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02.06.22

Valentines Day Movie Night & Cute Food Ideas for Couples

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Couples can skip the crowds by planning a Valentine’s Day movie night with their significant other! Below are the best romantic movies and creative food ideas for Valentines Day.

Collage what says What to Eat and Watch on Valentine's Day for couples

We’ve put together an amazing menu of drinks, appetizers, main courses, and desserts all for you!

We also picked out the best romantic movies for a Valentine’s Day movie night below!

Valentine’s Day Movies for Couples

We picked out several different romantic comedies and narrowed it down to our top 20!

You can also grab a full list of 43 top romantic comedies here!

Top Romantic Movies for a Valentine’s Day Movie Night

  1. Casablanca
  2. The Notebook
  3. An Affair to Remember
  4. When Harry Met Sally
  5. Pretty Woman
  6. Sweet Home Alabama
  7. Ghost
  8. The Proposal
  9. While You Were Sleeping
  10. A Walk to Remember
  11. A Star is Born
  12. Titanic
  13. P.S. I Love You
  14. Crazy Stupid Love
  15. The Lake House
  16. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
  17. Serendipity
  18. Beauty & the Beast
  19. Sleepless in Seattle
  20. Age of Adaline

Once you’ve chosen your movie for the night, all that is left is to cook something delicious! 

41+ Ideas for Valentine's Day Movie Night for Couples

Creative Food Ideas for a Valentines Day Movie Night

We're challenging couples to stay in this Valentine's Day! There is nothing better than celebrating with a romantic movie and amazing food!

We provide everything you need to plan a cozy date night at home.

Valentine's Day Appetizers & Drinks

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Valentines Charcuterie Board

How to make a Valentine’s charcuterie board in a few simple steps.

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Coq au Vin Fondue

Coq au vin fondue is the perfect way to spend Valentine's dinner with your sweetie. It's fun and interactive, plus tastes great! Add in a cheese and chocolate course and it's a full 3-course meal!

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Strawberry Moscow Mules

Make your sweetheart a light, fruity cocktail Valentine's Day! These Strawberry Moscow Mules are crisp, refreshing and perfectly garnished with a strawberry heart!

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Fresh Sparkling Strawberry Mimosas

Let your sweetheart know you're cooking dinner first thing in the morning and give them a strawberry mimosa to celebrate all day!

Valentine's Day Main Dishes

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Marry Me Chicken

Marry Me Chicken is creamy, juicy, and full of flavor! It’s said that this chicken dinner is so good that if you make it for your partner, a marriage proposal will be his next question. Perfect to serve as a romantic meal.

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Beef Short Ribs with Mushroom Risotto

Beef Short Ribs with Mushroom Risotto are tender slow cooker braised beef short ribs served over creamy mushroom risotto. This is a flavorful, comforting dish that the whole family will love!

Photo Credit: soreyfitness.com

Air Fryer Chicken Parmesan for 2

This easy low carb and keto Air Fryer Chicken Parmesan recipe is ready in just under 20 minutes and looks impressive! We love that it’s healthy, delicious, and the perfect mixture of crispy and juicy!

Photo Credit: ericasrecipes.com

Bistro Garlic Butter Skirt Steak with Mushrooms

Bistro Garlic Butter Skirt Steak with Mushrooms is juicy, seasoned grilled skirt steak topped with tender mushrooms cooked in garlic butter. A favorite for Valentine’s Day, this skirt steak and mushrooms recipe is easy to prepare, ready in just minutes, and so impressive with all the best flavors.

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Fettuccine Primavera: Easy Creamy Pasta with Vegetables

Made this easy fettuccine primavera on our first date, when I had limited cooking skills. Later sold our son on the creamy goodness of it, so it works for family dinner and date night!

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Roast Rack of Lamb-Potato Traybake

Roast Rack of Lamb-Potato Traybake is a super-easy, delicious Valentine’s Day dinner.

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Lamb Leg Steak With Shallots & Red Wine Sauce

Make a romantic meal for two by cooking these Lamb Steaks with Shallots and Red Wine Sauce. Serve with gratin dauphinois and broccoli.

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Pastilla (Moroccan Chicken Pie)

Pastilla (Moroccan chicken pie) fuses together sweet and savoury notes to create a rustic-looking dish that’s unlike anything else. Aromatic and full of flavour, this recipe is one you don’t want to miss. After all, how often do you get to dust your main course with icing sugar?

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Crockpot Coq Au Vin Recipe

Let your crockpot do all the work with this crockpot coq au vin recipe. Coq au vin (meaning chicken in wine) is an amazing French recipe that you can easily make with chicken thighs.

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Oven Baked Garlic Butter Prawn Risotto

Make Valentine's Day, special, delicious, and relaxed with this Date Night Oven Baked Garlic Butter Prawn Risotto.

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Pan Seared Scallops with Brown Butter Beer Sauce

Pan Seared Scallops with Brown Butter Beer Sauce is easy to cook but also the perfect special occasion dinner. This special scallop recipe is sure to impress!

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Shrimp in Garlic Wine Sauce

This Valentine's Day make a romantic dinner of sautéed shrimp in garlic wine sauce served over linguine. Top it with Parmesan and freshly chopped parsley and don't forget the wine!

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Mediterranean pasta 

Mediterranean pasta features roasted tomatoes, olive tapenade, vegan feta cheese, and fresh basil in a garlic olive oil sauce. Serve it for a romantic dinner for two or an easy weeknight meal for the whole family.

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Heart Shaped Ravioli

This heart shaped ravioli is perfect for Valentine’s day! Made with a spinach and ricotta filling and served with a homemade roasted tomato sauce, they’re cute as well as tasty!

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Grilled Ribeye Steak

Grilling season is even better with this Grilled Ribeye Steak. The ribeye steaks are marinated in a Mexican style marinade and paired with a spicy avocado salsa.

Valentine's Day Desserts

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Strawberries and Mascarpone Whipped Cream

For our strawberries and mascarpone whipped cream we took heavy cream and whipped it with mascarpone cheese and champagne to create a decadent dessert!

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Chocolate covered strawberries

Juicy fresh strawberries coated in a deliciously rich, smooth and silky chocolate coating. Perfect for Valentine’s Day!

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Homemade Dark Chocolate Truffles

These Dark Chocolate Truffles are made with creamy, decadent dark chocolate ganache with a hint cinnamon and rum, and even just a pinch of cayenne for a touch of heat.

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Valentine's Day Hot Chocolate Bombs

Learn how to make Valentine’s Day Hot Chocolate Bombs with marshmallows to give to someone special! They’re so thoughtful, delicious, and fun to watch melt into an amazing cup of hot cocoa!

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Cake Mix Instant Pot Valentine Truffle Hearts

This heart-shaped dessert is perfect for celebrating with a significant other! Plus, they're easy to make, delicious, and look super impressive!

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Gluten Free Chocolate Lava Cake

Single-serving gluten free chocolate lava cakes are a special restaurant-quality treat for Valentine's Day that are much simpler to make than they look!

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Fresh Strawberry Shortcake Cheesecake

This fresh Strawberry Shortcake Cheesecake is perfect for Valentines! It's so fluffy, soft, and sweet! You'll love how easy it is to make too!

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Meringue Hearts With Whipped Cream And Raspberries

Heart shaped meringues are filled with fresh whipped cream and fresh berries. Best yet, you can make all the components ahead of time and assemble in just a few minutes.

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10-minute no bake chocolate truffle cake

When you need an impressive and beautiful dessert in a hurry, relax! Just make this 10-minute chocolate truffle cake and everyone's happy

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Easy Mexican Chocolate Cake

This easy Mexican chocolate cake is so yummy. Only a handful of ingredients and you have a Valentine’s Day dessert that everyone will love.

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Yellow Cupcakes with Chocolate Frosting for Two

Yellow Cupcakes with Chocolate Frosting for Two are moist with a buttery vanilla flavor and are perfect for when you need just a little something sweet!

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Chocolate Chambord Mini Bundt Cakes 

These little chocolate Chambord bundts will get rave reviews for date night for Valentine's Day. They don’t need to know that they are quite easy to make. The cakes can be made ahead of time, the day before.

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Vanilla Bean Pomegranate Mini Cheesecakes

This no-bake raw vegan cheesecake recipe makes six individual Vanilla Bean Mini Cheesecakes or one large cheesecake that can be cut into several slices. The cashew-based filling is rich and creamy, and the pomegranate glaze is an easy yet festive touch.

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Nutella Cheesecake 

Nutella cheesecake features an Oreo crust (yummmm!), a creamy Nutella-loaded cheesecake filling, and to top it all off a thick and rich Nutella ganache. I think its the perfect V-day dessert!

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Flourless Chocolate Marbled Cheesecake

This Flourless Chocolate Marbled Cheesecake is not only decadent, it’s naturally gluten free!

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Be My Valentine Red Velvet Truffle Cake

This February wow your Valentine with this stunning Red Velvet Truffle Cake!

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Dark Chocolate Ganache Tart

There must be chocolate on Valentine's Day and this pretty as can be Dark Chocolate Ganache Tart is simple to make but elegant for sharing with your sweetheart.

Photo Credit: wholesomefamilyliving.com

Red Velvet Torte {keto, paleo}

For a romantic and decadent dessert for Valentine's Day, make this Red Velvet Torte. This torte has rich chocolate flavor and is keto and paleo friendly!

Photo Credit: soreyfitness.com

Keto Heart Shaped Cookies

These heart-shaped Keto Valentine's Day Cookies are delicious, low carb, and have no added sugar! They're perfect to share with a loved one!

Photo Credit: www.rhiansrecipes.com

Gluten-Free Vegan Strawberry Cake

This Gluten-Free Vegan Strawberry Cake is fresh and fruity, full of strawberry flavour and naturally coloured!

If you plan your own Valentine’s Day Movie Night — we’d love to see hear how it went! Tag us on Instagram or drop us a line below!

You may also like our 25+ Black Romantic Movies.

We also have 29+ Fun Valentine’s Day Recipes for Kids you might like!

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