15 Romantic Dinners to Cook for Your Other Half this Valentine’s Day

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Dining in can be as romantic and fancy as in an expensive restaurant. All you need is a good dinner menu that looks apart, but can be achieved with little effort and without breaking the bank. These romantic dinners for two are sure to impress your other half, they are incredibly delicious and full of flavour. You can never go wrong with seafood, which is considered to be an aphrodisiac, and pasta, which can be turned into a spectacular dish with just a little bit of prep. Happy Valentine’s Day!

Saffron Risotto with Lobster

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A close-up of a bowl of creamy seafood risotto garnished with a lobster tail and green herbs on top, placed on a yellow and white checkered napkin.
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Dining in can be fancy too with this Saffron Risotto with Lobster. It’s an incredibly delicious restaurant-style dish bursting with flavour, but it’s actually really easy to make. Serve with a good helping of parmesan, and you have a romantic meal that will win lots of hearts.

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Salmon Wellington

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Celebrate Valentine’s Day in style with this Salmon Wellington, a gourmet dish for a fine romantic meal. Flaky golden puff pastry, salmon fillet cooked to perfection, a filling of spinach, cream cheese and caramelized onions and a handful of samphire – how delicious!

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Pan-Seared Tuna Steaks

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The ultimate romantic dinner is here! These Pan-Seared Tuna Steaks in a fragrant soy sesame marinade make for a quick and easy restaurant-style dinner that is beautifully cooked and so delicious. Serve them with a light salad of some vegetables, and you get dinner perfection!

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Baked Skate Wings with Chilli Buter Sauce

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Take your Valentine’s Day meal to the next level with these Baked Skate Wings with Chilli Butter Sauce. The skate wings have a sweet and mild flavour that is well balanced out by the chilli butter sauce. Quick, easy and so scrumptious!

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Chicken Francaise

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If you are looking for an impressive dinner recipe for a romantic meal, this Chicken Francaise will not disappoint. Chicken cutlet in a delicious sauce of fresh lemon, dry white wine, and sweet cream butter! 

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Salmon Carbonara

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Salmon Carbonara with baked salmon fillet, a quick and easy dinner that is ready in just 15 minutes. You only need a few simple ingredients to make a spectacular dinner that will have your loved one ask for seconds.

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Shrimp and Chorizo Pasta

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A fantastic 20-minute romantic meal that screams perfection, this Shrimp and Chorizo Pasta has a delicious spicy kick to make you lick your fingers clean. No need for a sauce, this pasta is delicious simplicity for your dinner date.

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Baked Honey Mustard Chicken Breast

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Baked Honey Mustard Chicken Breast with a touch of lemon, a delicious low-carb meal for two. Serve it with broccoli spears or any other veggies of your choice, and you get a rastaurant-style dinner from the comfort of your own home.

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Bacon Carbonara

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Bacon Carbonara made with spaghetti, parmesan cheese, bacon lardons and eggs, an incredibly delicious Italian dinner that is ready in no time. No cream, no complicated sauces, just the real deal.

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Grilled Salmon with Yogurt Dill Sauce

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Grilled Salmon with Yogurt Dill Sauce and asparagus, a healthy and delicious dinner that is elegant and posh enough to impress your other half with. Super easy to make, a big hit this Valentine’s Day.

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Garlic Bacon Pasta

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An impressive 20-minute dinner, this Garlic Bacon Pasta with a chilli kick is easy to make with only 6 ingredients. It’s elegant, and simple, but it’s this very simplicity that makes this dish an ideal Valentine’s Day dish.

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Mixed Seafood Spaghetti

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The best Valentine’s Day dinner for two, this Mixed Seafood Spaghetti is made with mussels, shrimp, calamari rings and scallops with a spicy kick. It’s a romantic 15-minute recipe that is bursting with divine flavours. This dish is simplicity in itself, no unnecessary sauces, and it can easily rival any restaurant-style pasta dish.

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Seafood Paella

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This Seafood Paella is made with mixed frozen seafood and a touch of turmeric and paprika for a quick and easy Valentine’s Day dinner. It’s full of colour and Spanish flavours, and on the table in 30 minutes or less.

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Creamy Scallops with Pasta

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This Creamy Scallops with Pasta is a delicious romantic dinner that looks as good as an expensive meal at a fancy restaurant. Seared scallops in a rich creamy sauce that is bursting with the most amazing flavours, and your favourite pasta, quick, simple, so impressive!

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Capellini Beurre Blanc with Bronzed Sea Scallop

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Capellini Beurre Blanc with Bronzed Sea Scallop, an elegant pasta dinner for Valentine’s Day. Impress your loved one with this delicious meal that can easily rival any dinner in a fancy restaurant.

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