Five Pasta Dishes to Make for Valentine's Day

Five delicious easy pasta recipes that are perfect for cooking on Valentine's Day! Date night in, even for one, is the 2020 vibe I can't get enough of.

Are you celebrating Valentine's Day this week? Weekend? Ever? Never?

We technically celebrate our dating anniversary on V-day, but after 9 years together we....I have no idea...anymore. Mainly because I travel a lot this time of year and last year we had a newborn and, while I'm cool with a dating anniversary and a wedding anniversary as an excuse to hang out, it's definitely nothing mandatory for us anymore.

BUT.

One thing we do love to do is cook together, whether or not it's for a special occasion. Having Valentine's Day on a Friday is the PERFECT excuse to stay in, decompress, and make a fabulous pasta dish in stretchy pants, whether you're into the Valentine thing or not.

Here are some pasta dishes that I think you'd absolutely love for this weekend or anytime. They're some of our favorites!

1. She-Crab Mac and Cheese (pescatarian)
2. Sausage Vodka Sauce with Penne
3. Creamy Mushroom Parmesan Pasta (vegetarian)
4. Spicy Sambal Pork Noodles (prepped the sauce this week!)
5. 30-Minute Creamy Spinach Pasta (my personal favorite)

I have a whole pasta category if you're into even more yummy noods recipes, and of course sub zoodles for any of these if you're on a gf or low carb routine. I have this spiralizer that attaches to my stand mixer and we use it ALL the time, almost weekly.

AND AND AND, if you're into takeout but maybe want to make dessert, OR if you want to go all out? A kale salad to start and chocolate mousse for dessert?

Probably yes.

Happy lets-eat-carbs-for-love week!