Creamy Garlic Steak Pasta

Creamy Garlic Steak Pasta is a high-protein pasta recipe ready in 40 min. It makes 4 servings, each 940 kcal with 35 g protein. Intermediate level, 14 ingredients.

Recipe by @shezcooks, adapted and measured by Cookpath.

  • 40 mintotal
  • Intermediatelevel
  • 940kcal a serving
  • 35 gprotein
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Creamy Garlic Steak Pasta

What is Creamy Garlic Steak Pasta

Pasta and seared ribeye in a creamy garlic sauce made with tomato paste, paprika, cream and cheddar, finished with chilli and parsley.

How to make Creamy Garlic Steak Pasta

Tips from the cook

  • Let the steak come to room temperature and rest it before slicing.
  • Press the steak down each time you turn it.
  • Add rosemary and thyme to the basting butter if you like.
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Creamy Garlic Steak Pasta substitutions

Out of something, or cooking around an allergy. Each swap was checked against a source.

Butter2 options
  • Vegan/dairy-free butter block 1:1 by weight

    Soft tub margarine fails in pastry and cheesecake base.

  • Olive oil use about 3/4 as much by volume

    Not for creaming or pastry; base goes oily.

Pasta1 option
  • Gluten-free pasta (corn/rice or corn-rice blend) 1:1 by weight; cook per packet, slightly al dente

    Soups (goes soft fast) and long simmers.

Onion2 options
  • Leek, white and light-green part 1:1 by volume

    Still an allium; raw dishes.

  • Fennel bulb, finely diced 1:1 by volume

    Sweet aniseed note; raw dishes.

Heavy cream2 options
  • Oat cooking cream (GF-labelled) or soy cream 1:1

    Does not whip.

    Still contains soy.

  • Coconut cream (top layer of can) 1:1

    Coconut flavour.

Cheddar3 options
  • Mozzarella or Swiss 1:1 by weight

    Milder than cheddar.

    Still contains dairy.

  • Dairy-free cheddar-style shreds (a labelled dairy-free product) 1:1 by weight

    The page says dairy-free cheese will never taste or melt like real cheese; soy/nut content varies by brand.

    Still contains soy.

  • Nutritional yeast 2 tbsp per 50 g

    Does not melt.

Chilli flakes2 options
  • Leave out (optional heat, 1/4 tsp) leave out (optional heat only)
  • Sweet paprika for colour same amount

    No heat.

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