3 Recipes For A Romantic Dinner

An intimate dinner at home by candlelight is an excellent activity to enliven and maintain a good relationship. With these recipes, you are sure to be successful.

In the life of a couple there are always special moments that are worth going out to celebrate. However, if what we want is to stay at home, the ideal is to find practical and delicious recipes for a romantic dinner that help us create the perfect evening and, therefore, enjoy the moment with more intimacy.

For an unforgettable night at home, we must put a lot of imagination and care so that everything goes perfectly. Love for the partner, patience and good disposition are the fundamental ingredients so that the dishes to be tasted are extraordinarily delicious. If you put your mind to it, it will certainly be one of the best dinners of your life.

Although preparing delicious recipes for a romantic dinner is the highlight of the evening, we cannot leave aside the accessories. For this occasion at home, it  is important to pay attention to the details.

3 delicious recipes for a romantic dinner at home

Next, we leave you some delicious and practical dishes for you to surprise your partner on a special night.

Neapolitan pasta with mozarella cheese

Ingredients

• 1/2 kilo of pasta or spaghetti.
• 180 grams of mozarella cheese cut into cubes.
• 4 aubergines cut into squares.
• 1/4 cup of olive oil.
• 2 red peppers (chili peppers).
• 1 large onion cut into julienne.
• 2 ripe tomatoes cut into squares.
• 2 cloves of garlic already crushed.
• Some dried oregano.

Preparation (for the sauce)

• Add a tablespoon of salt and the diced aubergines  to a bowl with plenty of boiling water .
• After 5 minutes, remove from the boil, decant the liquid, dry them well and fry them in a pan over medium heat with a little olive oil.
• While stirring the aubergines with a wooden spoon,  add the red peppers, cut into small squares , the onion, julienned and the tomatoes. Let cook until the ingredients are soft.

• Finally, add the crushed garlic cloves, a pinch of dried oregano, salt and pepper to taste.

Pasta must be prepared al dente; Once it is ready and served on the plate, add the previously prepared sauce and,  at the end, add the mozarella cheese cubes.

Strogonoff Chicken

Ingredients

• 1 chicken breast chopped into squares.
• 2 butter spoons.
• 2 cloves of garlic, crushed.
• 3 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce.
• 6 stuffed olives.
• 1/4 of tomato sauce.
• 1/4 of heavy cream.
• 1/2 green bell pepper, chopped into squares.
• 1/2 cup of mushrooms.
• Salt and pepper to taste.

Preparation

• Season the diced chicken breast with the crushed garlic, salt and pepper.

• Heat in a pan over low heat with the butter and fry the chicken until golden brown.
• Add the paprika and onion and mix until caramelized.
• Pour in the tomato sauce, the English sauce, the cream, the mushrooms and the olives. Cook for 15 minutes over low heat, stir constantly.
• When you notice that it is already thick, remove from the heat, serve and taste.

Lemon Roasted Chicken

Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken without skin.
• 4 potatoes.
• 1 lemon
• 1 glass of white wine.
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 2 bay leaves
• Rosemary.
• Thyme.
• Olive oil.

Preparation

• Wash the chicken well and pat it dry with kitchen paper. Then, place the lemon inside with light cuts on its skin.

• Season the chicken inside and out with salt, pepper, a little thyme, bay leaves and rosemary.
• Tie the chicken thighs with a kitchen string. Place it on a tray and drizzle it with a little olive oil.
• Place the tray with the chicken in the oven at a temperature of 180 ° C. No need to preheat.
• Let cook for about 35 minutes. After that time, pierce all the chicken with a fork and pour the glass of wine over it.
• Cut the potatoes into slices and place them on the tray together with the chicken.
• Put the whole dish back in the oven for 25 more minutes; after that time,  bathe it with its own juice  (the one that has come off the cooking product).
• Bake for 30 more minutes. Once the time has passed, serve and taste.

Energetic recipes, not for every day

The recipes that we have presented are characterized by containing a high energy intake. They can be ideal for a romantic night, however, if you consume them frequently, you could unbalance the caloric balance and begin to gain kilos. Dinner, saving these types of exceptions, must be light. This is confirmed by a study published in the journal Nutrients.  This article argues that it is important to control the timing of intakes and their volume to reduce the risk of developing metabolic pathologies.

Remember that although romantic dinners can or usually be accompanied by alcoholic beverages, this is not an appropriate option for day-to-day life either. Ingesting these fluids can contribute to the development of certain diseases in the long term, as indicated by research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Prepare a romantic dinner from time to time

Do not be afraid; experience these delicious recipes for a romantic dinner that is easy to prepare and with many ingredients that you surely have at home. Follow the instructions to the letter and you will get incredible results.

As a conclusion, we propose another great detail: close the evening with a flourish by also offering a rich dessert that complements the flavors that you have highlighted in your dishes. To enjoy!