Easy Date Night Dinner Recipes for a Romantic Night In

Turn up the heat with these easy date night dinner recipes guaranteed to impress.

Is it your turn to cook dinner for you and your partner? Take the stress out of cooking with these easy date night dinner recipes. From fresh fish tacos and garlic butter steak, to vegan curries and Italian involtini, these are the date night meals that will take your foodie romance to the next level. Don’t worry, you can thank us later.

Salmon Pesto Pasta

This easy date night dinner recipe is light, fresh and full of flavour. There is an option to use store-bought pesto if you’re short of time, or you can go all out and make your own pesto from scratch. Either way, this dish will be a showstopper.

Blackened Fish Tacos With Creamy Avocado Sauce

These healthy tacos are a go-to dish for warm summer nights, best enjoyed outside along with some fruity cocktails. Dish them up for your partner or invite them into the kitchen and asssemble them together for some extra quality time.

Skillet Garlic Butter Herb Steak and Potatoes

Treat yourself and your partner to this indulgent garlic butter covered steak and crispy potatoes. The seared steak topped with garlic butter is enough to melt anyone’s heart. We recommend pairing this easy date night dinner recipe with a glass of red wine to compliment the flavour of the steak.

Spicy Szechuan Noodles With Garlic Chili Oil

Save on ordering takeaway with these spicy Szechuan noodles, the perfect easy date night dinner recipe. This dish is packed full of flavour and is guaranteed to spice up your next dinner date night at home. 

Sunday Meatballs

For a cosy night in we suggest making these sunday meatballs. Just as the same suggests they are the perfect weekend date night meal, best served with a glass of red wine and plenty of parmesan. Turn up the romance and add some spaghetti to have your own Lady and the Tramp moment. Cute!

Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad

Who said that salad had to be a side dish? This grilled chicken salad is anything but that. In this salad not only is the chicken grilled, so too is the lettuce. So, for a salad that’s bound to wow try this easy date night dinner recipe.

Vegan Thai Green Curry

Regardless of whether you’re vegan or not, this Thai green curry is a must-try. The mellow coconut and lime flavour of the curry balances the heat from the chillies to create a fragrant and flavoursome dish. Easily, one of our favourite easy date night dinner ecipes.

Spicy Pesto and Cheese Stuffed Zucchini Involtini

For an Italian meal that won’t leave you feeling heavy afterwards, try this zucchini and ricotta cheese dish. Traditionally made with eggplant, this new take is a creative way to use seasonal produce coming into summer.

Loving our easy date night dinner recipes and wanting more meal ideas? Check out our favourite recipes that will have you cooking like a Masterchef in no time!

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