BBQ Chili

I must have inherited this from my dad, but I love BBQ. I could put BBQ sauce on just about anything and enjoy it. The other night I was making a chili and felt it was missing a little "pizazz," so I asked my hubby what he thought it was missing. He quickly said, "BBQ sauce." Ah, now why didn't I think of this? I squeezed a little bit in, and then I squeezed a lot more in. For me, it was perfect, but if you're not a smokey BBQ fan, you may want to leave it out. But try it, you'll like it...I think I've been watching way too much Yo Gabba Gabba! And if you got that, well, you've watched it too much as well :)

BBQ Chili

1 lb ground beef
2 15oz cans chili beans
1 15oz can diced tomatoes
1 8oz can of El Pato tomato sauce
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 TBSP sugar
2 TBSP BBQ sauce

In a large pot cook the ground beef. Once cooked all the way through, drain liquid out (it's okay if you don't remove all of it). Add in chili beans, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, salt, pepper, sugar and BBQ sauce.
*Note about the El Pato tomato sauce. It's a very spicy sauce, so if you don't like spice, I would add a small amount at a time and taste it. If you don't like any spiciness at all, use regular tomato sauce.*

Let simmer on low for at least 1 1/2 hours. If you're in a rush, you can eat it sooner, but the longer it sits, the better it tastes.
Enjoy!