Bacon Cheeseburger Macaroni

Bacon Cheeseburger Macaroni

Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 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, white 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

Directions

• 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.