Valentine’s Day is almost here, and if you and your significant other don’t have reservations at a restaurant by now, chances are slim for getting your name on a list! Sometimes a romantic meal at home can be a sweeter gesture than a meal that costs over $50 at a fancy restaurant with an overpriced Valentine’s Day menu. Check out these super easy breakfast, lunch, and dinner recipes you can make with your valentine!
Breakfast
The Stir
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Ingredients:
2 Eggs
4 Slices of bread
4 Pieces of Bacon
½ Teaspoon of salt
½ Teaspoon of pepper
2 Tablespoons of butter
Cooking spray
Directions:
1. First, make your eggs. To do so, start by preheating your oven to 320 degrees. Spray a medium sized non-stick pan with a thin layer of cooking spray. Crack both of your eggs in the pan. Turn the stove to a low-heat setting and cook the eggs until the bottom of the eggs becomes white. To fully cook your eggs, put the pan in the oven for 3-4 minutes. Take out the eggs from the oven and place the pan over the stove on medium-heat for a few seconds to loosen up the eggs and remove them from the pan. Add salt and pepper to taste.
2. Next, put the raw bacon in a pan on medium high heat. You can add a small amount of cooking spray to the pan but the fat from the bacon will most likely end up in the pan anyway. Turn the bacon often and cook bacon through until desired crispiness. Set bacon on a separate plate.
3. Either put the four slices of bread in a toaster, or quickly toast the bread on your pan. Cut a heart shape out of 2 of the 4 slices of bread using a knife.
4. Assemble the sandwich. Put down the whole slice of toasted bread, add 2 strips of bacon, one over easy egg, and the heart-shaped cutout slice of bread on top.
Lunch
The Nerd Wife
Ingredients:
1 Package of Pillsbury Thin Pizza Crust
1 Jar Pizza Sauce of Choice
1 Cup of Shredded Monterrey Jack Cheese
1 Package Hormel Pepperoni Slices
1 Bag of Salad Mix
Large Heart-Shaped Cookie Cutter
Small Heart-Shaped Fondant Cutter
Cooking Spray
Your Favorite Salad Dressing
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray.
2. Roll out the pizza dough on wax paper and using the large heart-shaped cookie cutter, carefully cut out heart-shapes in the dough and gently remove the excess dough. Try to cut out as many heart-shapes as you can without stretching the dough too thin.
3. Using the small-heart shaped fondant cutter, cut out hearts from the pepperoni. Cut out as many pepperoni hearts as you desire for your pizzas.
4. Put the heart pizza dough shapes on the cookie sheet and top with sauce, cheese, and pepperoni hearts. You can also get creative and add onions, peppers, sausage and more!
5. Bake for 5-8 minutes until crust is golden.
6. To make a full meal out of this recipe, serve mini pizzas with salad mix!
Dinner:
Better Homes and Gardens
Ingredients
2 Teaspoons cooking oil
1 Pound boneless beef top loin or top sirloin steak, cut 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick
3 Cloves garlic, minced
1/8 Teaspoon crushed red pepper
3/4 Cup dry red wine
2 Cups sliced fresh mushrooms
3 Tablespoons balsamic vinegar
2 Tablespoons soy sauce
4 Teaspoons honey
2 Tablespoons butter
Directions:
1. Heat oil over medium-high heat in a large skillet. Add steaks to the pan without adding liquid or covering pan. Reduce heat to medium and cook steaks for 10-13 minutes or until desired tenderness. Once done, remove from pan and set on plate.
2. Add garlic and red pepper to the skillet and cook for 10 seconds. Remove skillet from heat and add wine. Return wine heat and boil it uncovered for about 5 minutes or until most of the liquid has evaporated. Add mushrooms, vinegar, soy sauce, honey and simmer for 4 minutes or until mushrooms are tender. Stir in butter and add steak.
3. Serve with mash potatoes, your favorite vegetable or salad!
This Valentine’s Day, use these 3 easy recipes to make the whole day into a fun date you and your loved one can enjoy together!