This is not a Chili, this is a variation on a baked beans recipe that has been around for years. I have been cooking these beans for my family for 37 plus years. I got the recipe from my mother who got it from hers. I use brown sugar not molasses, regular mustard not dry mustard, onion and garlic, along with ground beef and bacon (and some butter). We bake not slow cook. I tried this variation, didnt care as much for it as my own recipe, but they were ok.

Made this for supper tonight. Even with the addition of chopped onion, and a few spices, this was way too sweet for our liking. Not what I would call chili..won't be making this again.

Very simple but quite tasty. Can be modified easily (for example,we omitted the green peppers, added some chopped onions). Kids loved the slightly sweet taste.

I have to say I'm surprised at how much I liked this! I made it because it seemed easy and kid friendly, which it is, but it's also good! I only made minor changes - I left out the salt and used a 28oz can of beans. I also cooked this on the stovetop, simmering for about 25 minutes, and it worked fine. Needs more bacon, but otherwise it's just perfect!

Loved it! I added about 2 teaspoons of Splenda Brown Sugar to sweeten it. Be careful NOT to overcook. Beans need to be ones with a lot of juice. Even my husband was impressed.

This was really, really good. It took almost no time to prepare, and didn't require a long cooking time, either. I did add half of a large chopped onion when I sauteed the bacon and green peppers, then chopped up half a large jalapeno when I had everything combined, just because we like a little kick. The flavor was incredible. My husband just kept eating and eating, then finally said "what's IN this??" I've been trying to cut back on our grocery bill (who isn't), and this is a very tasty way to do that. Thanks for an awesome recipe!

My family was split on this one, hubby and youngest daughter (12yrs.) did not care for this, myself and my oldest daughter(17 yrs.) liked it. It is a bit too sweet for our tastes as a main dish, as a side dish I think this would be great.

Delicious! I used wet mustard instead of dry and crushed red pepper instead of chopped, green bell pepper. Wonderful!

I made this recipe yesterday and it was delicious!!! I put it in the slow cooker by 9 am and left it on low until 4 pm and the whole house smelled so delicious it drove my family crazy! It was delicious. I doubled the recipe and even then there was just enough for a good sized serving for six of us. Great recipe!!!

Very good baked bean recipe, try adding onion and some crushed pineapple. Suprisingly the pineapple works in this dish.

My mother in law used to make this as a side dish for family gatherings. It is a wonderful, hearty, comfort food dish. I have never used it as a main dish but great idea! I will now! Everyone always wants the recipe when I make it and it disappears at potlucks. Thanks for sharing your recipe!

I make this all the time on the stove top but last thing i do is put it in a 9 x 13 cake pan and put biscuits on top and bake in oven until golden browned. Or I have used homemade corn bread on top instead of biscuits. Either way this is one recipe to keep around.

My mom made this for years, still does, we have always called it Rancho Beans, we use pork and beans drained, baked beans and kidney beans. This is so great to take to potluck dinners or parties. Everyone loves it.

My mother made this when I was growing up and it was always one of my favorites, although we never called it chili....it was just "beans and meat"! I make it on the stove top browning hamburger and onion together then add ketchup prepared mustard and pork and beans then let it simmer for about 20 minutes. Serve with a vegtable and bread and butter. Simple food but so delicious!

This was a pretty good, "Base recipe", or a recipe that's easily modified. As many others have done, I changed the bean to meat ratio a bit and added onion. I've cooked for almost 30 years, 10+ as a professional chef. In all this time I've never thought to add hamburger to baked beans. Simple idea that works well. But I find it odd that so many people, (Including the author) refer to this as, "Chili". It's not chili. There are countless variations on chili, from "Texas style", to, "Cincinnati style" and everything in between. But one thing they all have in common is that they contain some sort of chile pepper, be it fresh, dried, paste, liquid, or whatever. A green bell pepper doesn't really count for this one. There's a reason chili is called, "Chili"...It has to contain CHILE. It's funny how many people have either said that this is their favorite chili recipe or that it wasn't very good chili. It's NOT chili and it's NOT supposed to be! I recently tried a new chocolate cake recipe...It wasn't very good chili either...But my family thought it was the best chili they ever tasted! ;~} I did really like the, "Slow Cooker Bean Casserole though.

I made this and Swope Bread (also on this website) for my friends' children when our friends came for a casual chili supper. (The adults were served a spicier firehouse-style chili.) Sweet Chili was a bona fide hit! I will definitely make this again.

I think you have to expect that this is really more of a sweet baked bean dish with ground beef. I use one pound of ground beef(my pref.), double the beans, always add onions and brown sugar (instead of molasses, which are fine)less pepper, cayenne pepper to taste, 1/2 of a green pepper and get great results. Adults and children generally like it very much. Just don't expect it to taste like typical chili-- it isn't supposed too :) Great leftovers if there are any!

My Mom used to make this recipe when we were little, only she would add a can of stewed tomatos to it and would cut up red and green peppers (very small for our eagle eyes to miss). We loved it and it was a meal that Mom could stretch her dollar with and it didn't come out of a box!

This recipe was really good! I omitted the bell pepper as my hubby is allergic and added some sweet onions instead. Very Very Good! This is going into the recipes to use again for sure!

My husband really liked this and even my 2 year old ate most of hers. I followed other's suggestions (mainly because those are the things I had on hand) and decreased the ground beef to 1 lb., used maple syrup in place of molasses, added 1/4 c. extra ketchup, used onion instead of bell pepper and doubled the baked beans. I also added some hotdog - which was great for the texture. Try it! :)