Luxurious and Cozy Steak Pasta

Steak Pasta is such an easy yet impressive meal! It combines tender slices of juicy steak with pasta tossed in a rich and complex creamy parmesan butter sauce that incorporates flavors from the steak, bring restaurant vibes right into your very own kitchen!

This creamy steak pasta is ready in under 30 minutes using simple ingredients! It’s the ultimate combination of two classic meals: pasta and steak. You’re gonna love it!

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Creamy Pasta with Steak

There’s nothing quite like a rich creamy sauce tossed with well-cooked pasta….and combining it with flavorful, juicy restaurant style steak.

You get two luxurious meal in one, blending together seamlessly.

Steak pasta is one of our all time favorite ways to combine pasta with beef. When I set out to test this recipe, I wanted to bring the flavor of the beef into the creamy pasta sauce, giving the sauce another level of richness and complexity.

When steaks are cooked, they leave behind brown bits on the skillet. These brown bits are the caramelized proteins, fats, and juices that stick to the bottom of the pan as the steak sears.

They’re basically concentrated savory goodness. And we do not want to throw that away. Instead, we scrap all that deliciousness from the skillet and incorporate it straight into the pasta sauce, giving the dish much complexity and depth in flavor.

The best part is, steak pasta might sound all fancy pants but it’s one of the easiest thing you’ll ever make! So you can make it for dinner any evening, as well as on special occasions like Valentine’s Day, Father’s Day, date night in, or when you are hosting dinner parties.

Here are all the reasons why I love this steak pasta recipe:

• Multi-faceted flavors and textures: the creamy sauce almost melts in your mouth and is perfectly balance by the tender steak pieces.
• Made in under 30 minutes. Yes, you can have a gorgeous bowl of steak pasta in under 30 minutes! Steak and pasta actually doesn’t take long to make at all.
• Only uses one skillet (ok, technically kinda two, because you need a pot to cook the pasta, but who’s counting? 🫣)
• Customizable – steak pasta can be made with pretty much any kind of pasta or steak cut you want.

One bite into this delicious Creamy Steak Pasta dish and I know you will be hooked! Whenever I taste it I feel like I am keenly aware of its’ beauty and perfection. And it is so. dang. good.

Ingredients

We are using easy to find and pretty basic ingredients for this simple steak pasta recipe. I am all about EASY cooking hacks, by real, everyday people (not chefs) who figure out the tricks to make cooking do-able, yet DELICIOUS.

Here’s what you need for the steak:

• steak – you can use any cut of beef. Use high quality steak such as New York strip, Ribeye, Filet Mignon for a more tender cut, or use more budget-friendly cut such as flank steak or skirt steak – it will be tougher but still very doable!
• linguini – I like to use long and flat pasta for this recipe such as linguine or fettuccini. Other long pasta such as spaghetti, bucatini, and angel hair can also be used.
• butter – use good quality butter for best flavor. I typically use salted butter instead of unsalted for this for maximum flavor.
• garlic – fresh garlic works way better and brings the best flavors. Avoid substituting with garlic powder. If you must substitute, avoid garlic powder and use minced garlic in bottle instead. Other aromatics such as shallots can be used as well.
• fresh rosemary – just like my Greek Lemon Chicken and Potatoes, fresh herbs MAKES this dish. Other fresh herbs such as thyme, bay leaves, basil, or sage can be used as well.
• salt and black pepper – be generous with this when seasoning the steak! Alternatively, you can use your favorite steak seasoning, but I personally prefer salt and black pepper because the steak itself already has so much flavor.

For the Pasta:

• chicken broth – use good quality chicken broth for best flavor. Bone broth has even more flavors and can be used as well. In a pinch, using a bouillon cube dissolves in water will work as well.
• heavy cream – sometimes called heavy whipping cream, this will give your sauce a smooth, velvety texture. Whole milk or half and half can be used for a lighter version – just know that it wouldn’t be as creamy.
• parmesan cheese – use good quality parmesan cheese. That’s the key to a yummy parmesan sauce!
• all-purpose flour – this is the thickener for our creamy steak pasta sauce.
• salt and black pepper – used to open up the flavors in the sauce and parmesan.

How to make pasta with steak

Step 1: Cook Pasta

Boil your pasta according in salted boiling water until al dente (still slightly firm to the bite). Don’t overcook it as the pasta will continue to cook when tossed in the sauce.

Pro tip: Save a cup of pasta water before draining it. After tossing pasta in sauce, you can add that pasta water to it if pasta is too dry.

Step 2: Season and Sear Steak

Bring the steaks to room temperature about 30 minutes before cooking, and use a paper towel to pat dry it thoroughly. You do not want any moisture on the steak for the best sear.

Season steak generously with salt and black pepper. Or you can also use your favorite steak seasoning.

To do so, heat a skillet and drizzle it with some cooking oil. Once pan is hot, add steak to it.

Don’t move it around and let it bottom sear for a minute or two until it is golden brown. Then, flip steaks to cook the other side.

Cut a slice of two of butter and add it to the pan. Watch it lovingly as it slowly melts. Mmm mmm. That’s when you know deliciousness is starting to happen.

Next, add smashed garlic cloves and fresh rosemary to the pan. Other herbs work as well. If you don’t have herbs, that’s fine too – it just gives the steaks more flavor.

Spoon melted butter and drizzle onto the tops of the steaks multiple times.

Cook steak to your desires doneness. Cooking time will depend on how thick your steaks are. Use a high quality meat thermometer to check for doneness.

If steaks are taking forever to cook, consider covering with a lid to speed up the process.

Once the steaks are done, remove from skillet, cover in foil and let them sit for a few minutes. Remember, steaks will continue to cook while they are set aside.

Let the steaks rest while you make the pasta sauce.

Step 3: Make Creamy Pasta Sauce

Using the same skillet, add butter, flour, and minced garlic to the pan drippings.

Stir mixture until butter melts and flour is dissolved. Next, stir in heavy cream and chicken broth.

Scrap the bottom of the pan to incorporate the drippings and brown bits into the sauce. Use a whisk to remove the clumps from the sauce and smooth out the sauce.

Continue stirring as sauce comes to a boil. Let it simmer for 1-2 minutes under low heat – sauce should gradually thicken.

Add salt and black pepper to taste. Add salt and black pepper to taste to ensure sauce is well flavored.

Step 4: Toss and combine

Once the sauce is well cooked and to your liking, add previously cooked and drained noodles to the skillet, along with parmesan cheese.

Toss the noodles in the yummy sauce.

If pasta is too dry, add some previously saved pasta water to it until it has the consistency you desire.

Place sliced steak on top of noodles. Garnish with parsley if you desire (totally optional).

Then you dig in, and you don’t hold back. In fact, for this one, you might want to drop all your table manners and just completely attack it.

What to serve with steak and pasta

My favorite way to serve steak pasta is with some garlic bread. It just goes so well with that creamy spaghetti.

Then add a veggie side such as one of the below:

• Roasted Lemon Garlic Broccoli
• Candied Carrots
• Honey Balsamic Brussels Sprouts
• Strawberry Bacon Spinach Salad

And a little vino🍷. Wine never hurts. Maybe only if you have too much. 😉

Storage and Reheating

Storage: Store steak and pasta separately if possible in the refrigerator for 3-4 days in an airtight container.

Reheat: Add 1-2 teaspoons of hot water or milk to the pasta before reheating – this will ensure noodles don’t dry out too much. Cover with a wrap or a lid. Microwave on high for 1-2 minutes or until completely heated through. Check around the 1 minute mark, since different microwaves heat differently. Avoid overcooking steaks when reheating.

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