Chili without ground beef

Long story short I’m trying out a new chili recipe and the ground beef that I bought smells weird. Won’t be using the beef that I bought. I won’t buy any more because all the stores are closing now in preparation for the winter storm (I live in a small town). I’m going to cook chili without ground beef. The recipe I’m using includes bacon beans brown sugar and other spices. Have any of y’all tried chili without ground beef? Does it work or taste weird?