Over 25 romantic dinners that are ideal for date night at home including chicken, steak, seafood, creamy pastas, and so much more! These dinner ideas are the perfect way to celebrate a cozy dinner for two on Valentine’s Day or any other special occasion throughout the year.
Don’t forget to have a delicious cocktail ready before your special meal! Here is a collection of 25 Valentine’s Day Cocktails for you to try!
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! These 25 romantic dinners that you can make at home are my solution! Trust me, these recipes 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.
25 Romantic Dinners to Make at Home
You will find 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!
Salad Recipes
California Spa Salad Recipe
Simple California Spa Salad made with mixed greens, berries, and avocado tossed in a sweet and tangy citrus vinaigrette is ready in minutes!
A bed of mixed greens topped with fresh blackberries, crispy bacon, blue cheese, and a drizzle of honey balsamic vinaigrette, it’s simple AND delicious!
This rustic, yet elegant Chicken au Champagne is sure to please everyone around the dinner table! It’s perfect for date night or a casual weeknight meal.
Amazingly flavorful pan-grilled chicken that is stuffed with a mixture of sun-dried tomatoes and feta cheese and rubbed with fresh pesto. Easy, fast and incredibly delicious.
These tender Crock Pot Balsamic Braised Beef Short Ribs are a hearty Paleo recipe! Made with juicy beef short ribs and balsamic vinegar, this dish totally delivers on taste!
Steak au Poivre is a classic French dish with a rich, creamy Cognac sauce poured over pan-seared filet mignon with a peppercorn crust. This easy meal is perfect for any special occasion.
Beef Bourguignon is a favorite classic beef stew made with onions, garlic, carrots, mushroom and red wine. It gets better with age so make it a day ahead and let it mingle for a while.
Date night has never been easier with this amazing Shrimp Scampi topped Filet Mignon for two. It is an easy surf and turf recipe that is sure to impress!
Scallops, shrimp and more. Incredible seafood pasta in a spicy tomato-cream sauce. Easy seafood pasta recipe to make and delicious, you don’t want to pass this one up!
Pork loin is cooked with wine, garlic and herbs, then sliced thin with a beautiful gravy. This pork is easy enough for any night, but also a company worthy dinner dish!
An incredibly creamy, rich alfredo sauce made with roasted red peppers and crumbled goat cheese, and it takes just 20 min to make from start to finish!
Lemon Asparagus Pasta is the perfect solution for a super quick, light and delicious meal that you can whip up any night of the week in about 15 minutes!
Penne with Vodka Sauce is tender pasta tossed in a creamy tomato sauce with crushed tomatoes, onion, garlic, vodka, fresh basil, and grated Parmesan cheese.
Lisa Johnson is a recipe developer, food photographer, and creator of Cooking with Curls food blog, a website featuring accessible recipes made from scratch. Lisa goal is to get you out of your comfort zone and show you that cooking from home doesn’t have to be intimidating and shares step-by-step photo tutorials for each of her recipes. Lisa has been featured in Country Living, Parade, BuzzFeed, Huntington Post, and more.
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!!
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!
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
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