The Big Game Barbeque Meat Chili

Not for the health conscious, but a huge hit with the men in my family while watching football on Sundays. Even better with onions and peppers, but this is the tried-and-true version. Enjoy!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 hr
• Total Time: 10 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 789 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ cup brown sugar
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 (19 ounce) can cannellini beans
• 1 pound bulk hot Italian sausage
• 1 (19 ounce) can red kidney beans
• 1 pound bulk sweet Italian sausage
• 1 (55 ounce) can baked beans (such as Bush's Homestyle®)
• ¼ cup barbeque sauce (such as Jack Daniel's®)
• 2 (13 ounce) packages kielbasa sausage, thinly sliced
• 13 slices crisply cooked bacon, chopped

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Cook on Low for 10 to 12 hours.

Step 2

Stir baked beans, kidney beans, cannellini beans, barbeque sauce, and brown sugar together in a large bowl.

Step 3

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef, sweet Italian sausage, and hot Italian sausage in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; pour meat mixture into a slow cooker. Cook and stir kielbasa in the same skillet over medium-high heat until browned, 5 to 7 minutes; add to slow cooker. Top meats with chopped bacon.

Step 4

Pour bean mixture over meats in the slow cooker and stir to combine.