1 lb. ground beef
1 lb. hot sausage, crumbled (I like Bob Evans)
1 (28 oz.) can baked beans (Bush's with onion, bacon, brown sugar)
1 1/2 (12 oz. ea.) cans Coke (not diet! - I used Cherry Pepsi this time because my kids drank all the Coke!)
1 (10 oz.) can condensed onion soup
1 (10 oz.) can Rotel diced tomatoes
3/4 (18 oz.) bottle Sweet Baby Ray’s barbecue sauce (I used Sweet & Spicy!)
1 tbsp. chili powder
1 tsp. cumin
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. onion powder
1/4 tsp. Instant Insanity hot sauce (optional)

Crumble and cook the meats thoroughly in a skillet. Drain (don't rinse it!) and add to Crock-Pot and stir. Throw everything else into Crock-Pot, stir, put on LOW and put on the lid.

Let the Crock-Pot sit and cook, covered on LOW, for 4 to 6 hours or so.

Optional: Cool for an hour and stick it in the refrigerator, covered with Saran or plastic wrap overnight. Next day, put back in Crock-Pot covered on LOW, for 4 to 6 hours or so before serving.

Submitted by: cmaicke