These Date Night Recipes are a must-have for any couple. A collection of easy to make recipes that will take you from dinner to drinks to dessert. Nothing says you care more than a homemade meal that you’ve taken time to prepare.
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Why You’ll Want To Stay IN On Date Night
We’re big fans of keeping the romance alive in a relationship. Whether you’ve just started dating someone or have been married for 20 years, it’s important to always keep dating your significant other.
A great date night doesn’t have to mean getting dressed up, leaving the house, and spending a lot of money. It just needs to be quality time spent with someone you care about.
And it shouldn’t be any surprise that most of our date night ideas revolve around food. We love good food and fun cocktails, and eating and drinking delicious things with each other is one of our favorite passtimes.
What Makes a Good Date Night?
There are a few different things that go into a date night, in addition to making these date night recipes. Here are the essentials in our eyes.
- It’s actually easy. Easy date nights should actually be easy! The entire point of an easy date night idea is that you don’t need to stress over it. Whether you’re making a full meal or just some cocktails and appetizers, it shouldn’t make you too exhausted for your big night.
- Minimal clean up. Similarly, you don’t want to spend your date night fretting about the clean up that awaits you afterwards, or the next day.
- It’s fun. Despite being easy, you also want to make sure that something actually makes a date night different from any other night. Maybe that means you eat something more indulgent, or a little more expensive than you normally would.
- Have activities planned. We’ve got you covered for fun food and drink recipes, but you can take your home date to the next level by planning a fun activity. It doesn’t have to be anything big, you can watch a movie, play a game or make some friendship bracelets:)
- Be present. Part of the fun of a date night, even a simple date night idea, is that it reminds us of when we first started dating someone. When you went on your first dates with your partner, you probably didn’t have your phone out while eating dinner, or the TV on in the background.
Now let’s get to picking some of these 18 easy date night recipes!
Pappardelle in Champagne Cream Sauce
This Pappardelle with Champagne Cream Sauce is perfect for the holidays! Serve this pappardelle as a first course or a side dish to your holiday meal!
New York Strip Steak
Perfectly cooked New York Strip Steak is so easy to do at home! All you need is fresh herbs, garlic and butter to have the most juicy, tender steak dinner ever!
Steak Fajita Recipe
You don’t need to head out to a restaurant to make delicious Steak Fajitas right at home! The marinade for the steak is one of our favorites, and after marinating this dinner recipe can be on the table in 15 minutes!
Chicken Milanese
Chicken Milanese is a year round favorite dinner! Crispy, warm chicken cutlets topped with a fresh arugula salad and nutty parmesan cheese!
Steak Sheet Pan Dinner
This Steak Sheet Pan Dinner an easy way to cook a steak dinner when the grill isn’t an option! Everything cooks on one pan so clean up is a breeze!
Pork Tenderloin with Apples
This Pork Tenderloin with Apples recipe is an easy, sheet pan dinner that is sure to impress! Juicy, tender pork with roasted apples and cabbage, tossed in a honey mustard glaze!
Baked Parmesan Crusted Chicken
These Baked Parmesan Crusted Chicken are SO tender and juicy! Get this chicken dinner on the table in 30 minutes with just a few, simple ingredients!
Parmesan Crusted Haddock
Parmesan Crusted Haddock tastes like it came from your favorite seafood restaurant! Tender, flaky haddock with a parmesan cheese and bread crumb topping!
Linguine with Clam Sauce
Linguine with Clam Sauce is so easy to make at home! We love this version that has a creamy, lemony sauce with tons of chopped clams!
Irish Cream Creme Brulee
Think making creme brulee is out of your league? Think again. This Irish Cream Creme Brulee recipe has even beginners looking like a rock star!
Chocolate Fondue Recipe
This fun dessert charcuterie board is perfect for Valentine’s Day or any special occasion! This dipping chocolate stays liquid for hours, or just pop it in the microwave to warm it up!
Disney’s Grey Stuff
Disney World’s Grey Stuff recipe can now be easily made right at home! This creamy, light pudding dessert is so addicting and super easy to make!
Bourbon Cherry Pie
This boozy, fresh cherry pie will be a hit for dessert any night!
Amaretto Sidecar Cocktail
We made this classic sidecar cocktail with our homemade Amaretto instead of cognac and we think you’re going to love it! A delicious sipping cocktail that’s perfect for happy hour or parties!
Harvest Moon Manhattan
This twist on a classic Manhattan cocktail uses red wine instead of sweet vermouth!
Sex On The Beach
A classic Sex on the Beach drink never goes out of style! This strong but fruity cocktail will give you the full beach vibe!
Pumpkin Spice Martini
This Pumpkin Spice Martini is sure to be a hit at your fall parties! A vodka martini with pumpkin spice flavors and a festive sugar rim!
Sparkling Fireball Apple Sangria
This delicious sangria recipe is perfect for parties! all you favorite fall flavors with a kick from Fireball Whiskey!
