Wild Rice Parmesan Stuffed Flank Steak

This month, my husband and I celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary! Since moving a few hours away from free babysitters, I mean, our wonderful families… AND my husband going back to school, time and money for going out on dates has become limited. This doesn’t mean we put our relationship on the back burner, instead we have learned to embrace at-home date nights! A couple of nights a month, we feed the kiddos an early dinner, rent them a movie and we enjoy a romantic, quiet dinner just the two of us!
The type of recipes that I look for, to make for an at-home date night, are:
- Recipes that look and feel really special, but easy enough that I have time to also brush my hair and tidy up the kitchen, it helps if I can prep some of it ahead of time.
- Relatively inexpensive (more $ to spend on a nice bottle of wine)
- Lastly, I try to limit the garlic to a sensible amount. (It IS date night after all..)
Two out of three aren’t bad either!
Heads up guys!!! This would also make a lovely dinner for your wives or mothers for Mothers Day…. which is tomorrow…. you’re welcome!
Wild Rice Parmesan Stuffed Baked Flank Steak
– Ingredients –
- 2 lbs flank steak, trimmed and pounded to 1/2 inch thickness
- 1 box 6.2 oz Uncle Ben’s Long Grain & Wild Rice Fast Cooking Recipe
- 3 TBSP unsalted butter, divided
- 1/2 Cup Parmesan Cheese
- 2 TBSP soy sauce
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 cup Beef Broth
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- Toothpicks or butcher twine to secure rolled up flank steak
Directions
- Prepare Long Grain Rice according to package directions using the TBSP of butter the instructions call for.
- After rice is prepared, stir in parmesan cheese and set aside to cool.
- Take pounded flank steak and spread 1 Tbsp of butter on each side. Mix soy sauce, minced garlic, beef broth, and ginger.
- Place cooled parmesan wild rice mixture down the center of the flank steak, long ways. Roll up flank steak and secure with butcher twine in at least 3 sections or with toothpicks that have been soaked in water. This part does not have to be pretty. You just want to make sure it is stuffed evenly.
- Spray a baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and place rolled up flank steak inside. Pour the glaze over the steak. At this point, you can bake it, or you can cover and store it in the fridge until ready to bake.
- When ready to bake, preheat oven for 350 degrees. Bake for 45 minutes – 1 hour or until the internal temperature reaches a minimum of 145 degrees. We like ours well done so we cook it closer to 1 hour. While cooking, baste the flank steak with the juices in the pan every 15 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let rest for 10 minutes before removing string or toothpicks and slicing. During this time, I roast my asparagus.

Balsamic Glazed Roasted Asparagus
Ingredients
- 1 bunch of Asparagus, ends removed
- 1 TBSP olive oil
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 TBSP butter
- 1 TBSP Soy Sauce
- 1 tsp Balsamic Vinegar
Directions
- While Flank Steak is cooking, prepare your asparagus for roasting. Place trimmed asparagus on a cookie sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Roast for about 12 minutes or until it reaches your desired tenderness. (I like mine a little on the more done side, with the ends starting to brown.)
- While Asparagus is roasting, melt butter in a small sauce pan over medium heat. After butter is melted, stir in soy sauce and balsamic vinegar. Remove from heat. When Asparagus is done, drizzle balsamic glaze over it and serve warm. Enjoy!
Happy Mother’s Day to all you hard working Moms out there! Especially my grandmothers, mom, mother-in-law, sister, sister in law and my sweet newest sister in law who is expecting her first baby in September!
To my hubby: All I want for Mother’s Day is a nap. Amen
Brandi Burgess A.K.A. 'Aunt Bee' has been married to the love of her life for 10 years. A Birmingham native, she and her husband helped run her parents successful business for 8 years before finally spreading their wings and setting out to make it on their own. They moved to Huntsville in 2012 where she is a stay at home mom to their 2 kids, ages 9 and 4. She has a passion for cooking for her family and trying new recipes, and she blogs her family's dinners and weekly meal plans over at Aunt Bees Recipes.
Brandi I love the idea of date night at home. You make a delicious, affordable dinner – most likely as good if not better than restaurants where they have to charge you up the kazubee for a meal. Not to mention the price of ONE glass of wine. Sharing and spreading.
Thank you so much, Patty! You are so right! A fancy dinner out will cost an arm and a leg and a nice ‘date night’ dinner at home can be just as good, if not better! <3
I love your idea for keeping you romance alive. It’s really hard to do with young kids.your husband is a lucky guy!
Thank you so much, Cynthia! <3
Such a sweet (and scrumptious) blog post! Thank you for sharing this fantastic meal and how to keep a marriage alive! Happy Mother’s Day to you!! (and I hope that you get that nap!)
Thank you so much!!!!! I did get that nap 😉
What a wonderful meal Brandi! The flank steak looks incredible and the thought of an at home date night is a fantastic idea!! Lucky man… 🙂
Thank you, Kecia! It was so good! 🙂
What an absolutely fantastic recipe Brandi. Like you and your husband we LOVE date nights, and at home date nights are just as great as going out somewhere. Congratulations on the anniversary, that’s so wonderful. You’re both very lucky to have such a strong and loving relationship 🙂
Awwww! Thank you so much Nicole! That is so sweet of you! <3
Oh gosh… This looks delicious, and asparagus is my favorite veggie! Happy Mother’s Day!
It is my favorite too! Well, that and Brussels Sprouts 😉 Thank you!!! <3
Wow Brandi what a delicious meal. What time is dinner?
Be here at 6 and bring that trifle! LOL 😉
I need to try this recipe very soon, sounds so delish! Congrats on the good job 🙂
Thank you so much Del! 🙂
Great dish, this would be a lovely Sunday dinner recipe.
It sure would be!!! Thank you so much!
I love a great flank steak recipe and this one is so easy too!! Thank you!!
We love Flank Steak too! We usually marinade and grill it so I was excited to experiment!!!! <3
G’day! This looks delicious Brandi! I can almost smell it from here! YUM!
Cheers! Joanne
Awwww! Thank you Joanne!
I can NOT wait to try this recipe! I have the ingredients, just waiting on my Prince Charming to come home! :-). This just sounds delicious and easy too!
Thanks again Brandi! You’ve done it again! Amazing.
Awwwww! This would make a great ‘welcome home’ dinner for your prince charming!!!! Love the Once Upon A Time reference!! LOL!
Flank steak is something I need to embrace more, this recipe looks yummy! Congrats on your anniversary!!!
We LOVE to marinade and grill flank steak! I am just now experimenting with different ways to cook it! Thank you!
Love romantic dinners at home!! Totally pinning!
Hugs
PS I have never tried stuffing a flank steak, (not sure why not, love them)
Thank you so much, Evelyn! You should totally try it! <3
Brandi…first, congrats to you and your sweet hubby on your 10th anniversary! I love date nights at home! To me, it’s a wonderful way not only to save money, but keep fire in your romance! My hubby and I have been married for 36 years and we’re even grandparents and we still have date nights at home!
Beautiful dish by the way! I could definitely see it on a high-priced restaurant menu!
Awww! thank you so much Linda!
This looks delicious!! What a lovely idea for a date at home 🙂
Thank you, Anyonita!
Happy anniversary! Love the thought of your regular date nights. 🙂
Thank you so much!