Texas Style Baked Bean Chili Casserole

1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef or turkey sausage

1 small yellow onion, finely chopped

1 bell pepper, cored, seeded, and finely chopped

2 16-ounce cans pork and beans

1/2 cup Stubbs BBQ sauce

1 can Rotel

1 15 oz can of diced tomatoes

1/2 cup catsup

2 TBSP spicy brown mustard

2 TBSP worcestershire sauce

4 TBSP brown sugar

8 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Spray 9×13 casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray.

Brown the ground beef, onion, and bell pepper in a large saucepan. Add the pork and beans, BBQ sauce, catsup, diced tomatoes, rotel, mustard, worcestershire sauce, and brown sugar to the beef mixture and simmer covered for at least 5 minutes.

Pour into casserole dish and crumble bacon on top.

Bake covered for 45 minutes then remove cover and bake for 10 more minutes.

Serve with a side of cornbread.