Our best Valentine's Day dinner ideas! Find everything you need for a date night at home—cozy pastas, elegant risottos, side salads, and more.These Valentine’s Day dinner ideas will help you plan the perfect date night at home! Jack and I gave up going to restaurants on Valentine’s Day years ago.We realized that it was way more romantic—and more fun—to spend time in the kitchen together than it was to eat at a crowded restaurant that we chose weeks or months in advance (because that’s how far ahead you have to plan in order to get a reservation).I’ve rounded up some of our go-to date night dinner recipes below. They include classic Italian pastas, comforting risottos, soups, and more.

Choose one for a delicious, romantic meal this weekend.I promise, with these recipes, you won’t regret dining in!Our Top 5 Valentine’s Day Dinner Ideas Homemade PastaWhat’s more romantic than homemade pasta?! This recipe calls for four simple ingredients and is fabulous with any sauce—marinara, pesto, arrabbiata… Mushroom RisottoRisotto requires a little too much stirring for a regular weeknight, but on a date night? It’s fun to hang out by the stove with your Valentine, sipping a glass of wine while this creamy, savory Italian dish comes together.Eggplant ParmesanWith over 500 5-star reviews, this comforting recipe is a date night favorite among Love & Lemons readers.

Corina wrote, “My partner and I made this together on Valentine’s Day an

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