Cajun Garlic Butter Steak Bites are seasoned with cajun seasoning seared in a hot pan and tossed in garlic butter! So delicious and easy to serve as a main entree or an appetizer!

This recipe is sponsored by Challenge Butter. We’re using their high-quality unsalted butter to make today’s Cajun Garlic Butter Steak Bites!

Cajun steak bites are seriously the most delicious tender nuggets of goodness!

They’re seasoned with cajun seasoning and left to hang out while you prep the remaining ingredients (which, luckily, is just pressing some garlic and chopping a sprinkling of parsley.) Then you toss it all in a screaming hot skillet until the steak bites sear and turn golden around the edges!

And the best part – this recipe will work if you’re doing keto, but it’ll also be delicious to serve alongside tons of veggies, a giant baked potato, buttered egg noodles, with garlic bread on the side; and about 1000 other ways!

• Unsalted Challenge Butter: We’ll create garlic butter to toss the steak bites in at the end. I love using Challenge Butter for this recipe because it is made the old fashion way – churned fresh daily from milk from happy cows at their local family-owned dairies. It’s made from fresh sweet cream and doesn’t contain added hormones, additives, or fillers.
• Oil: We use high heat oil to quickly sear the steak pieces before tossing them in homemade garlic butter.
• Steak: You want to make sure you use steak that’s cut into uniform 1-inch pieces. Making sure all the pieces are the same ensures that they’ll cook up in the same amount of time.
• Seasonings :We’re keeping it pretty simple for this recipe with just some cajun seasoning (or creole) and some white pepper. I do find that white pepper gives t bites an extra boost of flavor, so I highly recommend grabbing some for this recipe. In a pinch, you can use black pepper if you’d like!
• Garlic: Freshly pressed garlic combined with the butter make the garlic butter sauce that we’ll toss these steak bites in right at the end before serving.
• Parsley: adds both freshness and a pop of color to the bites!

1. Season and sear. The first step is to toss the steak bites with the seasonings and allow it to hang out for a few minutes while you prep the remaining ingredients. Once you’ve got everything prepped, this will go super fast! Start by adding the oil to a screaming hot pan. You don’t want it to smoke, but you want the oil to get shiny and be very hot. The key to delicious steak bites is to sear the meat instantly. This will create a nice crust by browning. Browning creates flavor in this recipe! Once the steak is cooked, remove it to a plate.
2. Garlic Butter: Add the butter and garlic to the skillet and allow the garlic to cook and become fragrant. Toss the steak back into the skillet and coat in the garlic butter. Sprinkle with parsley and serve immediately.

You can use a variety of cuts for this recipe. The easiest one to find (and it’s also affordable) is sirloin steak. However, tenderloin, strip steak, rib eye will also work. You want to make sure the steak pieces are all the same size so that they cook at the same time. Also, be sure to cut against the grain to ensure tender bites!

We keep the butter from burning by searing the steak bites in oil, adding the butter at the end, and tossing the steak bites in the garlic butter sauce for a few seconds before serving. This will help provide the flavor without burning the garlic or butter.

Yes, absolutely! You can serve steak bites as a hot appetizer with a spicy sauce of some kind if you’d like!

I love serving them with homemade cheddar mashed potatoes, buttered egg noodles, baked potatoes, no knead bread + a salad, zucchini and corn saute, or crispy roasted potatoes! The possibilities are truly endless.

Thank you to our friends at Challenge Butter for sponsoring this post! We love working with companies that make good, wholesome ingredients!