Ultimate Comfort Plate: Garlic Butter Beef Tips with Creamy Shells & Mashed Potatoes 🥩🧄🍝
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 2
Calories per Serving: Approx. 650
🍽️ Ingredients:
Main Components:
Beef tips or sirloin cubes 🥩
Mashed potatoes 🥔
Shell pasta (or small pasta of choice) 🍝
For the Beef:
Olive oil 🫒
Butter 🧈
Garlic, minced 🧄
Worcestershire sauce 🥣
Salt & black pepper 🧂
Parsley, chopped 🌿
For the Pasta:
Cooked pasta shells 🍝
Butter or cream 🧈🥛
Grated Parmesan cheese 🧀
Cracked black pepper 🧂
For the Mash:
Potatoes 🥔
Butter & milk 🧈🥛
Salt & a pinch of nutmeg (optional)
🔥 Instructions:
Sear beef tips in hot oil, add butter, garlic, Worcestershire, and cook until tender and glazed. Prepare mashed potatoes with butter and milk until smooth and fluffy. Boil pasta until al dente, then toss with butter, cheese, and lots of black pepper. Plate with beef, mash, and pasta side-by-side, garnish with parsley.
💡 Notes & Variations:
Add mushrooms to the beef for extra depth.
Swap mashed potatoes for roasted or garlic herb potatoes.
Use gnocchi instead of shells for a twist.