Chicken Lollipops and Stuffed Peppers

[Tommy B]

My family has really been into the bacon wrapped stuffed peppers so I whipped up a quick batch. I also took my first shot at chicken lollipops. They took a little longer then expected but turned out well.





fired up my Tumbleweed Texstyles TX BBQ Mini








Thanks for looking!

[addicted-to-smoke]

Clever! Gotta tray that. For some reason I never considered regular cheese in the peppers.

[Tommy B]

in my opinion to much cream cheese is not the best. I get shredded pepperjack and or mozzarella. You really have to pack the cheese in the peppers. When the shredded cheese melts its shrinks because there is more air pockets compared to cream cheese. If you don't stuff the peppers you get a half empty pepper which stinks!

[Jeff]

Chicken Lolli-pops are a lot of fun to make, but a lot of work too as you found out.  You gotta have a sharp nice to cut those tendons as well as the bone at the top of the leg to make it stand right.  Do you have a drumstick holder for those?  I've found it to be a helpful tool when cooking drumsticks.

[1buckie]

in my opinion to much cream cheese is not the best. I get shredded pepperjack and or mozzarella. You really have to pack the cheese in the peppers. When the shredded cheese melts its shrinks because there is more air pockets compared to cream cheese. If you don't stuff the peppers you get a half empty pepper which stinks!

Yeah, I'm with you....half empty peppers stinks !!!



Nice lookin' cookup....both items scream Eat Me !!!

One thing I've done to make cream cheese not so bland or ordinary is add in various spices like tandoori mix

[Tommy B]

1buckie- that's a solid idea. I have mixed in shredded cheeses in the cream cheese which turned out well. I haven't done this but I really want to make a batch of spinach artichoke dip and stuff that into peppers...

[1buckie]

Yep, spinach artichoke will be good.....I've also used a pre-mix artichoke / jalepeno that was good....

Sometimes I like just regular cream cheese, but a little mixed spice or rub type stuff on top of the cheese, then a strip of chicken breast topping that, wrapped....

Those are on top here....



On the bottom are straight cream cheese with cactus honey powder, wrapped in hyper-thin slice ribeye.....



The possibilities are endless......good lookin'' wrap-up you got goin' on there !!!

The cheese w/ Kickin' Chicken would be good.......

[austin87]

Nice! Did you make the lollipops out of wing dummies or chicken legs? Or can both be turned into lollipops?

[Tommy B]

Austin87-
I made the lollipops out of chicken legs. They are very labor intensive and I don't think the juice would be worth the squeeze on chicken wings... That's a lot of time! Also make sure to have an ultra sharp knife to trim the chicken legs.

1buckie-
What a picture! I am relatively new to the forum but now know you are the resident stuffed pepper exert! Nice looking cook.

[austin87]

Thanks @Tommy B - if you use the @ symbol it will notify someone that you mentioned them. Really good when asking or answering questions!

[1buckie]

@Tommy B  keep testing out flavors & combinations....love to see what people come up with !!!

'Turds, man.....it's all about the 'Turds (Atomic Buffalo 'Turds)

[1911Ron]

First things first that Mini looks way to clean     this is how it should look

Good looking chicken, looks tasty!

[Tommy B]

@1911Ron if you get up and close its a little more warn! admittedly it does not get as much use as my kettle and 18.5 WSM

[SixZeroFour]

Thanks for sharing Tommy - great looking cook!

[WNC]

That chicken looks fantastic!