Blue Cheese Steak Green Olive Chimichurri Pasta

Name: Blue Cheese Steak Green Olive Chimichurri Pasta
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: American, Latin American
Ingredients: Ingredients:; 1 pound of good quality dry pasta; 2 pounds of your favorite steak; 8 ounces of blue cheese, roquefort preferred, cubed if not already in crumbles; Chimichurri; 3/4 cup olive oil; 2 tbsp red wine vinegar; 1/4 cup finely chopped parsley; 1/2 cup minced green olives; 2-4 cloves garlic, minced or pressed,; 2 small red chilies, or 1 red chili, deseeded and finely chopped (about 1 tablespoon finely chopped chili); 3/4 tsp dried oregano; 1 tsp coarse salt (add more to taste); fresh cracked black pepper, to taste (about 1/2 teaspoon)

14 steps

Prep:45minCook:15min

Incredibly Bold and Flavorful - Green Olive Chimichurri Steak and Blue Cheese Pasta

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:31:03 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories1317.1 kcal (66%)

Total Fat71 g (101%)

Carbs90.2 g (35%)

Sugars4.1 g (5%)

Protein80.2 g (160%)

Sodium1487.9 mg (74%)

Fiber4.7 g (17%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 pounddry pasta

good quality

2 poundssteak

8 ouncesblue cheese

roquefort preferred, cubed if not already in crumbles

chimichurri

¾ cupolive oil

2 Tbspred wine vinegar

¼ cupparsley

finely chopped

½ cupgreen olives

minced

2 clovesgarlic

minced or pressed

2red chilies

small, deseeded and finely chopped

¾ tspdried oregano

1 tspcoarse salt

add more to taste

½ teaspoonblack pepper

fresh cracked, to taste

Instructions

Step 1

Make chimichurri

Step 2

Mix all ingredients together in a bowl. Allow to sit for 5-10 minutes to release all of the flavors into the oil before using. Ideally, if time allows, let it sit for more than 2 hours.

Step 3

Chimichurri can be prepared ahead and refrigerated for 24 hours, if necessary.

Step 4

Cook steak

Step 5

Pull steak from the fridge 30 minutes before cook time. Salt heavily on all sides and allow to sit at room temp.

Step 6

Cook steak to medium (if using ribeye) or your preferred steak temp using your preferred method, pan-seared, grilled, broiled, your call.

Step 7

Allow steak to rest while cooking the pasta.

Step 8

Slice into bite sized strips once rested.