Tender bite sized steak with a buttery herb sauce on bed of crispy and cheesy baked mac n cheese. Everything you thought about a steak dinner, but ELEVATED!
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Who doesn’t like a classic steak and carbs? Sometimes steak in bite-sized form is best. So tender and juicy you won’t need a fork or knife for this. Just spoonfuls of goodness. Pair this with a staple mac n cheese you can make at any time of the year and you’ve just made an epic steak dinner.
Here are few reasons why this will become your new favorite steak recipe:
Delicious – Steak, garlic, butter and pasta — the start to any comforting & delicious dish. Garlic butter steak bites are good on their own, but layer on creamy mac n cheese and this is completely elevated.
Meal Prep – This the PERFECT meal prep! Customize it to meat your macros and needs (low fat cheese, protein pasta, etc.) Carbs, protein and a super easy to make ahead.
Key Ingredients You’ll Need
- Steak – The absolutely best cut to use for this meal is obviously a tender ribeye or filet. A more budget friendly option would be top sirloin. All in all, use a cut of meat that stays tender when cooked quickly on high heat.
- Garlic – Can there ever be enough garlic? The start to any amazing dish. There’s hints of garlic in every aspects of this dish and they all blend together well. Sautéed garlic, raw garlic and infused garlic.
- Butter – A little bit of butter adds deliciousness to every dish. Every steak should be basted in butter or in this case showered in a garlic butter sauce. Mashed potatoes is only as good as the amount of butter, so add a lot and you’ll be set.
- Cheese – I like to use a 3 cheese blend: Colby Jack, mozzarella and cheddar. Perfect trio.
How to make Chimichurri Garlic Butter Steak Bites w/ Mash
#1. Season steak bites
#2. Make a seasoned roux for the mac n cheese.
#3. Incorporate milk slowly until smooth.
#4. Pour in cream and more seasonings.
#5. Slowly fold in shredded cheese a handful at a time. Add pasta.
6. Layer in a baking dish. Bake at 350F for 20 min & broil for 3-4 minutes.
6. Cook steak in pan on high heat till browned.
#7. Melt garlic & butter and add steak
#8. Serve
Recipe Tips
#1 – Tender steak
The best cuts of steak to use are ones that are going to cook fast and stay tender — filet, ribeye, top round or sirloin.
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Garlic Butter Steak Bites w/ Mac n Cheese
Ingredients
Garlic Butter Steak Bites
- 2 lbs ribeye cubed
- 1 tbsp oil
- 3 tsp Cajun seasoning
- 3 tbsp butter
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tsp freshly parsely chopped
Mac n Cheese
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp flour
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 6 oz milk or evaporated milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 8 oz mozzarella freshly shredded
- 8 oz colby jack freshly shredded
- 4 oz sharp cheddar freshly shredded
- 8 oz macaroni pasta (or pasta of your choice)
- Salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
Garlic Butter Steak Bites
- Season steak with oil & cajun seasoning
- Sear on high heat for a few minutes on each side
- Remove from the pan and melt butter.
- Add garlic and cook till fragrant.
- Add back steak bites and sprinkle parsley over top
Mac n Cheese
- Melt butter, add half of your seasonings.
- Incorporate flour a little at a time while whisking.
- Once smooth, add milk little at a time until smooth as well.
- Do the same as above with your heavy cream too.
- Add half of your shredded cheese a handful at a time, making sure it's fully melted before adding more.
- Season again with other half of the seasonings.
- Add al dente pasta & mix until combined
- Layer in a baking dish or cast iron pan with cheese in the middle and over top.
- Bake at 350F for 20 minutes and broil for 3-4 minutes.
