Barbecued Chili

I saw this recipe on the Rachael Ray show and it looked good and I love chili so I tried it out and it was really good. I even made it for a friend who had just had a baby and I felt like it was appropriate because it isn't spicy.

I made a few changes to the original recipe because there was no beans and I like beans, I also used ground turkey because I had gotten some on sale that needed to be used up but ground beef would work great too.

Barbecued Chili

2 1/2 - 3 lbs ground beef or turkey

6 strips bacon, crisply cooked (I used turkey bacon)

1/3 c. worcestershire sauce

1 onion

6 cloves garlic, minced black pepper

3 T chili powder

1 1/2 T paprika

1 bottle beer

3 c. beef stock

1/2 c. cider vinegar

1/3 c. brown sugar

4 c. tomato sauce (2 14.5 oz cans)

2 cans Bush's baked beans, undrained

Brown the beef or turkey in a soup pot, drain well. Add in worcestershire sauce, onion,

and garlic.

Cook for 5 minutes or until onions and garlic are cooked through.

Add in pepper, chili powder, paprikaand stir well.

Pour in the beer and reduce a minute then add in the stock.

In a small bowl combine the vinegar, brown sugar

and tomato sauce.

Pour in the sauce mixture, the two cans of beans,

and the bacon.

Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for a while....as long as feels good to you.