Description
Olive Garden’s bold steak gorgonzola alfredo pasta delivers rich, creamy flavors with tender beef and tangy blue cheese. Hearty Italian-inspired comfort combines premium ingredients for a restaurant-quality meal you can savor at home.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb (454 g) sirloin steak, thinly sliced
- Salt to taste
- Black pepper to taste
- 8 oz (226 g) fettuccine pasta
- 2 tbsps olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
- ½ cup Gorgonzola cheese, crumbled
- Fresh parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Seasoning Preparation: Uniformly coat sirloin with salt and pepper, ensuring comprehensive coverage across each slice.
- Pasta Cooking: Immerse fettuccine in rapidly boiling, salted water, cooking until achieving perfect al dente consistency. Drain and set aside.
- Meat Searing: Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high temperature. Introduce seasoned steak slices, caramelizing each side for 3-4 minutes to create a golden-brown exterior while maintaining tender interior. Remove and reserve.
- Sauce Foundation: In the same skillet, sauté minced garlic until fragrant. Pour heavy cream, whisking continuously as it begins to simmer. Methodically incorporate Parmesan, stirring until sauce reaches a smooth, velvety texture.
- Flavor Enrichment: Crumble Gorgonzola into the developing sauce, stirring until completely integrated, creating a rich, creamy base with complex flavor profile.
- Final Assembly: Return seared steak to the skillet, gently tossing to ensure complete sauce coverage. Introduce cooked fettuccine, coating each strand thoroughly with the decadent sauce.
- Garnishing: Sprinkle freshly chopped parsley across the dish, adding a vibrant, herbaceous finishing touch that elevates the overall presentation and flavor complexity.
Notes
- Meat Preparation Tip: Pat steak dry before seasoning to achieve optimal caramelization and prevent steaming instead of searing.
- Temperature Control: Use medium-high heat for perfect steak browning, ensuring a golden crust without burning the meat’s exterior.
- Sauce Consistency Trick: Keep whisking cream sauce continuously to prevent separation and maintain a smooth, velvety texture.
- Serving Suggestion: Allow dish to rest for 2-3 minutes after combining ingredients, letting flavors meld and sauce slightly thicken before plating.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 735
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 45 g
- Saturated Fat: 21 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 24 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 53 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 36 g
- Cholesterol: 150 mg