The Best Dishes for a Romantic Valentine's Day Dinner
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Spend an evening at home with your loved one, and you're sure to get a gift this Valentine's Day. Celebrity chefs have shared a collection of the best romantic dinner recipes to help you keep the love in the air.
Lasagna for Valentine's Day
Give your loved ones a piece of your heart this Valentine's Day. This unique lasagna for 10 features a rich, red meat sauce.
Recipe: Lasagna for Valentine's Day
Lobster Wellington
A dinner of elegant, flawless lobster will impress your partner. Spinach and herbed mushrooms balance the lobster's natural sweetness, while the batter adds a pleasant buttery note.
Recipe: Lobster Wellington
Lobster bisque
Valerie's lobster bisque makes an elegant first course for a dinner for two.
Recipe: Lobster bisque
Crostini with spinach and goat cheese
Start your evening with crispy, golden spinach crostini. They're the perfect accompaniment to a good bottle of wine.
Recipe: Crostini with spinach and goat cheese
Paella with seafood cocktail
This baked rice and seafood dish is a vibrant and flavorful dinner for two.
Recipe: Paella with seafood cocktail
Linguine pasta with shrimp in a creamy garlic sauce
This special occasion dish requires just 8 ingredients and 25 minutes to prepare. Want to save even more time? Look for pre-peeled shrimp.
Recipe: Linguine pasta with shrimp in a creamy garlic sauce
Steaks like in a steakhouse
Aina's recipe has received nearly 300 top-rated reviews, and even beginners can handle it. The secret is simple: first, lightly sear the meat, then bake it in the oven, covered with butter. Aina serves the steaks with a Roquefort and chive sauce—it sounds complicated, but it only requires three ingredients.
Recipe: Steaks like in a steakhouse
Baked oysters with garlic parsley butter
Simple baked oysters will make your romantic dinner truly special.
Recipe: Baked oysters with garlic parsley butter
Champignon carpaccio
Who would have thought that sliced mushrooms, bacon, arugula and Parmesan could be such an elegant and delicious dish, on par with the appetizers from your favorite restaurant?
Recipe: Champignon carpaccio
Crostini with prosciutto, brie cheese and apricot jam
The perfect start to a wonderful meal? Thin slices of prosciutto, melted brie, and sweet dried apricots on small baguette rounds.
Recipe: Crostini with prosciutto, brie cheese and apricot jam
Potato gnocchi
Gnocchi is the perfect dish if you want to cook with your loved one. It doesn't require many ingredients, and no matter how these little potato dumplings look, they're absolutely delicious!
Recipe: Potato gnocchi
Pepperoni Pizza for Two
A few tricks transform a regular pepperoni pizza into a special heart-shaped treat. We used store-bought pizza dough and sauce, so the dish comes together quickly. But that doesn't mean you didn't put some love into it!
Recipe: Pepperoni Pizza for Two
Pasta Alfredo with Chicken and 40 Cloves of Garlic
This rich, creamy pasta is perfect for a romantic dinner if you both love garlic (and your significant other isn't a vampire!). Otherwise, it can be enjoyed on its own, paired with a bottle of wine.
Recipe: Pasta Alfredo with Chicken and 40 Cloves of Garlic
Eggplant casserole
Aina's cozy and warming gratin is always a hit (over 300 reviews!). A tip for the perfect date: assemble the dish ahead of time and start dinner with light appetizers while the gratin is in the oven. Then, when you serve this impressive dish, to your loved one's astonished look, you can reply, "Oh, that? It's nothing!"
Recipe: Eggplant casserole
Linguine pasta in clam sauce
Ree's pasta has a light, creamy texture thanks to a white wine-based sauce and a dollop of freshly grated Parmesan.
Recipe: Linguine pasta in clam sauce
Lemon Pepper Steak with Potatoes and Hollandaise Sauce
Rachel's romantic dinner will give you the exquisite taste of a restaurant dish, and you can prepare it even on a workday.
Recipe: Lemon Pepper Steak with Potatoes and Hollandaise Sauce
Rice and green pea arancini with yogurt sauce
Planning to kick off your Valentine's Day celebrations with wine and appetizers? These mini arancini with a creamy dipping sauce are the perfect choice.
Recipe: Rice and green pea arancini with yogurt sauce
Romantic dinner with creamy pasta
Have you ever heard of couples therapy, where two people find warmth and intimacy in solitude? Now you know that no one can interrupt you if you want to spend time alone and escape the noisy crowd right in the middle of the evening. Rachel offers her own dinner option. All you need is to prepare the sauce in advance and have it ready.
Chicken thighs for a romantic dinner
Gina can confidently say she hooked her man thanks to her cooking skills. She's decided to share with you the secret to her incredible chicken thighs, served with a sauce that combines tomatoes, thyme, and rosemary. The chicken thighs should be seared to keep the meat juicy and prevent the juices from leaking out. The rendered fat becomes that aromatic ingredient that adds flavor to the fried onions and richness to the dish. Gina chose these chicken thighs and now doesn't hesitate to look for alternatives to her favorite fettuccine noodles.
Ravioli with mushrooms and spinach - a dish for lovers
Giada De Laurentiis, a true Italian, prefers homemade ravioli. To achieve their characteristic tender texture, she uses frozen spinach for the filling. This also preserves its fresh color, which remains green thanks to the freezing method. However, don't get distracted while pureeing the filling, otherwise you'll end up with a mush instead of finely chopped mushrooms and spinach. When you bite into the ravioli, you'll be able to savor each flavor individually, ensuring maximum flavor retention.
Chicken Dinner for Two
All you need for a great evening is chicken on the table. And it will taste amazing when paired with a white wine sauce. The sauce will use all the fat that flows out from frying the chicken. Garlic will enhance the chicken's already delicious flavor, and the crispy skin will come from rubbing it with butter.
Linguine with shrimp for a romantic evening
Aina cooks shrimp in garlic butter. Boiled pasta will absorb the intense flavor, preventing it from sticking together in the butter, and will release the pleasant pepperiness of the red flakes. Use large shrimp, and you'll be surprised at how delicious they can be.
Chicken Cordon Bleu for Valentine's Day
Tyler's Chicken Rolls are made with chicken breasts pounded to a thin edge. Layered with ham and cheese, the rolls are first coated in breadcrumbs and then fried until crispy. These rolled-up rolls are so delicate that the warmth of your hands will melt any heart.
Lasagna for a romantic dinner
This lasagna sauce is so thick and rich, and if you haven't tried it yet, you should. Anne takes the best ingredients and combines them into a classic four-cheese lasagna recipe.
Beef Wellington with mushrooms and ham
Another roulade is among the top five restaurant dishes. Tyler will help you understand the terminology, and you'll master the delicate preparation of the vegetable paste needed to stuff the roulade. Beneath the Parma ham, you'll find a layer of finely chopped mushrooms, simmered in butter until they form a pâté, which deserves special attention with the right aromatic herbs.
A gourmet plate for two: tenderloin, asparagus and shrimp
Now you have a steakhouse in your home, just add shrimp and asparagus to your plate.
Fried chicken breasts with mushrooms and red wine sauce
Don't forget about the upcoming romantic dinner and the sauce when you're enjoying wine on Sunday. You'll need a glass of dry red wine to make a sauce for the roast chicken and mushrooms. This dish is meant for two.
Risotto with peas for a romantic dinner
Giada demonstrates how to make risotto, and achieving the creamy texture risotto lovers crave isn't all that difficult. Her recipe includes red wine, then adds peas, which will pop in the heat of the dish, adding an unexpected freshness.
New York steak for a romantic dinner for two
The nightlife from the skyscraper's heights is bathed in streetlights. But you don't have to pay the menu price; create a steakhouse in your own home. Here, traditional surf and turf, a roast of meat and seafood, is served on a tray. No need to wash a lot of dishes.
Caramelized Fennel and Bacon Salad for Two
The tender leafy greens are dressed in a tangy, tangy sauce. And the fennel, caramelized in rendered pancetta fat, reveals its natural sweetness.
Saffron Pappardelle for a Candlelight Dinner
Indulge in aesthetic bliss—you've got a true masterpiece on your plate. This decadent dish makes a light appetizer with a fine wine. The wide noodles cease to be pasta when intertwined with saffron threads—it sounds poetic.
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