Description
This dish delivers the comfort of a home-cooked dinner with bold, restaurant-worthy flavors. Juicy garlic herb-seared steak, caramelized butternut squash, and buttery pearl couscous are drizzled with a creamy Dijon herb sauce that brings it all together. It’s one of those easy dinner ideas that also doubles as a healthy-ish weeknight dinner and a cozy bowl of pure satisfaction.
Ingredients
200g sirloin steak
2 cups butternut squash, cubed
4 garlic cloves
2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
1 cup pearl couscous
1 ½ cups beef broth
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
¼ cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
Salt and black pepper, to taste
Instructions
1. Toss squash and garlic cloves with olive oil, smoked paprika, salt, and pepper. Roast at 425°F for 25 minutes until caramelized.
2. Toast couscous in a saucepan with olive oil until golden. Add beef broth, simmer until liquid is absorbed, then fluff.
3. Season steak cubes with salt and pepper. Sear in hot cast iron for 2-3 minutes per side. Remove and rest.
4. In the same pan, lower heat and add a splash of broth, cream, Dijon mustard, and chopped parsley. Stir until thickened.
5. Layer couscous in bowls, top with roasted squash, steak cubes, and a drizzle of creamy sauce. Garnish with parsley.
Notes
Use a cast iron skillet for the best sear on the steak.
Don’t crowd the pan when searing—cook in batches.
Add broth to reheat leftovers and keep everything saucy.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Roasting + Searing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 525
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 580mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 75mg
Keywords: steak bowls, garlic herb steak, butternut squash dinner, easy steak recipe, fall dinner ideas