Valentine’s Day Dinner Ideas That Feel Fancy

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It isn’t officially summertime until you’ve eaten paella (served with a glass of white wine, of course). But this hearty Spanish rice dish wouldn’t usually be simple to whip up at home on any given Wednesday…until now.

Cooking seafood doesn’t have to be tricky and time-consuming. This pan-fried cod with orange and Swiss chard goes from the fridge to the table in 30 minutes. Dinner has never been easier.

The Sicilian dish, which hails from from the city of Catania, traditionally stars eggplant, tomatoes, basil and ricotta salata (a type of pressed and aged ricotta cheese). Roses are red, tomato sauce too…if you’re eating this pasta, we’re jealous of you.

Pizza and potatoes: two things we love on their own, but together? If pizza is our first love, potatoes and burrata are both tied for second.

Once you’ve mastered this version, you can customize the recipe to your heart’s content. The result is a richer, more flavorful dish with a much creamier texture than any traditional pasta could ever hope to achieve.

It's easy to get lazy on weeknights, especially when the mere thought of cooking an entire dinner is exhausting. Just assemble the ingredients on a single baking sheet and pop it in the oven.

Aren’t avocados the best? We love them mashed into guacamole, blended into a smoothie and whipped into a salad dressing. It's rich but totally virtuous, and the whole meal takes just 30 minutes to prepare.

Cashews and lemon create a cream sauce that doesn’t use any actual cream for this way-too-easy-to-eat pappardelle. In this pasta, the sweet, juicy corn kernels paired with the ‘milk’ from the cobs become a perfect cream sauce.

Sometimes, you just want to have Sunday supper on Wednesday. This skillet gnocchi with sausage and broccoli rabe is hearty and delicious, and it tastes like you spent all day making it. Lucky for you, it only takes 30 minutes.

You can make plenty of wonderful things with puff pastry. Take, for example, our recipe for asparagus, pea and ricotta tarts. It begins with store-bought dough and ends with you enjoying every bite.

Roasted sweet potato arugula salad is a perfect lunch or appetizer. Topped with a light honey mustard yogurt dressing with a hint of gorgeous turmeric color.

This juicy salad tastes like summer! With chipotle chicken, sweet corn, avocado, cilantro vinaigrette, bacon crumbles, and fresh strawberries for a pop of sweetness.

You might want to make a second batch…they’re that good. They have just the right amount of sweetness and spice to make our mouths water for more—even better, they’re shockingly easy to make.

Few things are more satisfying than a plateful of ripe tomatoes and fresh mozzarella cheese. This caprese salad upgrade, which features grilled zucchini. It's basically summer on a plate.

Grilling steaks for dinner is a no-brainer, but sometimes the finished product can be, well, a little bland. For big, bold flavor, marinate your steak before it goes onto the grill, then serve it with a fresh herb sauce for an extra boost.

This dish, starring squash, bell peppers and zucchini, is traditionally cooked low and slow on the stove. But, it is possible to roast it in the oven to minimize the cooking time.

Some days you want to dress up chicken—say, with a smoky spice rub prior to roasting. You only need five ingredients and 80 minutes to pull this stunner off. Color your beau impressed.

Forget everything you know about pork. This recipe makes for tender, delicate and buttery slices that practically melt in your mouth. A crust of bright-green ground pistachios and spices adds a special, festive touch.

Throwing everything in the Crockpot and calling it a day is almost as convenient (and way less expensive) than having a private chef cook your dinner.

This one-pan salmon with potatoes and romaine recipe eases any trepidation. Beyond being a simple recipe to master, you make your main course and sides all at once, which means fewer pots and pans to clean later.

Valentine’s Day Dinner Ideas That Feel Fancy

It isn’t officially summertime until you’ve eaten paella (served with a glass of white wine, of course). But this hearty Spanish rice dish wouldn’t usually be simple to whip up at home on any given Wednesday…until now.

Read more

1. CHEATER’S SKILLET PAELLA

Cooking seafood doesn’t have to be tricky and time-consuming. This pan-fried cod with orange and Swiss chard goes from the fridge to the table in 30 minutes. Dinner has never been easier.

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2. PAN-FRIED COD

The Sicilian dish, which hails from from the city of Catania, traditionally stars eggplant, tomatoes, basil and ricotta salata (a type of pressed and aged ricotta cheese). Roses are red, tomato sauce too…if you’re eating this pasta, we’re jealous of you.

Read more

3. PASTA ALLA NORMA

Pizza and potatoes: two things we love on their own, but together? If pizza is our first love, potatoes and burrata are both tied for second.

Read more

4. POTATO AND BURRATA PIZZA

Once you’ve mastered this version, you can customize the recipe to your heart’s content. The result is a richer, more flavorful dish with a much creamier texture than any traditional pasta could ever hope to achieve.

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5. ONE-POT TOMATO BASIL PASTA

It's easy to get lazy on weeknights, especially when the mere thought of cooking an entire dinner is exhausting. Just assemble the ingredients on a single baking sheet and pop it in the oven.

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6. STEAK WITH BEETS

Aren’t avocados the best? We love them mashed into guacamole, blended into a smoothie and whipped into a salad dressing. It's rich but totally virtuous, and the whole meal takes just 30 minutes to prepare.

Read more

7. SPAGHETTI WITH AVOCADO SAUCE

Cashews and lemon create a cream sauce that doesn’t use any actual cream for this way-too-easy-to-eat pappardelle. In this pasta, the sweet, juicy corn kernels paired with the ‘milk’ from the cobs become a perfect cream sauce.

Read more

8. CREAMY SWEET CORN PAPPARDELLE

Sometimes, you just want to have Sunday supper on Wednesday. This skillet gnocchi with sausage and broccoli rabe is hearty and delicious, and it tastes like you spent all day making it. Lucky for you, it only takes 30 minutes.

Read more

9. SKILLET GNOCCHI WITH SAUSAGE

You can make plenty of wonderful things with puff pastry. Take, for example, our recipe for asparagus, pea and ricotta tarts. It begins with store-bought dough and ends with you enjoying every bite.

Read more

10. ASPARAGUS, PEA AND RICOTTA TARTS

Roasted sweet potato arugula salad is a perfect lunch or appetizer. Topped with a light honey mustard yogurt dressing with a hint of gorgeous turmeric color.

Read more

11. SWEET POTATO AND ARUGULA SALAD

This juicy salad tastes like summer! With chipotle chicken, sweet corn, avocado, cilantro vinaigrette, bacon crumbles, and fresh strawberries for a pop of sweetness.

Read more

12. CHIPOTLE CHICKEN SALAD

You might want to make a second batch…they’re that good. They have just the right amount of sweetness and spice to make our mouths water for more—even better, they’re shockingly easy to make.

Read more

13. MINI PEACH TARTS

Few things are more satisfying than a plateful of ripe tomatoes and fresh mozzarella cheese. This caprese salad upgrade, which features grilled zucchini. It's basically summer on a plate.

Read more

14. NEW CAPRESE SALAD

Grilling steaks for dinner is a no-brainer, but sometimes the finished product can be, well, a little bland. For big, bold flavor, marinate your steak before it goes onto the grill, then serve it with a fresh herb sauce for an extra boost.

Read more

15. GRILLED FLANK STEAK

This dish, starring squash, bell peppers and zucchini, is traditionally cooked low and slow on the stove. But, it is possible to roast it in the oven to minimize the cooking time.

Read more

16. EASY ONE-PAN RATATOUILLE

Some days you want to dress up chicken—say, with a smoky spice rub prior to roasting. You only need five ingredients and 80 minutes to pull this stunner off. Color your beau impressed.

Read more

17. LEMON AND HERB ROAST CHICKEN

Forget everything you know about pork. This recipe makes for tender, delicate and buttery slices that practically melt in your mouth. A crust of bright-green ground pistachios and spices adds a special, festive touch.

Read more

18. CRUSTED PORK TENDERLOIN

Throwing everything in the Crockpot and calling it a day is almost as convenient (and way less expensive) than having a private chef cook your dinner.

Read more

19. SLOW COOKER CHICKEN PICCATA

This one-pan salmon with potatoes and romaine recipe eases any trepidation. Beyond being a simple recipe to master, you make your main course and sides all at once, which means fewer pots and pans to clean later.

Read more

20. ROASTED SALMON