ATB's & Not So ATB's

[waycoolcat]

I made the typical stuffed jalapeno's with a cream cheese, diced shrimp mixture and wrapped them with my own smoked bacon. However, my fiancee thinks jalapeños are too hot so I made some with small sweet peppers too. I gave them 2 hours of pecan smoke and a total of three hours in the smoker at 210F.

[barbquebec]

...lookin' good!  8)

[TedEbear]

Looks pretty good.  Instead of toothpicks I read somewhere that you can use uncooked spaghetti noodles.  They cook along with the ABTs and you can then eat the whole thing.

[waycoolcat]

Thanks guys. TedEbear I'll try the spaghetti idea next time I make them. Also, I noticed I didn't name them properly ABT not ATB, at home here we prefer to call them stuffed peppers.  ;)

[pensrock]

I have made them using many different peppers, Jalapenos, small sweet peppers, Habs, Chilis and probably a few others. they are all good! Yours look great as well.  :)
I have also taken pickled pepperoncini peppers and cut a small slit in the side and using a stuffing bag filled with a mixture of cream cheese and cooked bacon bits. These will disappear fast!  :)

[Salmonsmoker]

Looks pretty good.  Instead of toothpicks I read somewhere that you can use uncooked spaghetti noodles.  They cook along with the ABTs and you can then eat the whole thing.

I've done the spaghetti thing several times with mixed results. The moisture in the ABT softens the spaghetti to the point where it won't hold the bacon around the pepper until the bacon sets, and then any noodle that sticks out past the bacon far enough to hold the bacon, is hard and dry to the point that it might as well be a toothpick. Ouch. Going back to toothpicks.