I am sharing with you all the best & easiest romantic dinner recipes for Valentine's Day, Anniversary, couple dates, candlelight dinner dates, or any special occasions at home. Make your loved one feel special with these delicious & classic recipes.
I have shared some desserts, drinks, and entrees, including romantic pasta and side dishes for a romantic couple's date night dinner at home for two. Pick your favorite, plan your menu, and have a great time with your loved ones.
Don't miss the big list of easy and best romantic desserts at the end.
Click on the image or link to get romantic dinner recipe ideas and detailed recipes for each dish. I wish you all a very Happy Valentine's Day.
Best Homemade Hot Chocolate
A special bonus recipe for your loved ones because you are here. Worth trying!!
Main Dishes for Romantic Dinner Date on Valentine's Day or Anniversary
Classic Shrimp Scampi Pasta
This garlicky, creamy, buttery, rich, and classic shrimp scampi pasta is going to be a super hit at your dinner table.
Cheesy Eggplant Parmesan
If you are looking for a healthy vegetarian recipe for your date night dinner, I highly recommend adding this eggplant cheese casserole to your menu.
Enchilada Style Burritos
An easy-to-make and delicious meal with piping hot tortillas stuffed with cheese, enchilada sauce, beans, and rice and served with delectable sides. Be sure to try if your partner loves Mexican food.
Fettuccine Alfredo
Fettuccine Al Burro is one of the classic & rich Italian pasta recipes that is creamy, buttery, and cheesy, and where fettuccine pasta is tossed in the best and easiest homemade alfredo sauce.
Orange Chicken
Best and easy chicken side dish or appetizer for any dinner party. Crispy fried chicken thighs are tossed in flavorful, finger-licking, homemade orange sauce.
Gnocchi in Arrabbiata Sauce
Super simple-to-make, flavorful pasta recipe with the soft and delicate pasta tossed in spicy sauce. This dish can be prepared in less than 20 minutes.
Chicken Tikka Masala
It is an addictive, classic dish for lunch or dinner where the chicken marinated in aromatic spices is first grilled and then mixed in a finger-licking sauce or tikka masala.
Broccoli Garlic Pasta
A super easy-to-make, flavorful, and delicious recipe is prepared in 30 minutes using basic ingredients from your kitchen.
Best Mac and Cheese
A classic, rich, creamy, cheesy deliciousness topped with a crunchy topping that will satisfy all your taste buds and cheese cravings. The best Mac and Cheese you will ever make.
Best & Easy Appetizers and Side dishes for Romantic dinner
Cheesy Potato Casserole
It's creamy and cheesy with a crispy topping. In short this recipe is comfort food at its best.
Garlic Butter Shrimp
Super easy-to-make dish for any meal – with an amazing flavor combination of garlic, butter, and a hint of lime (lemon). This recipe is ready in less than 25 minutes.
Cajun Spiced Potatoes
Cajun Potatoes are crispy on the outside, creamy, and melt in the mouth on the inside. These are finger-licking and lip-smacking good, and I bet you can't stop by just eating one.
Paneer In Butter Garlic Cream Sauce
Rich and classic, garlicky, quick, and easy-to-make recipe that can be prepared in less than 25 minutes.
Mushroom in Garlic Cream Sauce
The easy-to-make dish for any meal – with an amazing flavor combination of garlic, butter, and a hint of lime (lemon). This recipe is ready in less than 25 minutes.
And the best part....
Unique, fun desserts and sweets for a romantic dinner date night, Valentine's Day
Eggless Chocolate Cake
The best soft and moist chocolate cake with simple chocolate frosting you will ever make.
Kouign Amann
Flaky and crunchy pastry with caramelized outer crust and sweet, salty & buttery goodness in every single bite. This is by far the best and most irresistibly delicious pastry that I have ever tried!! It’s the world’s best pastry!!
Sabudana Kheer or Tapioca Pearls Pudding
Sabudana Kheer is a popular, decadent, creamy, and classic Indian sweet or pudding dessert prepared using tapioca, sago, milk, and sugar. This is themed for Valentine Day with rose flavor and fresh rose petals.
Easy Napoleon Pastry or Mille Feuille
This romantic dessert is creamy, airy, crispy, and flaky, with decadent flavors in every bite.
Palmiers or Little Hearts
You just need two ingredients to make these cute little heart cookies. Also one of the nicest gift box recipe ideas for your loved ones.
Rose Fudge or Barfi
Rose Pista Barfi is a delicious and flavorful, easy-to-make milk-based Indian sweet or mithai or no-bake fudge recipe prepared in less than 30 minutes using just six ingredients from your kitchen.
Super Easy Strawberries & Cream
This is the simplest, best, and most delicious no-bake dessert one can make. The combination of fresh whipped cream and strawberries is truly a treat!
Strawberry Cupcakes with Buttercream Frosting
Classic, moist, and delicious treats loaded with fresh strawberry flavors in both cupcakes and frosting. These are gorgeous with a pretty pink color.
Romantic Heart Shaped Chocolates
This no-bake 2-ingredient treat is ready in less than 15 minutes. You can also plan this ahead and arrange them in heart-shaped gift boxes.
Mini Classic Pavlova
Easy 5 ingredient meringue based dessert topped with fresh strawberries and strawberry compote.
Chocolate Biscuit Cake
Chocolate Biscuit Cake is a simple and easy-to-make no-bake dessert recipe where crushed biscuits are combined with a mixture of chocolate and nuts.
Date Pudding / Sticky Toffee Date Pudding
Sticky Date Pudding or Sticky Toffee Pudding is a classic and rich, addictive moist sponge cake made using dates which are then covered with butterscotch sauce or toffee sauce and served with vanilla ice cream or vanilla custard.
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Romantic Dinner Recipes | Valentine's Day Dinner Ideas
Equipment
Ingredients
Popular recipe for heart shaped cookies or little hearts biscuits
- 1 Puff pastry sheet
- ½ cup Sugar
Instructions
- Follow the instruction on the pastry sheets box to thaw the sheets. I thawed them for 45 minutes at room temperature.1 Puff pastry sheet
- Using a rolling pin, roll about an inch longer on both sides. This will make it crispier.
- Sprinkle some sugar on the working surface. Place the rolled Puff Pastry sheet on it, and gently give it another roll so that sugar adheres to the bottom side of the sheet.½ cup Sugar
- Sprinkle some more sugar on top of the Puff Pastry Sheets.
- Cover this in plastic wrap and refrigerate it for about 10 - 15 minutes. This will make it easier to cut evenly.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Remove the pastry log from the refrigerator and cut it into 1 cm thick pieces. Brush each piece with water, and roll in some extra sugar.
- Pinch the two free ends to give each a heart shape.
- Place on silicone lined baking sheet 2 inches apart, and bake in preheated oven for 15 – 18 minutes or until golden brown. Remember to flip them halfway through baking time.
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Note: We originally posted this romantic date night and Valentine's Day recipes for two on February 2021. It has now been modified in Jan 2024 with Expert Chef Tips, FAQs, Storage Instructions, etc.
Casey
So many yummy ideas here. Thanks for sharing!
Miss Simplitty
The dishes look so delicious. I must try a few of them.
Kelly F.
OH MY!! So many great recipes for a date night!
Gina Leggio
Great ideas! Thanks so much! I'm inspired---especially since there's enough time to prepare it for Valentine's Day