Garlic Butter Steak Tips Rigatoni (Print Version)

# Ingredients:

→ Steak

01 - 2 strip steaks
02 - 2 tablespoons olive oil
03 - 2 tablespoons butter
04 - 2 tablespoons minced garlic
05 - Kinder's Buttery Steak Seasoning or preferred steak seasoning
06 - Kinder's The Blend Seasoning or a mix of salt, pepper, and garlic powder

→ Sauce

07 - 1 cup chicken broth
08 - 1 cup heavy cream
09 - 1 cup Parmesan cheese, freshly grated
10 - 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
11 - ½ teaspoon oregano
12 - ½ teaspoon thyme
13 - ⅓ cup chopped sun-dried tomatoes

→ Pasta

14 - 16 oz rigatoni

# Instructions:

01 - Season steaks with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and steak seasoning.
02 - Heat a skillet over medium heat, add olive oil and butter, and cook steaks for 5 minutes per side. Baste with melted butter. Rest steaks under foil.
03 - Boil rigatoni in salted water until al dente. Reserve ½ cup pasta water before draining.
04 - In the same skillet, sauté minced garlic. Deglaze the pan with chicken broth.
05 - Lower heat and add heavy cream, Parmesan, red pepper flakes, oregano, thyme, and sun-dried tomatoes. Simmer until thickened.
06 - Toss the drained pasta into the sauce, adding reserved pasta water as needed to adjust consistency.
07 - Slice the steak against the grain. Serve over pasta, garnished with fresh Parmesan.

# Notes:

01 - Let the steaks rest under foil to preserve juiciness before slicing.