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Garlic Butter Steak Bites with Creamy Parmesan Tortellini and Garlic Sauce

Garlic Butter Steak Bites with Creamy Parmesan Tortellini and Garlic Sauce

Tanya Rivers
Ready to wow your dinner crowd without spending all night at the stove? These Garlic Butter Steak Bites with Creamy Parmesan Tortellini deliver restaurant-level flavor in under an hour. Juicy, seared steak cubes bathed in sizzling garlic butter sit next to pillowy cheese tortellini swirled in a silky Parmesan cream sauce. It’s a cozy, crowd-pleasing combo that works for date night, family dinners, or when you just need easy dinner inspiration. Great for weeknights, special occasions, quick meals, and anyone searching for quick breakfast (leftovers!), easy dinner, healthy-ish snack, breakfast ideas, dinner ideas, easy recipe, and food ideas that actually taste amazing.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings
Calories 850 kcal

Equipment

  • Large Skillet
  • saucepan
  • Large pot
  • Tongs
  • instant‑read thermometer

Ingredients
  

Steak Bites

  • 1.5 lb sirloin steak, cut into 1-inch cubes
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp kosher salt for steak
  • 0.5 tsp black pepper for steak
  • 4 tbsp unsalted butter for searing and garlic butter
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced for garlic butter
  • 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped plus more for garnish

Parmesan Tortellini & Sauce

  • 20 oz cheese tortellini refrigerated or frozen
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter for sauce
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced for sauce
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 cup Parmesan cheese, freshly grated
  • 0.25 cup reserved pasta water as needed to thin sauce
  • 1 tsp Italian seasoning
  • 0.5 tsp kosher salt or to taste, for sauce
  • 0.5 tsp black pepper for sauce
  • 1 tsp lemon juice optional, to brighten

Instructions
 

  • Pat steak cubes dry. Toss with olive oil, salt, and pepper.
  • Boil tortellini in salted water until al dente. Reserve 1/4 cup pasta water and drain.
  • Sear steak in 2 tbsp butter over medium-high heat, 2–3 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate.
  • Add garlic to skillet; cook 30 seconds. Return steak with any juices and toss in garlic butter. Keep warm.
  • For sauce: melt remaining 2 tbsp butter in a saucepan. Add garlic; cook 30 seconds. Stir in cream and simmer 2–3 minutes. Whisk in Parmesan until smooth; season with Italian seasoning, salt, pepper, and lemon juice. Thin with pasta water as needed.
  • Toss tortellini with sauce. Serve alongside steak bites; garnish with parsley.

Notes

Choose well‑marbled steak and avoid overcrowding the pan for the best sear. Grate Parmesan fresh for a silky sauce.

Nutrition

Calories: 850kcalCarbohydrates: 55gProtein: 45gFat: 50gSaturated Fat: 26gCholesterol: 165mgSodium: 980mgFiber: 3gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 20IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 35mgIron: 25mg
Keyword dinner ideas, easy dinner, food ideas, garlic butter, parmesan cream sauce, quick meals, steak bites, tortellini, weeknight recipe
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