🥩🧀🍝 Creamy Steakhouse Parmesan Penne with Broccoli
Rich, restaurant-style pasta with tender steak strips, creamy Parmesan sauce, and crisp-tender broccoli. It’s hearty, garlicky, and tastes like something from a steakhouse pasta menu.
🛒 Ingredients:
🥩 Steak:
- 1 lb steak (sirloin, ribeye, or flank), sliced thin
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp olive oil
🍝 Pasta & broccoli:
- 10–12 oz penne pasta
- 2 cups broccoli florets
🧄 Creamy Parmesan sauce:
- 2 tbsp butter
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp flour
- 1½ cups heavy cream
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- Salt & pepper to taste
👩🍳 Instructions:
1. Cook pasta & broccoli
Boil penne in salted water.
Add broccoli during last 2–3 minutes of cooking.
Drain and set aside.
2. Cook steak
Season sliced steak.
Sear in hot pan with olive oil for 2–3 minutes per side until browned.
Remove and rest.
3. Make creamy sauce
In same pan, melt butter.
Add garlic and sauté 30 seconds.
Stir in flour and cook 1 minute.
Slowly whisk in cream and milk until smooth.
Add Parmesan and Italian seasoning.
Simmer until thick and creamy.
4. Combine
Add pasta and broccoli into sauce.
Toss to coat.
Return steak to pan and mix gently.
🍽️ Serve with:
- Garlic bread 🥖
- Side salad 🥗
- Extra Parmesan on top 🧀
🔥 Flavor profile:
- 🥩 Savory, juicy steak
- 🧄 Rich garlic cream sauce
- 🧀 Sharp, nutty Parmesan
- 🥦 Fresh, slightly crisp broccoli
- 🍝 Comforting, steakhouse-style pasta
🔄 Variations:
- 🌶️ Spicy steak Parmesan penne (chili flakes or Cajun spice)
- 🍄 Mushroom steak creamy pasta
- 🥓 Add crispy bacon bits
- 🧄 Extra garlic butter steak version
- 🍋 Lemon Parmesan lighter sauce
💡 Tips:
- Slice steak thin for tenderness
- Don’t overcook broccoli—keep it bright green
- Freshly grated Parmesan melts smoother
- Let sauce thicken before adding pasta