Easy Garlic Butter Steak at Home

If you’re looking for the ultimate date-night dinner at home, this garlic butter steak recipe is a showstopper. The steak is first seared on the stove to lock in a rich, golden crust, then finished in the oven for a tender, juicy center. What makes it unforgettable is the homemade garlic herb butter that melts over the top, adding layers of flavor with every bite.

Whether you’re planning a fancy dinner at home, treating yourself to a restaurant-style meal, or searching for the best garlic butter steak recipe to impress guests, this dish delivers on flavor, texture, and simplicity.

Easy Garlic Butter Steak Recipe

Have you ever had a steak so perfectly cooked and seasoned it melts in your mouth? That rich steakhouse flavor feels impossible to recreate at home, but this garlic butter steak recipe makes it easy. Juicy, tender steak topped with sizzling garlic herb butter can be yours right from your own kitchen.

Picture the best steakhouse you’ve ever been to: the sizzling hot plate, the aroma of garlic butter dripping down the sides, the kind of steak that makes every bite unforgettable. With a few simple techniques, you can create that same experience at home. I’ll show you how to sear steak on the stove, finish it in the oven, and top it with the most incredible homemade steak butter.

Garlic Butter Steak Ingredients

If you’ve been lucky enough to enjoy garlic butter steak at a fancy steakhouse, you may mistakenly think the cooking process is complicated. In reality, cooking steak with butter couldn’t be simpler!

Here’s what you’ll need to prep the steak and make the steak butter:

• Steak of Choice: The star of the dish! Pick a well-marbled cut like ribeye or filet mignon for the juiciest, most flavorful results.
• Olive Oil: Helps create a beautiful golden sear while keeping the steak from sticking to the pan.
• Kosher Salt and Black Pepper: Essential seasonings that bring out the natural flavor of the steak and build a savory crust.
• Unsalted Butter: Melts into a rich, velvety topping that enhances the steak with indulgent flavor.
• Minced Garlic: Infuses the butter with bold, aromatic depth that makes every bite irresistible.

How to Cook Steak in the Oven

In my opinion, the best way to cook steak is to first sear it on the stovetop, then transfer it to the oven to finish cooking. This cooking method delivers perfect results every time!

Here’s how we make garlic butter steak at home:

1. Prepare: Pat the steak dry and season generously with kosher salt and black pepper to enhance 

Creamy Parmesan Garlic Broccoli

Freshly sautéed broccoli and fragrant garlic are baked in a rich cream sauce topped with broiled mozzarella and parmesan cheese. Creamy Parmesan Garlic Broccoli is guaranteed to convert ANY non-broccoli lover into a full-blown fanatic!

Creamy garlic broccoli and cheese is a delicious way to change up your boring broccoli into the side dish of your dreams!

Ingredients for Creamy Garlic Broccoli

This side dish recipe is quite indulgent and probably not something you would want to make every night, but if it’s a special occasion or you want a decadent vegetable dish, then this is what you will need:

• Butter: salted or unsalted work fine, you’ll just reduce the salt if you use salted
• Onion: just regular yellow onion works great
• Broccoli Florets: fresh broccoli is best, but frozen could be used if needed
  • Note: Feel free to use the stems too if you want. Just be sure to cut off the tough exterior of the stem.
• Garlic Cloves: adds flavor
• Salt and Pepper: add flavor
• Cream Cheese: adds richness and creaminess
• Heavy Cream: acts as the base for the creamy garlic parmesan sauce
• Smoked Paprika: adds flavor and smokiness to the sauce
• Lemon Juice: adds acidity and a pop of freshness
• Mozzarella Cheese: adds gooiness
• Parmesan Cheese: adds nuttiness and saltiness
• Aleppo Pepper: adds some heat and flavor and great color
  • Note: This is my latest obsession! It adds such a delicious flavor. It looks similar to red pepper flakes but it is just moderately spicy.

How to Make Creamy Garlic Parmesan Broccoli

No flour or cornstarch needed. We are going full cream, a little cream cheese and cheese to make this indulgent sauce! Just simmer it until it reaches your desired thickness. Here are all the steps for this recipe followed by a recipe so you can see how it all happens…

1. Prep: Preheat broiler and place a cast iron skillet on the stove over medium heat and start melting the butter.
2. Sauté: Add the onions to the melted butter and cook until transparent, stirring occasionally.
3. Cook: Toss in the broccoli and minced garlic and season them with salt and pepper and let them cook until bright green and fragrant.
4. Simmer: Add the cream cheese, cream and smoked paprika and reduce the heat to low letting it simmer and thicken.
5. Finishing Touches: Squeeze in the lemon juice and stir to combine and then top with the cheeses.
6. Broil: Place the skillet in the oven and broil until the cheese is bubblin

Easy Air Fryer Steak with Garlic Butter

Learn how to make a delicious and juicy steak in just minutes using an air fryer! This easy recipe will become a family favorite and is perfect for busy weeknights.

Cooking meat in the air fryer is my new favorite thing! It is quick and easy and turns out fabulous every time! Check out our other air fryer meat recipes: air fryer hot dogs, air fryer chicken wings, air fryer salmon, and air fryer whole chicken.

Since moving we’ve had to get rid of our grill, it’s a long story. But we’ve been craving a really delicious, perfectly grilled steak. So, I did a little research, played around with a few different temps and times and voila, New York City (or anyone else without a grill) you can officially have grill worthy steak right from your counter top!

Ingredients for Air Fryer Steak Recipe

This steak in the air fryer ends up seared on the outside and juicy on the inside and we use homemade garlic butter to add amazing flavor. Here is what you will need:

• Ribeye Steaks
• Kosher Salt
• Black Pepper
• Olive Oil

Garlic Butter

• Butter
• Garlic
• Kosher Salt

The measurements and details for each ingredient can be found in the recipe card at the end of the post.

Best Steak for the Air Fryer

You want cuts of steak that are at least 1-inch thick with good marbling. Our first choice is a ribeye, but porterhouse, sirloin steak, New York strip, t-bone, top sirloin, and filet mignon would all work great too.

How to Air Fry Steak

This recipe is super easy, but it does take some planning ahead so be sure to start a day ahead. Here are the steps:

1. Prep: The night before you plan to eat the steaks, pat them dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper on both sides. Place them in the fridge uncovered.
2. Rub: Pull the steaks out of the fridge and let them come to room temperature. Preheat the air fryer to 400 degrees F and rub olive oil all over both sides of the steaks.
3. Cook: Place them in the air fryer for 6 minutes then flip and cook another 6 minutes.
4. Rest: Let the steaks rest for 10 minutes and top with garlic butter (see instructions below) for serving.

For the Garlic Butter

1. Mix: Add all the ingredients to a small bowl and stir to combine completely.
2. Shape: Move the butter mixture to a piece of parchment paper and form it into a log shape. Twist the ends to close.
3. Refrigerate: Place in the fridge for at least an hour, up to 1 week.
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Quick and Easy 10 Minute Garlic Butter Chicken Recipe

Our garlic butter chicken is a super easy stovetop chicken recipe consisting of tender, juicy chicken tenders topped with a garlic butter sauce that is all ready in just 10 minutes!

This chicken is so rich and buttery and the whole recipe can be made in one skillet which is always a win! A quick meal with an easy cleanup is what I need e’ry day especially on busy weeknights!

You all know we love to get our kids in the kitchen and this is my oldest’s favorite chicken recipe. It is one of her go-to recipes when it’s her turn to make dinner.

Do you all cook with your kiddos? I know, it’s more work, more mess, and more stress…at least in the beginning. But I swear that it will change your lives, your relationships, and in the process, you’ll create capable and self-sufficient children. Not to mention the memories you’ll share forever.

Now I picture Peyton making this recipe in college and for her own family someday. That’s just pure joy for me! I’m getting sidetracked, but cook with your kids, people! You’ll never regret it!

Ingredients for Garlic Butter Chicken

Ok, back to this chicken…it doesn’t take many ingredients to make this easy chicken recipe. Most of these will be items you already have on hand. Here is your ingredients list:

• Chicken Tenders: cook quickly, white meat that is similar meat to the chicken breast but smaller
• Smoked Paprika: you can use regular paprika instead, but we just love the smoky flavor of the smoked paprika
• Poultry Seasoning: Montreal chicken seasoning is a great option
• Butter: adds so much richness and is the base for the sauce
• Garlic: packs all the flavor, use fresh and mince it
• Italian Seasoning Blend: you can buy an Italian seasoning blend or create your own, it is typically made of a blend of oregano, basil, thyme and rosemary (and occasionally marjoram)
• Cooking White Wine: you can absolutely use regular white wine (use a dry wine) or chicken broth if you don’t want to use alcohol
• Salt and Pepper: flavor
• Lemon Juice: fresh is best of course
• Parsley: fresh, minced fine

The measurements for each ingredient can be found in the recipe card at the end of this post.

Tips for Making Garlic Butter Chicken

Here are a few tips for making this recipe:

• Use a cast iron skillet. If you don’t have one, a regular skillet will get the job done, but a cast iron skillet just sears so beautifully!
• Season the chicken tenders with the smoked paprika, poultry season and S & P before cooking and let it rest.
• Let the chicken get a good sear on it. Don’t mess with it, let it get golden and delicious!
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Sizzling Italian Dipping Oil for Bread

Sizzling hot, full of fresh herbs and garlic with a little drizzle of sweet balsamic vinegar…the most irresistible dipping oil for bread. It soaks into the bread just a little and is the perfect appetizer or side dish for any meal.

Years ago when I was in college I was dating a boy that enjoyed cooking and baking. We had a lot of fun trying new recipes and because we were dating, my parents gave me a fancy set of oil and different seasonings for bread for one of my Christmas gifts. The relationship didn’t last but my love for bread and dipping oil totally did! Haha!

Take 10 minutes to make this dipping oil recipe, pull a fresh loaf of focaccia bread or a crusty artisan bread loaf out of the oven, and you have an elegant start to your authentic Italian bolognese dinner! You’ll feel like you’re sitting at a fancy Italian restaurant!

What Goes into Italian Dipping Oil?

Here are the ingredients you will need for this recipe:

• Olive Oil – extra virgin, make sure it is good quality (from Italy or California is the best), extra virgin olive oil has a deeper and richer flavor
• Garlic – fresh, not from a jar
• Fresh herbs – parsley, oregano (or marjoram), rosemary and basil all minced really fine
  • PRO TIP: We love this combinations of fresh herbs, but you could use any combination you love! It’s so versatile! Add some thyme, omit the parsley…seriously whatever your family enjoys!
  • If you need to use dried herbs, double all the measurements for each herb.
• Red Pepper Flakes – feel free to add more if you like more heat
• Kosher Salt – adds flavor
• Balsamic Vinegar – adds the most lovely hint of sweetness and acid to cut through the oil
• Bread – I have been known to dip just about any bread into this oil. Heck, I’d dip a slice of white Wonderbread! See section below for specific suggestions.

The measurements for each ingredients can be found in the recipe card at the end of the post.

What Type of Olive Oil is Best for Dipping Oil?

You want a top quality, extra virgin olive oil for the best flavor. Extra virgin olive oil will hold up the best to all the flavors of the fresh herbs. Look for EVOO that is from Italy or California. EVOO can be expensive, but you only need 1/3 cup for this recipe, so buying the best is recommended and will last for a long time.

Can Other Types of Oil Be Used?

No, I would definitely not recommend using any other type of oil for making a dipping oil for bread. Other types of oil just don’t have the same rich flavor that you get from olive oil. Olive oil is also one of the healthiest types