Ingredients

• 1 1/4 lbs ground beef (preferably ground sirloin)
• 4 slices bacon, diced
• 2 green onions, sliced,white and part of green
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon liquid smoke (I use hickory)
• 6 tablespoons ketchup
• 3 teaspoons ballpark mustard
• 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
• 12 small taco shells (12 to a 4.6 oz. box; use a different size if you like)
• lots of shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• lettuce
• tomatoes
• onion

Instructions

1. In a saucepan, cook the diced bacon until lightly crisp; pour off all but about a half tablespoon of bacon grease.

2. Add ground beef and green onions and cook together until beef is thoroughly cooked through, then stir in chili powder, salt, pepper and Liquid Smoke and cook together another 10 minutes.

3. Combine the"taco sauce" ingredients in a small bowl.

4. Assemble tacos: Fill taco shells with bacon-ground beef, then a drizzle of the taco sauce then shredded sharp cheddar cheese.

5. Heat in an oven or microwave until cheese is melted (has to be like a real cheeseburger, you know- LOL!), then add lettuce, tomato and onion.

6. Yum!