29 Valentine's Day Pasta Dishes

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Want to turn Valentine's Day into a special occasion with a pasta dinner? There are so many delicious Valentines pasta dinner ideas, and happily, most are quite easy to make.

Whether you are a meat-lover or follow a flexitarian, vegetarian, or vegan diet, there's a pasta recipe to suit you. Perfect for a Valentine's family dinner or a romantic date night, so skip the dinner reservations!

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Valentine's Day Pescatarian Pasta Recipes

These pasta dishes are for the seafood lovers out there! Combining pasta with luxurious smoked salmon, shrimp, crabmeat, or scallops is the height of delicious.

Valentine's Day Vegan and Vegetarian Pasta Recipes

No need to eat meat or fish to have a delicious pasta dinner. Try these Valentine's Day pasta recipes if there's a vegetarian or vegan eater in your life!

Valentine's Day Meat-Lovers Pasta Recipes

These pasta dishes feature chicken, steak, turkey, and more for a hearty meal your family will love.

Tips for Making Pasta

Now that you've found a recipe, here are a few tips for a foolproof pasta dinner:

  • Use plenty of water in your saucepan, and salt it well (you should be able to taste the salt in the water)
  • Once you have added your pasta, stir well. Then come back a minute or two later, and stir again. This helps prevent the pasta from sticking to the bottom of the pan as it cooks.
  • If you're cooking the noodles first, then adding them to a skillet to reheat with a sauce, cook those noodles to just past al dente. That way they won't overcook when you heat them up with the sauce.
  • Always reserve about a ½ cup of pasta water before draining your pasta. The starch in the pasta water helps adhere the sauce to the noodles when you combine them.

Making Pasta Dinner into a Meal

Wondering what to serve with your Valentines pasta recipe? You certainly can't go wrong with some Baguette Garlic Bread on the side, as well as a Simple Side Salad.

If you have a relatively simple pasta dish, you can pair it with a more complicated salad like this Apple Arugula Salad or this Pear Gorgonzola Salad to turn it into a special meal.

Also, you'll need a dessert to end the meal. What about this easy Almond Flour Chocolate Cake? Or these White Chocolate Raspberry Cookies? For a special Valentine's Day dessert, how about trying a classic Crème Brûlée?

No matter which pasta dinner you choose, you are sure to enjoy a delicious Valentine's Day meal that rivals a fancy restaurant.

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