This recipe caught Julia's eye when it showed up on her feed for Betty Crocker's recipe of the day. It wasn't entirely homemade, as half of the recipe comes from the contents of a box of hamburger helper, but it contained a number of fresh ingredients as well. It was a quick and tasty dish fitting for cooking up after a long day at work.

Ingredients for beef pasta and mushroom soup	Julia chopping fresh parsley
Browning ground beef in the stock pot	The soup containing everything it needs except pasta and mushrooms
Voilà! Beef pasta and mushroom soup, topped with freshly-grated Parmesan cheese.

Recipe source: Betty Crocker