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4-Ingredient Garlic Butter Steak Bites Are the Easiest Dinner You’ll Ever Make (My Family LOVES Them)

Lindsay Funston
Lindsay FunstonEditor-in-Chief at The Kitchn
I never wanted to work in food, but when I got placed as the food team intern at Real Simple magazine as a new college grad, I knew it was a better fit than fashion or beauty. I didn't really know how to cook, but I loved to eat, and the idea of writing about food seemed fun — who doesn't love it? I moved on to work as an editor at Martha Stewart's Whole Living (RIP) and Oprah magazine (RIP) before saying farewell to print magazines and joining the founding team at Delish, where I fell totally in love with producing food content for the internet. Over the years, I've traveled the country hosting my own video series, written cookbooks, and developed hundreds of viral recipes, including the now-famous Marry Me Chicken (yup, that's me!). I love helping readers (and all of my friends!) figure out easy but still wildly delicious things to cook for dinner, a holiday brunch, a weekend picnic, you name it. Sometimes all you need is a home-cooked meal to turn around a bad day.
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published Jul 21, 2024
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Garlic butter steak bites cooked and garnished with fresh herbs, served in cooking pan on white quartz table
Credit: Joe Lingeman/Kitchn

Cooking steak at home isn’t for everyone, but who doesn’t want to be able to pull off a steakhouse-worthy dinner (if you eat meat)? Admittedly I’m someone who loves steak, but I actually rarely cook it. It’s expensive, of course, but it can sometimes feel like such a thing, like it needs to merit a special occasion to cook it (which is likely why I typically sear a bone-in ribeye for my husband’s birthday) or a splurge. Well, I’ve finally found the recipe that makes steak a weeknight affair — and the easiest one at that.

Get the recipe: Garlic Butter Steak Bites

Credit: Joe Lingeman/Kitchn

The Monday night solution to steak? Steak bites. You cut NY strip into 1” cubes (the first time you do this might feel criminal if you’re used to only touching your filet post-sear, so just trust me on this) and cook them in a whole stick of butter until browned. Once seared on both sides, you add minced garlic and black pepper for flavor, shake the pan around a little, and then finish with parsley. That’s it! The resulting cheater pan sauce — it’s truly just butter and garlic — will make you feel like you’re eating something worthy of a fancy restaurant, when we all know the truth behind this 15-minute dinner. 

The genius of this recipe is that to ensure the garlic doesn’t burn in the skillet, you bring the butter to a simmer, then add the steak, then finish off everything with the garlic. The garlic doesn’t need more than a minute in the hot butter to properly infuse it with flavor. Make sure to sop up the garlic butter with something. I’ve served these steak bites with crusty bread, roasted potatoes, even just greens to make sure I get every last drop.

Oh, and don’t let this be your only foray into bites for dinner. We’ve got Garlic Parm Chicken Bites that are guaranteed to leave your family fighting for seconds.

Get the recipe: Garlic Butter Steak Bites

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