If You're Not Going Out For Valentine's, These 20 Dinner Recipes Rival Any Restaurant

Valentine's dinner at restaurants is always expensive & usually it's mediocre quality. If you're skipping the chaos this year & cooking at home, these entrees will impress & are approachable!

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20 Fantastic & Easy Recipes for Valentines Dinner-At-Home

There could be any number of reasons you’re not going out for Valentine’s Dinner including: you’re single, you and your partner don’t want to fight the crowds, you’re the parent to young kids and getting a babysitter isn’t going to happen, you’re broke, you don’t care enough about the Hallmark holiday, either you or your partner works in a field where one of you is working (that’s my situation), and on it goes.

Also, as much as I love a good Hallmark holiday date-night-out (pull out all the stops because I am worth it!) if I am being truly honest, food on New Year’s Eve and Valentine’s Night tends to be mediocre at best, always expensive and over-priced for what it is, and there’s a hustle and rushy vibe to the evening that doesn’t make me want to linger over my creme brûlée.

Valentine’s Dinner At Home: What To Make!

I’ve grouped things as follows:

• Beef and Steak

• Chicken

• Fish and Seafood

• Vegetarian

Beef and Steak So Good You Won’t Miss The Restaurant

Juicy Steak Bites 🥩 are tossed in the most flavorful garlic butter sauce that I kicked up a notch with red pepper flakes, paprika, Dijon, fresh herbs and more. It’s also known as cowboy butter and SO flavorful! This restaurant-quality and protein-packed steak dinner recipe is easy, ready in 15 minutes, and perfect for busy weeknights, entertaining, or date night at home!

Teriyaki Steak Tips 🥩🍍😍 Tri-tip steak tip bites are cooked to perfection and then topped with a thick and sticky homemade pineapple teriyaki sauce! A family favorite that everyone will love and is FAST and EASY to make!

How to Cook the Perfect Steak 🥩🙌🏻 Learn how to cook the perfect steak on the stovetop, every time! Which cut and grade of meat to choose, what temperature, what skillet, and how long to cook it. Plus, there are all the TIPS and TRICKS you need to know are included so you can make the BEST steak at home to rival a fancy steakhouse every single time!

Salisbury Steak with Mushroom Gravy 🤎🙌🏻🍄‍🟫 An old-fashioned recipe for Salisbury steak featuring seasoned ground beef patties that are simmered in a scrumptious mushroom gravy! This is a ONE skillet, comfort food recipe that’s easy to make and ready in 45 minutes! Impress your family and friends with this classic Salisbury steak and gravy recipe!

🧄🥩🥔 Steak and Potatoes Skillet is the way to your man’s heart (or your woman’s)! Made with garlic butter, herbs, and spices, and every bite just melts in your mouth. Plus, the potatoes are tender and buttery with lightly crisped edges. Made in just ONE skillet and ready quickly, my EASY recipe walks you through how to make the PERFECT steak and potatoes meal to impress your special someone!

Chicken That’s Special and Definitely Not Boring

Creamy Dijon Chicken Skillet —Tender, juicy chicken bathed in a divine cream sauce made with garlic, cream, Dijon mustard, and a splash of wine for extra flavor!! This restaurant-quality EASY stovetop chicken is ready in 20 minutes and will be a family FAVORITE!

🍅🧀🌿 Easy Slow Cooker Tuscan Chicken features tender chicken that slow cooks in a creamy, Tuscan-inspired sauce featuring sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, and Parmesan! Slow cooking the chicken makes it melt-in-your-mouth wonderful and it’s all made in your Crockpot – no stovetop searing or transferring is necessary. Serve with pasta for a stress-free dinner that the whole family will love!

🧄🧈🍗 Simple Garlic Butter Chicken features tender, juicy chicken bathed in a rich garlic butter sauce with a splash of wine for extra flavor! This QUICK and EASY stovetop chicken recipe is ready in 15 minutes and will become a family FAVORITE! The most popular chicken recipe on my site!

🙌🏻🍗🥬 Bring a taste of European elegance to your table by making this QUICK and EASY 30-Minute Creamy Chicken Florentine! Juicy chicken cutlets are coated in a creamy sauce made with heavy cream, white wine, and Parmesan! Fresh spinach adds a pop of color and texture to this restaurant-quality dish!

Lemon Butter Dijon Skillet Chicken 🍋 features tender, juicy chicken with a scrumptious sauce made with lemon butter, Dijon mustard, and a splash of wine for extra flavor! This EASY stovetop chicken recipe is ready in 15 minutes and will become a family dinner FAVORITE!

Fish and Seafood To Impress

Baked Honey Lemon Salmon 🍣🍯🍋 is ready in under 30 minutes! It’s impossible to wind up with dry salmon when making this recipe, it’s just that good! All you need is one sheet pan and 30 minutes and dinner is served!

🧡💚 Creamy Garlic Butter Tuscan Salmon is an EASY one-skillet dish that results in the most tender and juicy salmon that’s bathed in a rich and creamy garlic butter sauce! Parmesan cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, and baby spinach add extra flavor and texture to this 30-minute recipe that everyone LOVES! Learn how to make restaurant-worthy salmon that’s fast enough for a weeknight dinner but elevated enough to serve to company!

Sheet Pan Lemon Garlic Butter Salmon 🍣 Juicy salmon at home in 30 minutes that’s EASY and tastes BETTER than from a restaurant! The butter is infused with lemon and garlic and adds so much FLAVOR!

Indulge your taste buds with this elegant yet simple Italian-inspired Shrimp Scampi Pasta 🍝🍤 recipe! Made with succulent shrimp, zesty lemon, savory parmesan cheese, and al dente cooked pasta, this EASY restaurant-worthy recipe is ready in 15 minutes and is PERFECT when you want to impress your guests but don’t want to spend all day cooking!

10-Minute Easy Shrimp Scampi 🍤 If you thought shrimp scampi was just a dish to order out at a fancier restaurant, think again. You can make mouth-watering shrimp scampi at home in less than 10 minutes!

Vegetarian That’s Comforting & Filling

Cheesy Ravioli Lasagna comes together with just four simple ingredients, making it perfect for busy weeknights! Everyone LOVES this cheesy comfort food lasagna recipe that’s so easy!

Pasta with Vodka Sauce 🍝🍅🧀 Make an Italian restaurant-worthy pasta dish EASILY at home in 30 minutes! Pasta is tossed in a tomato-forward sauce that includes red pepper flakes, onions, garlic, spinach, heavy cream for RICHNESS, and of course, vodka! A family FAVORITE comfort food classic recipe that’s doable for busy weeknights, for entertaining, or for date night at home!

Meatless Baked Ziti with Cheese 🧀 is an EASY baked ziti recipe that can be assembled up to two days in advance and bake it off when you’re ready! Al dente ziti pasta is coated in a creamy three cheese sauce and then baked until golden brown and bubbling. Serve with a side salad, steamed vegetables, or garlic bread for a full meal!

Browned Butter Cauliflower and Fettuccine with Parmesan Cheese 🧀 - Everything is better with browned butter and it can make humble cauliflower and average noodles taste like a million bucks! The nutty, aromatic, and rich flavor that butter takes on after it’s been browned is magical and will impress the toughest critics!

Chickpea and Sweet Potato Curry 🍠🎉 is an EASY one-skillet curry that’s ready in 30 minutes and is layered with so many fabulous flavors! HEALTHY comfort food that tastes AMAZING! I’ve never met a vegetarian or meat-eater alike who doesn’t LOVE this dish!