This skillet steak and potatoes recipe is easy to make in one pan with only 8 ingredients and ready in under 30 minutes! A quick weeknight dinner when you’re short on time.
Garlic Butter Steak and Potatoes Skillet
This steak and potatoes recipe combines buttery garlicky steak bites and cast iron skillet potatoes for an easy meal in under 30 minutes. The sizzling dish has tender, crispy, and juicy textures with mouthwatering flavors garlic butter and herbs.
A perfectly cooked steak with potatoes is a classic pairing and when time permits making sirloin steak or steak in the oven is a treat but turning this favorite into a quick weeknight meal has become a quick meal that my family loves!
Ingredient Notes
Find the full printable recipe with specific measurements below.
- Sirloin steak: This cut of meat is perfectly suited for being pan seared and will get nice and tender! You could also use tenderloin for the steak bites.
- Potatoes: Yukon gold potatoes are a great choice with their buttery taste. Large potatoes will need to be quartered and baby potatoes halved.
- Garlic: Freshly minced garlic cloves are best to use in this dish.
- Olive oil: I prefer olive oil when I am searing the steak over high heat.
- Butter: I usually use unsalted butter when if I have garlic herb butter it make this steak bites and potatoes recipe exceptional!
- Seasonings: I like to use my homemade Italian seasoning for the potatoes and steak rub to marinate and tenderize the meat. Salt and pepper add taste.
- Fresh herbs (optional): Fresh rosemary and thyme add more flavor.
How to Make Steak and Potatoes
Massage the dry rub (or a simple salt and pepper seasoning) over the steak bites and let it rest for 10 – 15 minutes to tenderize. Then cut into 1-inch pieces. Cut the Yukon gold potatoes into quarters.
Heat cast-iron skillet and add olive oil and a bit of butter. Once the butter has melted, add the cubed potatoes into the skillet. Cook for a minute and then sprinkle with Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Continue cooking until the potatoes are fork-tender then transfer to a plate.
Return heat to the proper temperature and add more butter. Toss in steak bites with garlic. Place steak in an even layer and allow it to get a nice sear before flipping and cooking until no longer pink. Add back potatoes, toss to combine, then serve warm.
Tips and Variations
- Type of steak. Sirloin is a great cut of meat and generally more budget-friendly than other cuts. It may be tempting to buy pre-cut stewing beef, but if possible avoid it. It tends to need a longer cook time to get anywhere near the tender texture you want.
- Marinade. Don’t skimp on the marinade! Allowing the dry rub to permeate the meat is the best way to tenderize and flavor the steak bites for this one pan meal.
- Cut against the grain. When cutting your steak into cubes, make sure to cut against the grain. This will also help create a tender bite.
- Potatoes: When cooking your potatoes, stir frequently. A little crispy exterior is great, but you want to avoid any burning. If potatoes are not getting tender, turn down the heat, add some water, cover and steam for a few minutes until water is gone.
- Grilled version. Use this same recipe to make steak and potato foil packs on the grill. An easy summer version with hardly any cleanup!
Serving Suggestions
The best part of this easy steak dinner is that there is already a side. If you need a vegetable to go along with your garlic butter steak potatoes green beans or roasted asparagus are great and no one ever turns down fresh dinner rolls!
Storage
- Store: Store leftover steak and potatoes in the refrigerator in an airtight container up to 3 days or freeze up to 3 months in a freezer bag.
- Reheat: Reheat steak in the microwave in 30 second increments until just warmed. Reheat the potatoes separately so your steak doesn’t overcook. If frozen, thaw overnight in the refrigerator before reheating.
More steak recipes to try include easy beef tenderloin roast, grilled flank steak or steak fajitas.
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Garlic Butter Steak and Potatoes
Equipment
- cast iron skillet
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 2-3 Tablespoons butter
- 1 pound yukon gold potatoes (quartered, about 3.5 cups)
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning (more to taste)
- salt and pepper (to taste)
- 2-3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 pound sirloin steak
- 2 teaspoons steak rub (or sub for salt and pepper)
Optional: fresh herbs such as rosemary or thyme
Instructions
- Prepare potatoes and steak. Rub 2 teaspoons steak rub (or salt and pepper) over the meat and let rest for 10-15 minutes while you cook the potatoes. Then cut into 1 inch cubes.
- Cook potatoes. Heat cast iron skillet over medium heat. Add 1 Tablespoon olive oil and 1-2 Tablespoons butter. Once butter has melted, add 1 pound potatoes into the skillet. Cook for a minute and then sprinkle 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning, salt and pepper over top. Cook for 10-12 more minutes (or until fork tender), stirring frequently to prevent burning. Set aside on a plate once cooked.
- Sear steak. Turn the heat to medium high heat and add in 1 Tablespoons of butter with the steak cubes and 2-3 cloves garlic. Place evenly on the pan and let sear for 1 minute and then flip with a fork or spatula to the other side. Cook an additional 1-2 minutes or until golden brown and no longer pink. Be careful to not over cook.
- Combine. Add the potatoes back into the skillet and remove from the heat. Top with fresh herbs if desired. Serve while warm.
Nutrition
Nutrition provided is an estimate. It will vary based on specific ingredients used.
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Categorized as: 30 Minute Meals, 30 Minute Meals, American, Beef, Dinner, One Pot, One Pot
Jamielyn Nye is the founder and recipe creator at I Heart Naptime. She is the author of the I Heart Naptime Cookbook and shares easy family-friendly recipes and desserts for every occasion.
Great easy to fallow recipe. Tastes great and is simple and quick for busy nights.
Thanks Alycia! So glad you enjoyed the steak and potatoes.
I made this for the first time tonight and it came out delicious! The recipe was so easy to follow which is great for someone like me who can’t cook without one. My husband and kids ate it up.
So glad your family enjoyed the steak and potatoes!
We love to make this as a weeknight meal! It was perfect and so simple!
This steak and potatoes recipe is awesome! It is so flavorful and super easy to make. The perfect dinner! And then breakfast the next morning with leftovers and some eggs, yummy!
Delicious! I’m happy to hear that you loved the recipe Matt :)
This is my husband’s all time favorite recipe! It’s on repeat over here, thanks so much!
Um where is the cooking info for the oven??
This is a skillet steak and potatoes dish, so no oven required for this recipe. If you’d like to cook your steak in the oven, check out this post: https://www.iheartnaptime.net/how-to-cook-steak-in-the-oven/.
So easy and delicious! This makes great leftovers the next day and is a great way to get away with a cheaper cut of steak lol 😉
Exactly! We love enjoying the leftovers too :)
Delicious and easy.
Looks so yum!! Thank you for sharing the recipe!
Looks delicious. Thanks for the idea. I will make this tomorrow for dinner.
This is a great recipe for making steak go further – we’re trying to cut down on meat consumption, but not cut it out altogether. It was a lovely treat with salad.