacon around each sausage slice and secure with a toothpick
Put cream cheese in bowl and let warm up a little so its easier to mix.
Chop up peppers into small pieces
combine peppers, cheddar cheese, half of the bbq rub, and cream cheese
Using a spoon or knife to scoop mixture form ball shape with mix and drop into each shot glass
Even out amounts in shot glasses with any extra
Sprinkle with remaining bbq rub
Preheat yoru smoker / grill to 325 (use hickory or fruit wood if smoking)
Place on smoker / grill over indirect hear to cook for 45 minutes
Brush on BBQ sauce and continue cooking until bacon is crispy. (Should be about another 15 minutes)
Allow to rest for a few minutes ot give the filling a chance to cool slightly
Serve and enjoy!