Valentine’s Day Recipes for the Perfect Date Night In

Valentine’s Day Recipes for the Perfect Date Night In



Who else remembers Valentine’s Day back in school with foldable Valentines, candy, and boxes to fill with all of your friends? I’m here to bring those dreams back, but instead of cards and heart candies that say “txt me” we’re cooking up the best Valentine’s Day recipes for the perfect date night or girl’s night in!

Plan a night with some of the best apps & salads that are great for a group or just for two. For the main event, enjoy a little healthy comfort food that anyone will love.

No Valentine’s Day is complete without chocolate, so scroll on through to the desserts section for some incredible baked goods and plenty of melty chocolate goodness. Maybe we should all just have chocolate for dinner — no judgment here.

Enjoy, xo!

GF = gluten-free

V = vegan

Veg. = vegetarian

Valentine’s Day Recipes for the Perfect Date Night In

Fun appetizers

Strawberry Balsamic Bruschetta GF (use gluten-free bread), Veg.

Fig & Goat Cheese Puff Pastry Bites Veg.

Apple Cheddar Galette with Crispy Herb Cheddar Crust Veg.

Pear, Walnut & Cheddar Puff Pastry Tart Veg.

Garlic Herb Cheese Dip with Honey & Chili Crisp GF, Veg.

arugula pear salad with avocado on a platter

Delicious salads & veggies

*all of these salads are GF

Asiago Arugula Pear Salad Veg.

Warm Roasted Vegetable Harvest Couscous Salad Veg.

Herby Olive Italian Orzo Salad Veg.

Roasted Sweet Potato, Pear & Pomegranate Spinach Salad Veg.

Warm Brussels Sprouts Salad

Manchego Apple Kale Farro Salad Veg.

gochujang carbonara on a plate

Cozy pasta recipes

*use GF pasta or noodles to keep these all gluten-free

Gochujang Carbonara

One Pan Chicken Caprese Orzo Bake

Sheet Pan Gnocchi with Spicy Sausage, Butternut Squash & Hot Honey

Date Night In Cilantro Pistachio Pesto Shrimp Pasta

Spicy Brown Butter Goat Cheese Pasta with Sweet Corn & Honey Roasted Butternut Squash Veg.

Pesto Mushroom Chicken Lasagna Roll Ups

Sweet and Spicy Gochujang Chicken Bowls (just add noodles!)

serving slice of homemade deep dish pizza

Comfort food favorites

My Favorite Deep Dish Pizza Recipe Veg.

Classic French Onion Soup

Spicy Black Bean Chicken Enchiladas with Pumpkin Sour Cream Sauce GF

Blow Ya Mind Cheddar Broccoli Chicken Pot Pie

Italian Wedding Soup

One Pan White Wine Chicken Sausage White Bean Bake

skillet chicken with mushroom gravy over mashed potatoes

Creative meat & seafood recipes

Groovy Skillet Chicken with Thyme Parmesan Mushroom Gravy GF

Spicy Maple Glazed Salmon for Two GF

Whole Roasted Chicken With Potatoes, Lemon, Herbs and Feta GF

Cheddar-Stuffed Sweet Potato BBQ Turkey Meatloaf GF

Sheet Pan Salmon with Potatoes and Chickpeas GF

chocolate strawberry cake on a board

Gorgeous cakes & pies

Inside Out Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cake GF

World’s Best Banana Cream Pie (with peanut butter cookie crust!)

Grain Free Tahini Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake GF

Dark Chocolate Cheesecake with Salted Nutella Ganache

Lemon Pistachio Cake with Lovely Lemon Frosting GF

Deep Dish French Silk Pie with Hazelnut Oreo Cookie Crust

Lemon Cream Pie with Pecan Gingersnap Crust

Grain Free Almond Flour Chocolate Sugar Cookies cut into hearts

The best cookie recipes

Almond Flour Chocolate Sugar Cookies with Velvet Chocolate Frosting GF

Teddy Graham Marshmallow Banana Cookies

S’mores Peanut Butter Cookie Skillet (or bars!) GF

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cream Pies with Fluffy Peanut Butter Filling

Vanilla Brown Sugar Oatmeal Latte Cookies with Espresso Icing

Not Your Mama’s Magic Cookies

Salted Brown Butter Butterscotch Oatmeal Cookies

three healthy homemade twix bars stacked on top of eachother

Bars, brownies & no bake desserts

Healthy Peanut Butter Twix Bars GF, V

Tahini Monster Cookie Bars GF

Strawberry Crumble Bars GF

Ooey-Gooey Salted Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookie Bars GF

Fudgy Flourless Almond Butter Brownies GF

drunken strawberries on a plate

Boozy treats

Drunken Strawberries

Spiked Cherry Limeade

Frozen Strawberry Margarita

Grapefruit Margarita

Rebecca’s Pomegranate Margarita

Rebecca’s Mulled Wine

I hope you love these love-filled recipes, and have the best Valentine’s Day! If you make any of these be sure to snap a pic and share on Instagram with the hashtag #ambitiouskitchen. xoxo!


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