30 Steak Dinner Recipes for Any Night of the Week (2024)

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30 Steak Dinner Recipes for Any Night of the Week (1)

If you’re not already slotting steak into your meal plan once in a while, I’m here to encourage you to do just that, be it Valentine’s day, a date night at home, or a random weeknight. There’s no need to go out for steak when you can make a delicious steak dinner from the comfort of your own home. You can keep it light with a steak fajita salad, or switch things up and make a sirloin steak sandwich.

Whether you fire up the grill or sear it in a skillet along with potatoes, getting steak on the table during the week is a totally doable affair. In fact, it can seem intimidating, but a really good steak dinner is a lot faster and easier to cook up than you might think. Here are 30 steak recipes to make for dinner any night of the week — no special occasion required.

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Garlic Butter Steak and Potatoes

Crispy potatoes and tender steak are seared in a cast-iron skillet and finished with a garlic-herb butter.

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Pan-Seared Steak

This simple three-step method will give you a perfectly cooked stovetop steak — cooked just the way you like it, every time.

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Steak Fajitas

This recipe teaches you how to make restaurant-style steak fajitas at home, from the flavor-packed marinade to the best cooking technique.

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Garlic Butter Steak Bites

These steak bites are perfect for your steakhouse cravings.

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Seared Ribeye Steak

How to perfectly sear this flavorful cut in a skillet in less than 10 minutes.

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Steak au Poivre

Peppercorn-crusted steak served with Cognac-cream sauce is the ultimate fancy French meal to make at home.

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Chopped Greek Salad with Grilled Steak

Grilled skirt steak turns a regular Greek salad into a hearty main dish that's full of crunchy veggies and feta cheese in a lemon-oregano vinaigrette.

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Air Fryer Steak

The best-kept secret to juicy and tender steak? Your air fryer.

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20-Minute Steak Salad with Chile, Garlic, and Herbs

This easy steak salad gets an umami hit from fish sauce, sherry vinegar, and lime juice tossed through a mix of crunchy veg, and is finished with fresh herbs.

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Easy Balsamic Glazed Steak Tips and Mushrooms

Beefy steak tips are marinated, seared, and served with mushrooms sautéed in balsamic vinegar.

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Warm Fajita Steak Salad

This fajita salad features cumin-rubbed flank steak along with charred peppers and onions over a bed of crunchy, chopped romaine and red cabbage.

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Grilled Flank Steak

Marinades are like insurance for your grilled steaks. Learn the basics of a classic marinade to get the most out of every steak this summer.

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Pepper Steak Stir-Fry

This easy steak and pepper stir-fry is seared hot and fast, and tossed with a honey-soy glaze.

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Mayo-Rubbed Grilled Steak

Stirring your spice rub into the mayo will seal the spices to the steak and keep them from burning.

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Lomo Saltado

What makes lomo saltado stand out? It has two carbs in one dish: crispy potato fries and steamed rice.

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Steak with Melted Leeks

A crusty, seared steak is paired with meltingly tender leeks for an easy, satisfying dinner for two.

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Pepper Steak

This pepper steak recipe, made with fermented black soybeans and colorful bell peppers, is hearty and filling — perfect for cold weather months.

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Coffee-Rubbed Steak

Ground coffee, brown sugar, and coriander combine to make a robust steak seasoning blend.

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Grilled Short Rib Chimichurri Party Sandwich

A whole loaf of bread is filled with tender grilled short ribs, chimichurri sauce, pickled red onions, and arugula before being sliced into individual sandwiches to feed a crowd.

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Easy Maple Bourbon-Glazed Steak Tips and Asparagus

Steak tips marinated in a sweet-and-savory maple and bourbon glaze with crisp-tender asparagus.

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Heirloom Tomato and Steak Caprese

Inspired by traditional caprese, this dinner salad is topped with marinaded grilled steak and a punchy basil vinaigrette.

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Filet Mignon

How to cook perfectly tender and juicy filet mignon crowned with garlic butter.

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Cowboy Steak

This impressive, Flintstones-style cut of beef is sure to wow your dinner table.

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Steak Tacos

Flank steak marinated with chipotle, citrus, cilantro and onions.

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Skirt Steak with Chimichurri

This beefy skirt steak cooks quickly and easily in the broiler, and is topped with an herby, garlicky, and tangy chimichurri sauce.

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London Broil

This steak dish is prepared by marinating and then broiling flank or top round.

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Steak in Red Wine Sauce

Rosy slices of tender steak served with a drizzle of buttery, herby red wine sauce.

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Steakhouse Skewers

Juicy steak bites, tender red onion, and baby potatoes are grilled on skewers and brushed with garlic butter.

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Chili-Rubbed Ribeye Steak with Maple-Bourbon Butter

Mixing the bourbon with a little maple syrup makes it easier to mix into the butter, plus the maple is a perfect foil for all the flavors going on in this dish.

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Sirloin Steak Sandwiches

Stuffed into an onion bun and stacked high with tangy quick-pickled onions, an ultra-luxe spread, and peppery arugula, it’s our new favorite way to serve steak for dinner.

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What to have with steak for dinner? ›

  • Potato Gratin Bundles. PHOTO: RACHEL VANNI ; FOOD STYLING: BROOKE CAISON. ...
  • Fiesta Corn Salad. PHOTO: RACHEL VANNI; FOOD STYLING BARRETT WASHBURNE. ...
  • Ratatouille. PHOTO: ANDREW BUI; FOOD STYLING: BROOKE CAISON. ...
  • Grilled Peach Salad. ...
  • Caprese Asparagus. ...
  • Spinach Salad. ...
  • Air Fryer French Fries. ...
  • Garlic-Parmesan Roasted Carrots.
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What is the best steak to cook at home? ›

My recommendation in most cases is to go for ribeye or sirloin steak. Look for a steak with thin veins of fat running through it. This fat will render down during cooking, resulting in a tender, juicy steak. Try to avoid steak that has a big vein of gristle through it.

How to make steak for a crowd? ›

When cooking steak for a group, Voltaggio says it's best to rely on large, thick-cut steaks instead of trying to juggle multiple individual cuts and cooking each to the exact preference of every guest. Opt for 36- to 42-ounce cuts, and aim to have about five to six ounces of meat per person.

What do most people eat with steak? ›

Best Steak Side Dishes
  • Cheesy Garlic Dinner Rolls.
  • Sautéed Asparagus.
  • Creamy Potatoes au Gratin.
  • Sautéed Garlic Mushrooms.
  • Air Fryer French Fries.
  • Honey Roasted Carrots.
  • Baked Potato Wedges.
  • Creamy Garlic Mashed Cauliflower.

What is traditionally served with steak? ›

Steak goes with everything. You can serve it with a side of pasta with marinara sauce, any type of vegetable, French fries, onion rings, white truffle studded mashed potatoes, rice pilaf, fried rice, a hunk of seared foie gras, a simple salad or gigantic pile of king crab legs drown in melted butter.

What to season steak with? ›

There are many spices available for seasoning a steak, with salt and pepper topping the list. However, other spices, like thyme, rosemary, garlic powder, and minced onion, are also good options to enhance your steak's flavor. Or, use a one-and-done approach with Chicago Steak Seasoning.

What are the 3 best steaks? ›

These cuts—ribeye, New York strip loin, and filet mignon—can certainly be dubbed the best, and few will disagree. “Filet is the most tender cut, but has the least amount of flavor. Ribeye is the most flavorful, but the least tender of the three, and New York is in the middle.” Flannery explains.

What steak cut is most expensive? ›

A5 Wagyu Steak Has The Highest Price Per Pound

Japanese A5 Wagyu is the most expensive steak you can buy, and for good reason. Its tenderness, intense marbling, and subtle umami flavor are unmatched.

What is the best steak for a large party? ›

BEST BEEF CUT FOR A BIG PARTY
  • SIRLOIN. This cut is easy to cook and easy to serve that will surely satisfy a group of more than 10 people. ...
  • SKIRT STEAK. Skirt Steak is another highly-recommended cut for a large BBQ party or buffet. ...
  • FLANK STEAK. ...
  • BRISKET. ...
  • FUSS-FREE PARTY AT AN UPSCALE STEAKHOUSE?

What pasta pairs with steak? ›

You can use any type of pasta that you and your family prefer. I love using Rigatoni. For the best flavor, I always suggest shredding your own blocks of cheese. For a medium cooked steak, I cook them for about 5 minutes on each side.

How do you serve a steak dinner? ›

We recommend serving the steak whole, allowing the diner to make the first break through the crispy seared outside. However, if you'd like to double check it's cooked correctly, or find a fan-shaped presentation appealing, slice the steak on the diagonal and arrange on the plate.

What do Italians eat with steak? ›

At this rate, you'll be eating the sides before the steak, they're that good.
  1. Panzanella. ...
  2. Homemade mozzarella and fig salad. ...
  3. Potato polenta with onion, cheese and tomato. ...
  4. My mother's roast capsicum salad. ...
  5. Cabbage salad with chilli, mint and sesame seeds. ...
  6. Chickpea and caraway seed cauliflower, black olives and rosemary.
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