Sweet Chili

I have NEVER found a person who didn't like this meal!

It is a fall & winter favorite of my children, my students, and potluck dinners.

Serve with cornbread.

This was a regular dish at our house growing up, but my mother made it with a can each of butter beans [yuck! to me], pork n beans, and kidney beans. 

I changed it up to my liking, and made some alterations that enable me to throw it together in 15 minutes, 5 minutes with pre-cooked meat for the children. 

It IS better if cooked in the traditional manner and in a crock pot over night to let the flavors meld. I make it this way for fall get-togethers.

SWEET CHILI - quick
30 oz can pork-n-beans
15 oz can black beans
1 pound ground turkey or hamburger, browned
1/2 cup ketchup
1 tablespoon mustard
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon onion powder 
1/4 cup real bacon bits [optional]

Combine, heat and serve.

SWEET CHILI - slow
30 oz can pork-n-beans
15 oz can black beans
1 pound ground turkey or hamburger, browned
1/2 cup ketchup
1 tablespoon mustard
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup onion, minced 
3 strips bacon, diced  

Place in crock pot overnight on low.
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