38 Delicious And Easy Dinner Recipes For Two
We go out with our better half on weekends to fancy restaurants for dinner and that is absolutely necessary to keep the spark of romance alive but there is a great joy in preparing dinner together at home too. This makes the bond stronger and honestly, it is cost-effective too. Let’s find the best and easy dinner recipes for two.
The recipes not only look good but they taste great too.
Here we go!
Easy Dinner Ideas For Two
1. Shredded Beef Ragu Pasta
This is one of my favorite dinner recipes and I make it quite often. I would suggest Sanremo pappardelle pasta for this recipe as it is ideal for this dish.
It takes almost 3 hours to make it but the wait is worth it.
The ingredients needed are pappardelle pasta, thyme, carrots, beef, black pepper.
2. Garlic Butter Baked Salmon
This delicious recipe is soft inside and crispy outside. You just need a pan to make it.
The best thing is you can customize it according to your taste. If you don’t want to use asparagus then you can use broccoli instead or if you want to avoid butter then use olive oil.
It is best enjoyed with white wine. You can keep the leftovers in the fridge and it will still be good for 3 days.
It takes around half an hour to make this recipe.
You need to preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
With a combination of potatoes, salmon fillets, olive oil, lemon juice, black pepper you can make this lovely dish.
3. Stuffed Pepper
It is one of the easiest dinner recipes for two but it tastes super good.
It takes around 70 minutes to make this recipe.
Preheat the oven to 375°F.
The ingredients needed are quinoa, oregano, bell peppers, cheddar cheese, white onion.
4. Rigatoni With Sausage And Kale
It is a perfect date night recipe. This is a healthy recipe too as kale is rich in vitamin C, antioxidants, and vitamin A.
The ingredients needed are rigatoni, kale, pepper, Parmesan cheese, turkey sausage.
It’s a great and easy dinner for two.
5. Thai Chicken Salad With Peanut Dressing
This recipe will give you one more reason to love salads. It is healthy, nutritious, and has tons of flavors.
To make dressing use a blender.
It hardly takes 20 minutes to make this salad.
The ingredients needed are peanut butter, soy sauce, shredded chicken, cucumber, green onions.
6. Stuffed Acorn Squash
It is a healthy, gluten-free, and protein-rich dinner recipe.
It takes an hour to make the recipe.
Preheat the oven to 450 °F.
With a combination of acorn squash, fresh rosemary, garlic, ground turkey or beef, shredded cheese you can make this lovely dish.
7. Lemon Chicken Piccata
It is one of the most romantic dishes and a great dinner recipe for two.
You just need a skillet for this recipe so cleanup is pretty easy. It goes perfect with rice or mashed potatoes.
It takes 40 minutes to make.
With a mix of skinless chicken breasts, all-purpose flour, lemon juice, pepper, white wine you can make this delicious dish.
The leftovers can be kept in the refrigerator in an air-tight container and it will still be good for 3-4 days.
8. Tuscan Chicken
The delicious Tuscan chicken is creamy and yummy and is ideal for dinner.
You need a skillet to make this recipe.
It takes 40 minutes to prepare this recipe.
The ingredients needed are skinless chicken breasts, oregano, heavy cream, black pepper, tomatoes.
9. Garlic Butter Shrimp Scampi
This is one of the quickest and easiest dinner recipes. It is best served with steamed cauliflower. You can serve it with your favorite noodles too.
It takes only 10 minutes to make the recipe.
The ingredients include butter, black pepper, shrimp prawns, parsley, white wine.
10. Spicy Chicken Enchiladas
I simply love enchiladas and this recipe is one of my favorites.
You need to preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
The ingredients required are tomatoes, chicken, onion, tortilla, cheese. It is best served with sour cream.
11. Creamy Mushroom Fettucine
It takes close to half an hour to make this recipe.
You need a skillet.
The ingredients needed are white mushrooms, Fettucine noodles, heavy cream, butter, Parmesan cheese.
12. Taco Skirt Steak Taco Salad
This salad recipe is ready to be served within 15 minutes.
The ingredients needed are skirt steak, black beans, cumins, cheese, avocado.
13. Roasted Cauliflower Pasta
It is a healthy weeknight dinner recipe.
It takes 45 minutes to make this recipe.
To make this recipe roast cauliflower at 450°F.
The ingredients needed are cauliflower, spinach, spaghetti noodles, shallot, tomatoes.
14. Carnitas Tacos
If you are a Mexican food lover then this is one of the best recipes for dinner.
The ingredients required are skinless pork, cumin, black pepper, garlic, jalapeno.
Enjoy it with guacamole dips and onion and cheese as toppings.
15. Honey Pineapple Baked Salmon
I always get excited when I plan to make a salmon recipe and am always on the lookout for new salmon recipes.
You need to preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
With a combination of salmon, garlic, pineapple, mint leaves, honey you can make this lovely dish.
16. Creamy Tomato Parmesan Soup
This delicious soup takes half an hour to make.
The ingredients needed are butter, oregano, tomatoes, parmesan cheese, flour.
17.Tropical Grilled Pineapple Chicken
This is one of the easiest dinner recipes though it takes a couple of hours to make; the wait is simply worth it.
With a mix of chicken, garlic, red pepper flakes, pineapple, soy sauce you can make this lovely recipe.
18. Turkey Taco Burrito Bowls
It takes only 35 minutes to make the recipe.
The ingredients required are ground turkey, oregano, tomato, cumin, all-purpose flour.
You can keep the leftovers in an air-tight container in the refrigerator and it will still be good for 3-4 days.
19. Pasta Pomodro With Chicken And Goat Cheese
This is perfect for a date night and takes only 25 minutes to make.
With a mix of dry pasta, boneless chicken breasts, goat cheese, Pomodoro sauce you can make this delicious recipe.
20. Veggie Lo Mein
This dinner recipe takes only half an hour to prepare.
With a mix of soy sauce, lo mein noodles, broccoli, garlic, red bell pepper you can make this lovely meal.
21. Air Fryer Pork Chops
As the name suggests you need an air fryer to make this recipe.
It takes even less than 20 minutes to make this recipe.
You need to preheat the air fryer to 400°F.
With a mix of pork chops, ground mustard, paprika, black pepper, onion you can make this wonderful dish.
22. Lemon Asparagus Pasta With Grilled Chicken
It is one of the easiest dinner recipes for two and takes only 40 minutes to make.
The ingredients needed are boneless chicken breasts, lemon, linguine pasta, parmesan cheese, asparagus.
23. Garlic Butter Oven Baked Tilapia
This is a low-carb keto-friendly yummy dinner recipe. It is gluten-free too.
It is best served with mashed potatoes or green salad.
The ingredients needed are tilapia fillets, thyme, red pepper flakes, oregano, garlic and within 20 minutes you can make this recipe.
You can keep the leftovers in the fridge in an airtight container and it will be good for 2-3 days.
24. Rosemary Grilled Chicken On Cabbage
It is a dairy-free and gluten-free recipe.
This recipe is ready to be served in just 40 minutes.
With a mix of chicken breast, paprika, cabbage, black pepper, rosemary you can make this wonderful dish.
25. Grilled Flatbread With Artichokes And Ricotta
This is a great dinner recipe and takes 40 minutes to make.
The ingredients needed are pizza dough, ricotta cheese, all-purpose flour, honey, chives.
26. Spaghetti Carbonara
It is one of my favorite Italian dishes.
It takes around 20 minutes to make.
With a mix of pancetta, spaghetti, parmesan cheese, butter, eggs you can make this lovely dish.
27. Beef Stroganoff
To make this recipe as delicious as possible opt for juicy and tender cuts like beef tenderloin or boneless sirloin.
It is best served with noodles or pasta.
The recipe takes only half an hour to make.
The ingredients needed are steak, beef broth, mushroom, sour cream, dijon mustard.
28. Chicken And Dumplings
The recipe is best served with salad or steamed broccoli.
It takes an hour to make this dish.
The ingredients needed are chicken thighs and breasts, celery, chicken stock, all-purpose flour, parsley.
29. Mini Meatloaf With Cheddar Cheese
This is gluten-free and a low-carb recipe.
It is one of the most popular dinner recipes in my house.
It takes almost an hour to make this recipe.
With a combination of ground beef, egg, dried mustard, cheddar cheese, salt you can make this delicious recipe.
30. Beef And Broccoli
This is a delicious and quick protein-packed dinner recipe.
It takes only 30 minutes to make this recipe.
The ingredients needed are steak. broccoli, soy sauce, black pepper, garlic.
31. Lasagna Stuffed Mushrooms
It is one of the best comfort food for dinner.
This is a low-carb and gluten-free recipe. It is a main dish and you can serve garlic bread as a side dish too.
It takes 40 minutes to make the recipe.
The ingredients needed are Portobello mushrooms, mozzarella cheese, ricotta cheese, basil, nutmeg.
32. Orzo Pasta With Italian Sausage
This is one of the best weeknight dinner recipes.
Within 30 minutes you will be ready to serve it.
With a combination of orzo pasta, sausage, parsley, parmesan cheese, red peppers you can make this yummy recipe.
33. Caprese Chicken
It is one of the easiest and quickest Italian cuisines.
You can serve it within 30 minutes.
You need a large skillet for this recipe.
With a mix of black pepper, chicken breasts, mozzarella cheese, basil, and grape tomatoes you can make this wonderful dish.
34. Smoked Salmon Pasta
I had tasted this in a restaurant and loved it. After a couple of failed attempts, I managed to make this recipe that is at par with the recipe I tasted in the restaurant.
It takes 40 minutes to make.
The ingredients required are spaghetti, lemon juice, smoked salmon, shallots, cream.
35. Red Wine Cranberry Braised Short Ribs
Though it takes a couple of hours to make you will definitely be showered with praises.
You need to preheat the oven to 325°F.
With a mix of carrots, beef short ribs, red wine, shallots, tomato you can make this lovely dish.
36. Steak Fajitas
This is a lovely weeknight or weekend dinner recipe.
It hardly takes half an hour to make it.
The ingredients needed are steak, lime juice, cumin, tortillas, cayenne pepper.
37. Baked Ziti With Roasted Vegetables
It is one of the best recipes for dinner if you are a vegetarian.
It takes close to one and half hours to make this recipe.
With a combination of cauliflower, ziti, red bell pepper, basil, ricotta cheese you can make this yummy dinner recipe.
38. Classic Stuffed Peppers
It requires 30 minutes of prep time and 45 minutes of cooking time.
The ingredients include ground beef, baking soda, bell peppers, tomato sauce and chili powder.
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