Super Steak and Mushrooms with Pesto Pasta Dinner

Steak with Pesto Pasta


one or two steaks, your choice of cut and weight, fully marinated and brought to room temperature

your favorite seasoning (Janes Crazy Mixed up Salt and Janes Crazy Mixed up Pepper)
1 TBSP olive oil
2 TBSP butter
1 & 1/2 cup dry pasta - whatever kind you like
8 TBSP pesto sauce
1/4 cup Parmesan
white wine
2 1/2 cups of your favorite mushrooms
1/2 large sweet onion, thinly sliced
1 - 2 cloves of garlic, minced


bring a pot of salted and oiled water to a boil and boil your pasta for 10 to 12 minutes. drain and return to the pot. stir together with the pesto and the Parmesan and set aside.

While the water is boiling for the pasta, heat your butter and oil in a large heavy skillet. rub both sides of your steak with your preferred steak seasoning, I like thick sea salt and fresh ground white and black pepper. get the pan nice and smoky hot and lay your steak flat on it. i cooked mine for 15 minutes, only turning once. this put it right about medium rare in the middle and more of a medium well on the ends. perfect for the two of us. when you are finished cooking, set it on a plate and let the juices re-distribute. DON'T CUT INTO IT YET! that ruins the tenderness.



Now that the steak is finished, turn the heat down and de-glaze the pan to get all those yummy pieces un-stuck to it. pour a little white wine into the pan and rub the bottom of it. add the onions and let them start to break down. when they are almost finished caramelizing, throw in the mushrooms and garlic. they don't take nearly as long.

SLice the steak into strips and place along side your pasta dish - you can serve the mushrooms on top of the steak or on the side - either way..... DELICOUS!!