Rotini

"I know the title is somewhat vague, but this is what we called it growing up. This is a great recipe, because the ingredients are ones I often have on hand. It makes a lot and is very comforting. The cheese, pasta, tomato sauce and meat are a tried and true combination!"
 
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photo by Pamela
photo by  Pamela photo by  Pamela
Ready In:
35mins
Ingredients:
8
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Brown hamburger.
  • Add onion soup mix, oregano, tomatoes and water.
  • Bring to a boil, stir in pasta.
  • Cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until all the water has disappeared.
  • Stir in parmesean cheese.
  • Top with mozarella and cover until melted.
  • Enjoy!

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Reviews

  1. This was good and easy to make. I like that it was all made in one pot. I followed the recipe as written other then I used crushed tomatoes instead of tomato sauce and beef broth instead of water. I used 2 cups of mozzarella but next time I would use less. I love cheese but I thought it was too much mozzarella. This was a nice quick dinner.
     
  2. I made this for dinner tonight, and it was enjoyed by all. I only made a few changes based on what I had on hand. First I doubled the recipe, but only had one packet of soup mix, so I used low sodium beef broth in place of the water. I also used crushed and petite diced tomatoes in place of the tomato sauce, and added a bit of sugar, salt, and garlic powder. After simmering for 17 minutes the pasta was slightly over done and still a little soupy. Next time I'll start with 25% less liquid, and check for doneness around 15 minutes. Thanks for posting!
     
  3. Very good and simple. My kids all enjoyed it, too, which is rare for them all to like something. I did not have the onion soup mix, so I chopped an onion and cooked it with the ground beef. Then, in place of the water, I used beef broth as another reviewer suggested--32 oz of broth (4 cups) because I used a whole box of whole wheat rotini (13 oz). I added a sprinkle of garlic powder, too. I am confident that we will be making this again.
     
  4. Family loved this. I added 1 can each of kernal corn and sliced mushrooms. Thank you!!
     
  5. Made for PAC spring 2007 and this was a wonderful choice! DH is a huge Hamburger Helper fan and so he really enjoyed this recipe. Even the kids ate this without too much complaining which was a bonus! I have saved this to my 30ish minute meals cookbook.
     
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  1. This was good and easy to make. I like that it was all made in one pot. I followed the recipe as written other then I used crushed tomatoes instead of tomato sauce and beef broth instead of water. I used 2 cups of mozzarella but next time I would use less. I love cheese but I thought it was too much mozzarella. This was a nice quick dinner.
     

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