Garlic Butter Beef Linguine with Creamy Parmesan Sauce

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🍽 Garlic Butter Beef Linguine with Creamy Parmesan Sauce

A rich, comforting pasta loaded with savory beef, silky garlic-butter cream sauce, and plenty of Parmesan. Simple, hearty, and unbelievably good!

🧂 Ingredients

For the Beef

1½ lbs ground beef (or thinly sliced steak)

1 tbsp olive oil (if using steak)

1½ tsp salt

1 tsp black pepper

1 tsp Italian seasoning

½–1 tsp red pepper flakes (optional)

For the Pasta & Sauce

12 oz linguine

3 tbsp butter

4 cloves garlic, minced

1 cup heavy cream

1 cup chicken broth (or beef broth)

1 cup freshly grated Parmesan

½ cup mozzarella (optional for extra creaminess)

½ cup reserved pasta water (as needed)

Garnish

Fresh parsley

Extra Parmesan

Fresh cracked pepper

🔥 Instructions

⿡ Cook the Linguine

Boil linguine in salted water until al dente.
Reserve ½ cup pasta water, then drain and set aside.

⿢ Brown the Beef

Heat a large skillet over medium-high.

Add ground beef (or steak slices with olive oil).

Season with salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, and red pepper flakes.

Cook until browned and no longer pink.

Remove beef and set aside.

⿣ Make the Garlic Butter Cream Sauce

In the same skillet:

  1. Add butter and let it melt.
  2. Add garlic and cook 30 seconds until fragrant.
  3. Pour in chicken (or beef) broth, deglaze the pan.
  4. Add heavy cream and stir until smooth.
  5. Add Parmesan (and mozzarella if using).
  6. Simmer on low until thick and velvety.
  7. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

⿤ Combine Everything

Add the cooked linguine into the sauce.

Stir in the browned beef.

Toss until everything is coated and glossy.

Use reserved pasta water to loosen if needed.

⿥ Serve

Plate your creamy beef linguine.
Top with fresh parsley, more Parmesan, and cracked pepper.

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