Garlic Butter Steak Tips with Cheesy Rigatoni: A Restaurant-Quality Meal at Home
This Garlic Butter Steak Tips with Cheesy Rigatoni recipe is a delicious and elegant dish that’s surprisingly simple to make! It’s perfect for a romantic dinner, a special occasion, or any night you want a restaurant-quality meal at home.
Ingredients
For the Steak:
- 2 strip steaks, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- Kinder’s Buttery Steak Seasoning (or your favorite steak seasoning)
- Kinder’s The Blend Seasoning (or salt, pepper, and garlic powder)
For the Sauce:
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- ⅓ cup chopped sun-dried tomatoes
For the Pasta:
- 16 oz rigatoni
Instructions
- Prepare the Steak: Season the steak pieces with Kinder’s Buttery Steak Seasoning and Kinder’s The Blend Seasoning (or salt, pepper, and garlic powder).
- Cook the Steak: Heat olive oil and butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the steak bites and cook for 5 minutes per side, or until desired doneness. Baste with melted butter while cooking. Remove the steak from the skillet and let it rest under foil.
- Cook the Pasta: While the steak cooks, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the rigatoni according to package directions until al dente. Reserve ½ cup of pasta water before draining.
- Make the Sauce: In the same skillet used for the steak, sauté the minced garlic until fragrant. Deglaze the pan with chicken broth, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom.
- Simmer the Sauce: Lower the heat and add heavy cream, Parmesan cheese, red pepper flakes, oregano, thyme, and sun-dried tomatoes to the skillet. Simmer until the sauce thickens slightly.
- Combine: Toss the drained rigatoni with the sauce, adding reserved pasta water as needed to adjust the consistency.
- Serve: Slice the steak against the grain and serve it over the pasta. Garnish with fresh Parmesan cheese and enjoy!