Pasta Without Tomato- Old

2 ounces rotini (pasta twists)

1/2 pound lean ground beef -- crumbled

1/4 cup chopped onions -- or more, to taste

2 teaspoons garlic powder -- to taste

4 ounces sliced mushrooms

1/4 cup fresh parsley -- diced

1 tablespoon Italian seasoning -- commercially blended

1 large egg -- slightly beaten

1 teaspoon olive oil

1/2 teaspoon fresh basil

1 teaspoon dried oregano ground white pepper pinch salt

1/4 cup parmesan cheese -- grated cilantro leaves -- optional

2-cup pyrex to measure out

1 1/2 to 1 3/4 cups of mixed pasta; break about 1 ounce of long spaghetti in halves or thirds; place in the cup, and add enough of the rotini (about 2 ounces) to make up the difference.