Whether you’re cooking a romantic dinner for two, hosting a fun Galentine’s party for your besties, preparing cute, heart-shaped recipes for your family, or treating yourself to a special dinner, these Valentine’s Day dinner ideas will bring love to the table.
There is no better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than with a special meal cooked at home. Whether gourmet sous vide steak is calling your name or you’re in the mood for adorable, heart-shaped pizzas, we’ve got lots of Valentine’s Day dinner ideas for you!
Valentine’s Day Dinner Recipes
1.Beet and Goat Cheese Ravioli
These pretty ravioli hearts are stuffed with a delicious combination of roasted beet and goat cheese. Then after they’re cooked they’re tossed in brown butter, crispy sage, and walnuts. It’s a truly heavenly dinner.
And making them is a breeze. Rather than rolling traditional pasta, we use wonton wrappers which taste almost exactly the same as ravioli.
We like to use cookie cutters to cut the wonton wrappers into heart shapes, but you can also use them without cutting them into shapes.
2.Thai Coconut Beet Borscht
This gorgeous, crimson-colored soup can be served as a starter or the Valentine’s main course.
It’s a wonderfully creamy soup with gentle Thai flavors and a bright, punchy color. If you want your Valentine’s Day dinner to look the part, this soup is the way to go.
3.Drunken Red Wine Spaghetti
Pasta and wine come together for a memorable date-night dinner. The spaghetti is cooked in red wine so the flavor absorbs right to the inside.
Then the drunken spaghetti is tossed in a simple chorizo parmesan sauce with a little black kale.
Pour yourself and your Valentine a big glass of red wine and dig in!
4.Seared Lamb Chops with Raspberry Marsala Sauce
Naturally heart-shaped lamb chops look so pretty on a Valentine’s Day dinner table.
The lamb is well-seasoned and then seared for a few minutes on each side.
Then it’s served with a delicious raspberry sauce that’s made in your blender. It’s a 25-minute recipe that is sure to impress!
5.Chocolate Braised Ribs
Forget a box of chocolate. If you want a Valentine’s Day dinner idea that will melt your love’s heart, make them these chocolate and stout braised ribs.
They’re fall-off-the-bone tender and the insanely delicious gravy is almost too good to be true.
This is a truly memorable Valentine’s Day dinner recipe!
6.Italian Sausage Pasta
If you want Valentine’s Day dinner ideas that are easy to make, try this pasta.
It’s made with Italian sausage (spicy or mild!) and a creamy tomato sauce. The flavor is incredible and it only takes 25 minutes to make.
7.Mussels in White Wine Sauce
When you serve mussels, it feels like a celebration!
Don’t worry if you’ve never cooked mussels before, they’re incredibly easy to make. And this recipe includes a step-by-step tutorial to make it even easier for you.
Serve this special Valentine’s Day dinner recipe with your favorite bread to dip in the delicious white wine sauce.
8.Thai Peanut Pomegranate Chicken
This is a wonderfully flavorful and easy recipe that is perfect for Valentine’s Day.
The chicken is baked right in its tasty marinade and then served with a Thai-influenced peanut sauce.
A sprinkle of pomegranate seeds adds a pretty Valentine’s Day flourish to the plate.
