Bacon Cheeseburger Macaroni

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 ounces elbow macaroni, uncooked (can use rice or corn pasta)
• 4 slices bacon, diced
• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
• 2 green onions, sliced, and part of the green
• 2 1/2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon liquid smoke
• 6 tablespoons ketchup
• 3 teaspoons yellow mustard
• 1 (14 ounce) can chopped tomatoes
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded

Recipe

• 1 cook macaroni according to package directions. keep warm.
• 2 in a large skillet, cook the diced bacon until crisp, pour off all but aboaut a half tablespoon of bacon grease.
• 3 add ground beef and green onions and cook together until beef is thoroughly cooked through.
• 4 stir in chili powder, salt, and liquid smoke and cook for about 5 minutes.
• 5 add ketchup, mustard, and tomatoes and stir until well combined.
• 6 stir in cooked macaroni and shredded cheese.
• 7 cook over low heat for about 5 minutes until cheese is melted and everything is heated through.