Looking to impress your special someone this Valentine’s Day? Cook a romantic dinner at home! Here are the 25 Best Valentine’s Dinner Recipes to inspire you.
Do you prefer to go out or stay home for Valentine’s Day?
While I enjoy romantic dinners out with my husband, I do look forward to staying in on Valentine’s Day. Cooking at home in comfy pajamas, laughing with my family, a glass of wine in hand, not fighting traffic or trying to find a parking space… Special dinners at home are pure bliss!
And for all of you looking to cook up a romantic dinner at home, I’ve compiled a list of great romantic Valentine’s Day dinner recipes that are easy to make at home!
🍽 What to serve for Valentine’s Day dinner
If you’re not sure what to cook for Valentine’s Day, think about meals that you reserve for special occasions.
Dishes such as:
- surf and turf
- filet mignon, duck, lamb
- scallops, prawns, lobster
- decadent vegetarian meals
Special occasion meals don’t have to be fussy or complicated. I’ve compiled a list of some easy romantic dinner recipes for two.
Best Valentine's Dinner Recipes: 25 Romantic Dinners to Make at Home
Steak and Lamb Recipes
Valentine's Day calls for special occasion meats like filet mignon and lamb. Here are some delicious steak recipes and lamb recipes for Valentine's Day dinner!
Scampi-Style Steak & Scallops with Roasted Asparagus is an impressive dish and takes only 30 minutes in the kitchen to prepare. Tenderloin steak seared in butter and finished with scallops in subtle accents of lemon zest, white wine, garlic, and fresh basil is surf-n-turf heaven.
Herb crusted rack of lamb with blackberry balsamic sauce is a beautiful, elegant meal that is surprisingly easy to make! Make this delicious lamb recipe for a fancy and romantic Valentine's Day dinner at home!
Tender, juice beef tenderloin steaks are simple to make and ready in minutes.
Grilled Lamb Chops With Bleu Cheese Herb Butter alongside Spinach Roman Style is a perfect combination for your romantic Valentine’s dinner at home. Pour a couple of glasses of red wine, and you'll have this elegant meal ready in 30 minutes!
We are keeping things sweet and spicy in the kitchen this week with a Thai Beef and Broccoli Rice Bowl (with Paleo option) that is quick, easy to make and so beautiful.
This Steak with Citrus and Avocado Salad is an excellent example of ease and elegance. This meal is perfect for any day or a romantic holiday celebration like Valentine’s Day.
Surf and Turf right in your home! This is a stunning steak topped with crab, asparagus and a homemade sauce!
These Cast Iron Ribeye Steaks are served with buttery garlic mushrooms for a restaurant quality meal you can make at home!
CHICKEN RECIPES
Every day chicken gets elevated with these simple yet impressive romantic dinner recipes!
One-Pot Chicken Penne Alla Vodka is a 30-minute dinner that’s made with juicy, lean chicken breast and sun-dried tomatoes in a light vodka cream sauce. This easy chicken pasta is a weeknight dinner-saver and is date-night approved!
This Chicken with Mushroom Parmesan Sauce is easy and delicious, ready in just 30 minutes. The chicken is pounded flat then coated in a crunchy Panko breading and fried until crispy. The creamy sauce is packed full of mushrooms, Parmesan cheese and fresh basil.
This dish is quick and easy, yet looks elegant so it will impress your guests or loved ones! Cranberry and Apricot compliments the chicken perfectly.
Chicken Fig Saltimbocca is easy to make on a weeknight but special enough for company. Perfectly balanced with savory prosciutto, herbaceous sage, fresh sliced figs and a sweet balsamic fig sauce.
Seafood recipes
I LOVE seafood, and think shrimp, scallops, fish, mussels, clams make any meal a romantic, elegant one! Here are some great seafood recipes for Valentine's Day dinner!
Restaurant style Lobster Mac and Cheese is super simple to make in less than 30 minutes!
When it comes to date night you do not want to spend hours in the kitchen but you still want something special. The salmon teriyaki recipe ticks all the boxes, looks great, tastes amazing and cooks in just 20 minutes!
If you’re looking for an elegant, delicious dinner that can be made in just 30 minutes, try my Pan Seared Scallops Pasta with Creamy Lemon Garlic Sauce. It’s dairy-free and perfect for a romantic dinner at home!
Make Date Night, special, delicious and relaxed with this Oven Baked Garlic Butter Prawn Risotto. Take a few minutes to add the ingredients to the pot and then let the oven bake this dish and have it ready in under 30 minutes!
Orange glazed salmon is a citrusy sweet healthy salmon recipe that takes less than 30 minutes to make. The perfect Valentine's meal.
Lobster Pasta is made with frozen lobster tails, fresh pasta, and a creamy alfredo sauce with white wine and garlic. Treat yourself to lobster pasta for your next date night!
Broiled lobster tail is a decadent, impressive, but easy-to-make dinner. The preparation isn’t difficult and this meal can be made at home for a fraction of the cost of eating out.
Grilled sea bass in a puddle of avocado crema topped with fresh mango salsa… Mexican Grilled Sea Bass, with its bold Mexican-inspired flavors, is elegant enough for your stay-in Valentine's dinner, and ready in under 30 minutes!
Vegetarian recipes
Here are some delicious vegetarian dinner recipes for Valentine's Day!
Healthy and easy to make! Dairy-free and gluten-free friendly.
It's easy to make this simple and delicious Pasta with Blistered Tomatoes, inspired by a trip to the beautiful white-washed island of Capri, Italy!
Juicy mushrooms and sweet peas, served on easy ravioli in a buttery Marsala sauce. Ready in minutes, this Simple Ravioli Marsala with Mushrooms and Peas dinner is date-night perfect.
Heart Shaped Ravioli Amazing heart shaped ravioli with a flavorful pear and mascarpone filling topped with a fragrant brown butter sauce.
Easy, 30-minute date night dinners don't get any better than this! Creamy parmesan polenta with crispy chickpeas and sun dried tomato will make anyone swoon.
🥂 Wine pairings
Champagne and other sparkling wines are the obvious choice to pair with these best Valentine’s dinner recipes. Some of my favorite special occasion sparkling wines are Argyle Extended Triage Brut and Roederer Estate Brut Rosé.
But Valentine’s Day is also a great time to try new-to-you wines. Wines that you can’t necessarily pick up at the grocery store on a Wednesday night.
Making a light seafood dish? Think a Melon de Bourgogne.
Having steak, duck, or lamb? Try to find a rare Refosco. This Italian varietal has notes of rich cherry and blackberry and high acidity.
Cooking up some salmon or chicken dish? Seek out Sicily’s Frappato. It’s a pale red wine with notes of sweet strawberries and pomegranate.
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mmm. Love having an amazing list of delicious meals to make for Valentine’s Day. Sharing with my friends.
I’m a fan of lots of options! :) Thanks, Lizet!
OMG! All of these dinner options look so amazing! These are perfect for Valentine’s Day!
Thanks so much, Shanika! :)
So many great dinner options! I must try that rack of lamb this year!
Thanks so much! Lamb is a great way to mix things up.
This is an awesome list. I think I can try some of these recipes soon. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much! :)
Thanks for this list, they are all so delicious. I think for myself, I will try preparing the lamb rack for our Valentine’s dinner. :)
So glad that it was helpful! I hope you have a great valentines day! :)