• You will need an 8-quart slow cooker for this recipe.

Cook the Meat and Vegetables

• In a large skillet over medium heat, cook and crumble the ground beef until it is browned with no pink remaining.
  2 pounds ground beef
• Tip the pan to drain the grease, using paper towels to soak up what's left.
  
• Return the pan to medium heat and add the diced onion, green bell pepper, and minced garlic. Cook, stirring frequently, until the vegetables are soft and fragrant.
  1/2 cup onion, 3/4 cup green bell pepper, 2 cloves garlic

Combine and Slow Cook

• Pour the meat and vegetable mixture into the slow cooker.
• Add the smoked paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, Worcestershire sauce, barbecue sauce, tomato sauce, ketchup, vinegar, chili sauce, and brown sugar.
  1 teaspoon smoked paprika, 1/2 teaspoon onion powder, 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, 1/2 cup barbecue sauce, 8 ounce tomato sauce, 1/2 cup ketchup, 1 tablespoon vinegar, 1/3 cup chili sauce, 1/3 cup brown sugar
• Stir well until fully combined.
  
• Cover and cook on LOW for 6 hours or HIGH for 4 hours, until thickened and fragrant.
• Once cooking is finished, switch the slow cooker to WARM to hold for serving. Leaving it on LOW for an extended time will start to dry the sauce out.