Cheeseburger Rigatoni
with Cheddar & Scallions
- Wheat
- Milk
Just look at that photo, and tell us if we even need to elaborate here. In a quick 20 minutes, you’ll be enjoying a comfort food mash-up of near epic proportions: perennially satisfying rigatoni with tomato sauce meets the classic all-American cheeseburger in one exceptionally lucky bowl topped with zippy scallions. What could be a more perfect union? We honestly couldn’t tell you (and neither could any kid or kid-at-heart we’ve ever met!)
Ingredients
6 ounce
Rigatoni Pasta
(Contains: Wheat)
½ cup
Cheddar Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
1 tablespoon
Fry Seasoning
4 tablespoon
Cream Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
1 unit
Beef Stock Concentrate
1 unit
Ketchup
2 unit
Scallions
10 ounce
Ground Beef
Not included in your delivery
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
1 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Wash and dry produce. • Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens.
• Once water is boiling, add rigatoni to pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente, 9-11 minutes. Reserve 1 cup pasta cooking water (2 cups for 4 servings), then drain. • Once rigatoni has cooked for 5 minutes, heat a drizzle of oil in a large, preferably nonstick, pan over medium-high heat. Add beef*, scallion whites, Fry Seasoning, and a big pinch of salt and pepper. Cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until beef is browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes. TIP: If there’s excess grease in your pan, carefully pour it out.
• Stir drained rigatoni, cream cheese, cheddar, stock concentrate, ketchup, and 1/3 cup pasta cooking water (2/3 cup for 4 servings) into pan with beef mixture. Cook, stirring, until cheese melts and everything is coated in a creamy sauce, 1-2 minutes. TIP: If necessary, stir in more pasta cooking water a splash at a time. • Taste and season with salt and pepper if needed.
• Divide pasta between bowls and top with scallion greens. Serve.
Ground Beef is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 160°.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the comforting, cheeseburger-like taste; some found it reminiscent of a gourmet Hamburger Helper 🍔.
- Ease of prep: Praised as quick, simple, and beginner-friendly; great for busy weeknights or teen cooks.
- Suggestions: Consider using smaller pasta like penne or macaroni; add veggies like broccoli or peas for balance.
- Portions: Generous servings satisfied most, though a few wanted more for leftovers or found it too heavy.
- Tweaks: Some enhanced flavor by adding mustard, pickles, or extra cheese; others preferred less ketchup.
Reviews from our home cooks
Oh man, this was good. It almost tasted like boxed Cheeseburger Helper. The only things I would change about this recipe is that it needs a sharper cheddar and it needs to use elbow noodles instead of rigatoni.
The meat sauce needed a whole yellow onion not just a few scallion whites. The ketchup did not help the flavor. Marinara sauce would have worked better than ketchup. Also, I would have liked a larger amount of the rigatoni- at least 50% more.
My son and I both liked the flavor. The beef was great. I would 1000% recommend a totally different pasta. The texture of Rigatoni is just not right...especially if you have sensitivity issues. Both my son and I were thinking other pastas, such as spaghetti, or fettuccini would be better. Or even cheese tortellini.
I was a little iffy about seeing the ingredients for the sauce but once it was all mixed together and cooked, I was so impressed. It was so flavorful. I'll definitely use that sauce recipe on my own for other dishes. And the dish overall was 10/10.
This meal was great but i had to jazz it up a little bit by slicing up some dill pickles and frying them with the beef. And being a big fan of cheese threw a small block of Velveeta and it made it next level. Highly recommend
Either more scallions, or an additional ingredient if acidity that would lend a tiny bit of brightness. Maybe a sprinkle of dill relish topping? Maybe dill pickle slices on the side? It's a bit one-note, so to us it's almost like a side dish pasta.
Pretty good flavor, but could have used a fresh component besides the scallions - I would suggest diced tomatoes. Also, usually when we get a Hello Fresh pasta dish we have leftovers, but this just made two bowls. Not worth the money.
Sometimes simple stuff is satisfying, haha. I added some mustard to the recipe because I like doing that with "cheeseburger" meals.
Was even better after I added some yellow mustard. Can't have a cheeseburger without mustard
Absolutely amazing dinner. Takes me right back to those busy school nights where mom would make hamburger helper. Really wanted seconds of this.
