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If you’re looking for the perfect Weeknight Dinner for Two, this list is for you! I put together this guide to the best dinner ideas for two to make it easy for you to pick out a dinner perfect for a date night or small family meal. I promise you’ll find a new favorite!
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Dinner Ideas for Two
Now that Ron and I are empty-nesters, we have been sizing down our dinners. It’s so strange to cook for just the two of us after so many years of prepping dinner for a full family, and I’ve realized just how difficult it can be to cut a recipe down to just two servings!
That’s why I put together this list of easy to make dinners for two. It includes all of my personal favorite meals perfect for making just two servings, so you can enjoy dinner together without worrying about leftovers or buying ingredients in bulk.
My recipes include everything from romantic dinner recipes perfect for Valentine’s Day, like filet mignon and lobster tail, to easy Sunday supper recipes for two, like personal pizzas and lasagna. No matter what the occasion, I promise you’ll walk away from this list with a new favorite dinner!
Steak Dinners for Two
What could be a more perfect dinner for two than a juicy steak? I have recipes for steak on the grill, in the air fryer, smoker, sous vide, and pan-fried, so you can easily prepare a steak dinner for two.
Seafood Dinners for Two
By far, one of my favorite dinners to make for two includes seafood. Lobster tails, shrimp, crab legs – you choose your favorite!
Chicken Dinner Recipes for Two
Chicken makes some of the best easy dinner recipes for two, and there is so much you can do with it. From grilled chicken breasts to use in salads and pasta to serving chicken in lemon butter sauce or with creamy mushroom gravy, you can’t go wrong!
Easy Dinner Ideas for Two with Pork
Pork often goes on sale in my area, and every time it does, I find myself snatching up the opportunity to make a perfect pork dinner. It’s a versatile meat you can use for average weekday supper recipes for two, like pulled pork pizza, or date night recipes like pan-seared pork chops with dijon mustard sauce.
Pasta Dinners for Two
Pasta is the perfect choice for making simple dinner recipes for two, because you can use the exact amount you need and have none of it go to waste. I’ve included my favorite pasta recipes for two below, as well as easy-to-make and versatile sauces to use with any pasta you prefer.
Dinner Recipe Ideas for Two with Leftovers
The recipes below are sized to feed four, but are easy to measure down for just two servings. You can either halve the ingredients of each, or simply enjoy enough for leftovers the next night!
peasandcrayons16 says
OMG I want it all! Thanks for including my spaghetti squash with all these tasty recipes!!