Steak bites are perfectly cooked along with baby potatoes so that dinner is completely ready in under 40 minutes. All you need is a veggie or a side salad to complete the meal! Everyone loves a delicious steak dinner, and with this easy steak and potatoes recipe, you’ll be able to give your family exactly what they love. Tender steak bites and crisp baby potatoes with a rich and savory garlic butter sauce are irresistibly tasty and simple to make in just one large skillet! If you need more meat and potatoes recipes, be sure to try my simplified Steak Frites recipe, classic Cottage Pie, or my Oven Baked Chicken and Potatoes.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Key Ingredients
Here’s what you need to make this one-pan steak and potatoes meal:
Steak: Grab 2 pounds of steak, and cut it into 1-inch cubes. Any type of steak can be used in this recipe, such as flank steak, ribeye, sirloin, tenderloin, or strip loin. Potatoes: Small baby potatoes work best with this method, plus they’re creamy and delicious. Cut the potatoes in half, or into quarters if they’re particularly large. Steak Marinade: A tasty mixture of soy sauce, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, and minced garlic gives the steak the most amazing flavor. Skip the hot sauce if you’re not a fan of spice. Oil and Butter: Use light olive oil (not extra virgin) for pan searing, and mix it with butter for the most amazing flavor. Garlic: Six whole cloves of garlic are needed for this recipe. Mince them finely, and separate them so that you have half of that for the marinade and half to add to the skillet. Herbs: Fresh rosemary and thyme give the steak and potatoes a bright, herby flavor, and fresh parsley makes the perfect green garnish. Parmesan Cheese: A bit of freshly grated parmesan is amazing on the potatoes.
Complete list of ingredients and amounts can be found in the recipe card below.
How To Make Garlic Butter Steak and Potatoes
Recipe Tips
Choose a great steak. You can really cook any type of steak with this recipe, but a steak dinner is always better when you choose a really good steak. Look for steaks with plenty of fatty marbling for the most flavor. The potatoes should be fully cooked before you start cooking the steak. If you prefer, you can roast the potatoes in the oven instead. Either way works, but using the skillet makes this a true one-pan meal! The exact cooking time for the potatoes will depend on their size. smaller potatoes will obviously cook faster than smaller ones. Keep everything in a single layer. When you’re cooking potatoes or steak in a skillet, make sure that each piece is touching the bottom of the pan. This way everything will cook evenly and be able to brown nicely.
Steak Cooking Temperatures
The USDA recommends cooking steaks to at least 145°F/63°C for food safety reasons. Aside from that, here are the temperatures you should aim for, depending on how you like your steak cooked:
Rare: 120 to 130°F or 49 to 54°C Medium Rare: 130 to 135°F or 54 to 57°C Medium: 135 to 145°F or 57 to 63°C Medium Well: 145 to 155°F or 63 to 68°C Well Done: 155+ °F or 68+°C
Use an instant-read meat thermometer to test the steak in the center for these temperatures so that your steak will be done exactly how you like it.
Storing Tips
This meal is best if enjoyed immediately after cooking it, but you can keep leftover steak and potatoes in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
What To Serve With Steak and Potatoes
Make sure to add some sort of veggie to this hearty meal. A simple green salad or some blanched asparagus will be delicious!
For a real steakhouse experience, serve these steak bites with homemade Wedge Salads and some copycat Texas Roadhouse Rolls on the side.
Your family is going to love this tasty steak and potatoes dinner! And you’ll love that there are so few pots and pans to wash afterward. Don’t forget to pin the recipe for later!
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