35 Romantic Dinner Ideas for Two
35 Romantic Dinner Ideas for Two
While we always love a night out, spending date night at home can be just as special.
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Pasta with Eggplant, Burrata, and Mint
Recipe: Pasta with Eggplant, Burrata, and Mint
Diced eggplant meets melty, creamy burrata and sharp mint in this unconventional, yet undoubtedly irresistible signature pasta dish.
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Chicken Thighs and BBQ Beans
Recipe: Chicken Thighs and BBQ Beans
This recipe redefines at-home barbecue and scales down the portions to ensure you don’t have heaps of leftovers sitting in your fridge.
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Greek Stuffed Peppers
Recipe: Greek Stuffed Peppers
The simple peppers stuffed with ground beef and feta are hearty and healthy. Serve with a side of couscous, and you’ve got an all-star Mediterranean dinner.
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Pork-and-Shaved Vegetable Salad
Recipe: Pork-and-Shaved Vegetable Salad
With elegant ribbons of bright carrots and delicate tendrils of golden beets and parsnips, this entrée-worth salad embodies “eat the rainbow.”
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Cast-Iron Cowboy Steak
Recipe: Cast-Iron Cowboy Steak
If you’re celebrating a special occasion, split this indulgent cowboy steak with a loved one. There probably won’t be any leftovers.
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One-Pan Hot Honey Chicken and Rice
Recipe: One-Pan Hot Honey Chicken and Rice
Hot honey brings the heat and the sweet to this easy one-pot chicken-and-rice dinner.
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Easy Shrimp Scampi with Basil
Recipe: Easy Shrimp Scampi with Basil
Shrimp is such a quick-cooking shellfish, it’s easy to accomplish for a weeknight dinner. Use the shrimp to top a dish of linguine and you’ve got a sophisticated dinner for two.
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Grilled Steak with Blistered Beans and Peppers
Recipe: Grilled Steak with Blistered Beans and Peppers
If you’re looking to impress on date night, a nice cut of steak is a surefire way into anyone’s heart.
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Pork-and-Farro Bowl with Warm Brussels Sprouts-Fennel Salad
Recipe: Pork-and-Farro Bowl with Warm Brussels Sprouts-Fennel Salad
These balanced bowls can be prepared in advance as a meal-prep dinner solution for your busiest nights of the week.
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Easy Catfish Tacos with Slaw
Recipe: Easy Catfish Tacos with Slaw
We’ll never stop raving about the combination of crispy oven-fried fish with cool, acidic cabbage slaw, all wrapped up in a corn tortilla blanket.
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Grilled Scallop-and-Mango Salad
Recipe: Grilled Scallop-and-Mango Salad
The tropical flavors of this main-dish salad will transport you to the shore. Be sure to develop a nice char on the scallops to counter the mango’s sweetness.
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Chicken and Charred Succotash Salad
Recipe: Chicken and Charred Succotash Salad
Make Southern succotash into a main-worthy dish by topping it with simple grilled chicken. It’s fresh, colorful, and nutritious.
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Cajun Chicken Pasta
Recipe: Cajun Chicken Pasta
You can never go wrong with Cajun chicken. Toss the sliced chicken into a pasta skillet with bell peppers and mushrooms for a confetti of flavor.
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Stuffed Eggplant Parmesan
Recipe: Stuffed Eggplant Parmesan
This pre-portioned Italian favorite uses half of an eggplant as a boat for lots of mozzarella and marinara. It’s not complete, though, without a side of homemade garlic bread.
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Grilled Steak Salad with Green Tomato Vinaigrette
Recipe: Grilled Steak Salad with Green Tomato Vinaigrette
Leftover steak? Reheat it on the grill and use it to transform this simple green salad into a date-night-worthy main.
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Pork Chops with Tomato-Bacon Gravy
Recipe: Pork Chops with Tomato-Bacon Gravy
While the pork chops roast in the oven, prepare the tomato gravy on the stovetop. This condiment is an essential part of the dish.
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Salmon with Lemony Greens and Grains
Recipe: Salmon with Lemony Greens and Grains
Our favorite weeknight dinners are built with a protein, a green, and a grain. This salmon dish provides all of those elements and doesn’t skimp on the flavor.
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Shrimp Boil Vegetable Bowls
Recipe: Shrimp Boil Vegetable Bowls
If you grew up spending your summers around picnic tables, selecting your dinner from a big pot of Cajun-seasoned seafood, these easy shrimp boils are a great way to indulge in your nostalgia.
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Skillet Chicken with Beans and Greens
Recipe: Skillet Chicken with Beans and Greens
You can’t go wrong with skillet-seared chicken breast—and you can save any leftovers for lunch tomorrow.
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Farro Bowl with Curry-Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Brussels Sprouts
Recipe: Farro Bowl with Curry-Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Brussels Sprouts
With sweet-and-savory curried sweet potatoes and crispy, earthy brussels sprouts, this farro bowl doesn’t even need any meat.
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Fontina-Stuffed Pork Chops with Mashed Potatoes
Recipe: Fontina-Stuffed Pork Chops with Mashed Potatoes
Pork chops stuffed with cheese? We can get on board with that.
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Teriyaki Salmon Bowls with Crispy Brussels Sprouts
Recipe: Teriyaki Salmon Bowls with Crispy Brussels Sprouts
Cook this salmon in your slow cooker for a fuss-free date night dinner that checks all the food group boxes.
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Grilled Chicken with Quick-Pickled Squash Salad
Recipe: Grilled Chicken with Quick-Pickled Squash Salad
A quick pickle brings bright acidity to farmers’-market-fresh squash, perfectly complementing simple grilled chicken.
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Fresh Salmon Cakes with Buttermilk Dressing
Recipe: Fresh Salmon Cakes with Buttermilk Dressing
Fresh salmon fillets may be good, but these salmon cakes channel the spirit of crab cakes in a beautiful way. Serve with a generous spoonful of buttermilk dressing to add a creamy tang.
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Roasted Tomato Soup with Cheddar Cheese
Recipe: Roasted Tomato Soup with Cheddar Cheese
You can never go wrong with this oh-so-comforting childhood staple. Serve with a grilled cheese and save the leftovers for lunch tomorrow.
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Cheese Sauce over Cauliflower
Recipe: Cheese Sauce over Cauliflower
We’re using this liquid-gold cheese sauce to top just about everything, including cauliflower and broccoli.
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Sausage and Kale Pesto Pizza
Recipe: Sausage and Kale Pesto Pizza
This pizza is the perfect size to share with your significant other. Did someone say date night?
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One-Pan Pasta with Chicken Sausage, Mushrooms, and Collards
Recipe: One-Pan Pasta with Chicken Sausage, Mushrooms, and Collards
This elegant pasta comes together in one pan, seriously minimizing the clean-up. Use that extra time to whip up something for dessert.