Every year millions of people make reservations at their favorite restaurants for a special Valentine’s Day meal. And every year restaurants around the country find ways to cram even more people into their dining rooms hoping to make everyone happy. Call me crazy, but I have never been fond of feeling like a dressed up sardine on Valentine’s Day!
In fact, I avoid restaurants like the plague the week before and after Valentine’s Day!! I would much rather create a romantic meal at home and go out to dinner ANY other night of the year instead!
Well you are in luck my friends, I have been scouring pinterest looking for 25 Romantic Dinners that will blow any restaurant meal out of the water. Don’t let the fancy name’s scare you, most of these meals are pretty easy to prepare.
I started with 3 different salads that are more exciting than your basic dinner salad, and then we have 25 entrees that are guaranteed to impress. I have included chicken, beef, seafood, pork, and even 3 meatless pasta dishes. Most include a side dish recipe or link to one, so all you have to do is decide which meal to make! Enjoy!!
25 Romantic Dinners
Dinner Salad with Blueberry Vinaigrette and Pistachios
Pear and Walnut Salad with Cranberry Vinaigrette
Blackberry Bacon Blue Cheese Salad
Asiago Spinach & Mushroom Chicken Rollalini
Cheese and Prosciutto Stuffed Chicken Breasts
Sun Dried Tomato Feta Stuffed Chicken
Balsamic Braised Beef Short Ribs
Skillet Steaks with Gorgonzola Herbed Butter
Beef Tenderloin with Shrimp and Mushroom Sauce
Beer and Butter Poached Lobster with Saison Risotto
Tortilla-Crusted Sea Bass with Roasted Red Pepper Puree
Bourbon & Brown Sugar Barbecue Ribs
Pork Chops with Sweet and Sour Glaze
Pork Chops with Apple and Cider Sauce
Lemon Artichoke Asparagus Pasta
For more recipes and inspiration check out my What’s for Dinner board on Pinterest:
Follow Cooking with Curls’s board What’s for Dinner? on Pinterest.
Don’t forget the cocktails! Here are 25 Valentine’s Day Cocktails to check out:
I could not agree more, Lisa. We never go out to eat on Valentine’s Day. Love making fondue at home and now we have a few more fun recipes to try, thank you! Pinned!!
MMM, that blackberry and blue cheese salad sounds delightful.
We never eat out on Valentine’s Day … usually we celebrate the week before or the week after if we want dinner out – the restaurants are too packed on V-Day! I see lots of great homemade dinners that are better than any restaurant in this round-up!
This is such a fabulous collection, really for any special night! I would love to try quite a few of these!
Hello beautiful! Amazing ideas. I can’t wait to try some of them. Pinned and tweeted. Thank you for being a part of our party and we hope to see you on Monday at 7 pm. We can’t wait to party with you! Happy Valentines’ Day! Lou Lou Girls