Romantic Dinner Recipes

New Media PublishingWhether you're looking to cook your sweetie a Valentine's Day dinner that'll blow their socks off, or just want romantic dinner recipes to say "I love you" on an ordinary Saturday night, these special dinners are sure to impress. We've gathered our favorite romantic dinner recipes, including "sexy" foods like scallops and oysters, and dishes with such impressive presentation, your guest of honor will surely think you had the help of a chef in the kitchen. Choose from several steaks and a Moroccan-scented chicken, plus plenty of seafood and Vegetarian-friendly options, too. Click on the gallery tab to get the recipes (like the Tortelloni shown above), and then start pouring your heart into the preparation!
Romantic Dinner Recipes
A rich blueberry-bourbon barbecue sauce takes filet mignon -- an already luxurious cut of beef -- to a higher level, and evokes passionate imagery with its deep hue.
Get the Thyme and Pepper-Rubbed Filet Mignon with Blueberry-Bourbon Barbecue Sauce recipe.
Who said chicken can't be sexy? We think this Moroccan-scented chicken (made fragrant with allspice, cinnamon, cumin, paprika and cayenne) has just enough spice to warm you from the inside out.
Get the Moroccan-Scented Chicken with Potatoes recipe.
All you need are five simple ingredients -- three from a bag or jar -- to quickly turn out this pasta dish, speckled with bright roasted red peppers.
Get the Roasted Red Pepper and Artichoke Cheese Tortellini recipe.
When you start with prepared puff pastry shells, creating a dramatic-looking shrimp and scallop dinner is deceptively easy. This creamy recipe is as rich-tasting as it is impressive.
Get the Creamy Shrimp and Scallop Shells recipe.
A rich balsamic glaze and browned pears turn ordinary pork chops into a deeply flavorful, restaurant-quality meal.
Get the Balsamic-Glazed Pork Chops with Pears recipe.
This elegant scallops recipe pairs each succulent mollusc with a potato pancake and a rich caviar and chive sauce. Need we say more?
Get the Scallops with Potato Pancakes and Caviar Sauce recipe.
Risotto is made even more romantic with the addition of bright red beets and creamy mascarpone cheese.
Get the Beet Risotto with Lemon Mascarpone recipe.
A ruby-hued pomegranate sauce transforms roasted duck into an elegant meal with fruity notes. (And though this dish looks like it took hours to prepare, it'll only take you 45 minutes.)
Get the Pomegranate Duck recipe.
We can envision hunkering down on the couch with a heaping bowl of this shrimp and smoked oyster chowder, made thick with potato chunks and wonderfully tangy thanks to low-fat buttermilk.
Get the Shrimp and Smoked Oyster Chowder recipe.
Want to top a sirloin steak in a rich, creamy sauce? Save time by combining a mushroom soup with balsamic vinegar and fresh rosemary -- they'll never know your sauce wasn't from scratch.
Get the Beef Sirloin Steak with Baby Spinach recipe.
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