Description
Indulge in a restaurant-quality meal at home with our juicy steak bites coated in rich garlic butter and served alongside creamy Parmesan pasta. This delightful recipe combines perfectly seared beef chunks with a velvety sauce, making it an ideal choice for weeknight dinners or special occasions. With its quick preparation time of under 30 minutes, you can impress your family and friends without spending hours in the kitchen. The savory garlic butter enhances the flavors of the steak, while the creamy pasta adds indulgence to each bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ lbs steak (sirloin, ribeye, or New York strip), cut into bite-sized pieces
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley (for garnish)
- 8 oz small pasta shells
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 ½ cups heavy cream
- 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg (optional)
- ½ cup reserved pasta water (if needed to thin the sauce)
Instructions
- 1. Cook the pasta shells in a pot of salted boiling water until al dente. Reserve ½ cup of pasta water, then drain and set aside.
- 2. Season steak pieces with salt, pepper, smoked paprika, and red pepper flakes. Pat dry with paper towels.
- 3. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sear the steak bites for about 2 minutes on each side until browned; remove from the skillet.
- 4. In the same skillet, melt butter and sauté minced garlic until fragrant. Return steak to coat in garlic butter.
- 5. In another pan, melt butter and sauté garlic before adding heavy cream and simmering gently. Stir in Parmesan cheese until thickened.
- 6. Add drained pasta to the sauce and mix well.
- 7. Serve the creamy pasta topped with garlic butter steak bites; garnish with parsley if desired.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main
- Method: Searing and Saucing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: Approximately 1 cup (250g)
- Calories: 620
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 650mg
- Fat: 38g
- Saturated Fat: 18g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 120mg