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Valentine's Day recipes

Romantic recipes for that special someone on Valentine's Day. Here are our most passion-inducing, heart-fluttering menus and edible Valentine gifts. With vegan Valentine's food and delightfully decadent desserts, we've got the whole day covered.
'Marry me' chicken pasta

When you want to put a ring on it, put this creamy chicken dish on the table.

Recipes for pasta

  • Pasta with hazelnut pesto and asparagus
  • Brown butter and spring greens pasta with tofu crema
  • Beef shin ragù with homemade pasta
See all recipes for pasta (175)
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Valentine's Day menus

Romantic Valentine’s Day menu

by Angela Hartnett
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Vegan Valentine's menu

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Vegetarian Valentine's Day

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Valentine's Day collections

Breakfast in bed

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Delicious desserts for two

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Dinner for two

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Easy impressive dinners

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Recipes for chocolate lovers

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Recipes to impress

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Romantic recipes

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Valentine's Day baking recipes

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Valentine's Day brunch ideas

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Valentine's Day cocktails

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Valentine’s Day dessert ideas

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Vegan Valentine's Day

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Valentine's Day recipes

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Easy butter chicken

by Romy Gill
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Perfect chocolate brownies

by The BBC Food team
Cakes and baking

Rick Stein's spaghetti alla carbonara

by Rick Stein
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Easy Caesar salad

by Hugo Harrison
Light meals & snacks

Pil pil prawns

by Annie Rigg
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Mary Berry's drop scones

by Mary Berry
Cakes and baking

Eggs royale

by Sarah Cook
Brunch

Easy spaghetti carbonara

by Ellis Barrie
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'Marry me' chicken pasta

by The BBC Food team
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Paris-Brest

by Angela Hartnett
Cakes and baking

Healthy scrambled eggs

by Justine Pattison
Brunch

Seitan skewers with easy satay sauce

by Justine Pattison
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Crunchy pistachio chocolate truffles

by Lungile Mhlanga
Desserts

Salmon traybake with soy, chilli and lime

by The BBC Food team
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Maraschino cherry and almond truffles

by Paul A Young
Desserts

Hot honey halloumi avocado toast

by The BBC Food team
Light meals & snacks

Prawn laksa with rice noodles and crispy prawns

by Ching-He Huang
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Custard

by The BBC Food team
Desserts

Coffee and chocolate custard pots

by Tom Kerridge
Desserts

Diane sauce

by Simon Wood
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Beef stroganoff

by Tom Kerridge
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Chocolate muffins

by Annie Rigg
Cakes and baking

Garlic churrasco chicken burgers

by Brin Pirathapan
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Miso aubergine and pork bucatini

by Brin Pirathapan
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See all Valentine's Day recipes (359)

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