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17 Valentine's Day Pasta Recipes

Published: Feb 8, 2025 Last Updated: Feb 2025 by Lindsay This post may contain affiliate links to products I use and enjoy. 12 Comments

pasta dinner for valentine's day ideas

The best Valentine's Day 2025 date night starts with pasta! Here are my favorite Valentine's Pasta Recipes to make at home. They're yummy, simple, and there's something for everyone on this list!

Make any of these date night pasta recipes into a meal with seriously easy chocolate mousse and some fake-out focaccia with some cheese for a quick and easy appetizer.

white bowl of creamy pasta with spinach and pine nuts.

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

We technically celebrate our dating anniversary on V-day, but after a gazillion years together we....I have no idea...anymore. Mainly because I travel a lot this time of year and two times we had a newborn at Valentine's Day, 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.

side view of a white bowl with penne bolognese topped with parmesan cheese.

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 weekday 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 date night pasta recipes that I think you'd absolutely love for Valentine's Day or anytime. They're some of our favorites!

The Best Valentine's Pasta Recipes

  1. Steak Pasta with Ricotta and Lemon (trust. trust.)
  2. Spaghetti with Bacon and Mushrooms
  3. Lemon Garlic Butter Pasta
  4. She-Crab Mac and Cheese (pescatarian)
  5. 5-Ingredient Tortellini Alfredo (takes 15 minutes!)
  6. Sausage Vodka Sauce with Penne
  7. Pasta Primavera (easily made vegan)
  8. One Pot Chicken Parmesan Pasta (kid-friendly!)
  9. Spicy Marinara with Sausage and Peppers (seriously ridiculously good)
  10. Lobster Pasta with Lemon Cream Sauce (think: fettuccine alfredo with lobster)
  11. Lobster Mac and Cheese (why yes we can use lobster lots!)
  12. Spaghetti with Favorite Meat Sauce
  13. 20-minute Gnocchi with Spinach (vegetarian, pairs nicely with steak or fish!)
  14. Creamy Mushroom Pasta (vegetarian)
  15. Spicy Sambal Pork Noodles (this sauce keeps really well in the freezer!)
  16. Meatball Bolognese (with a fun shortcut!)
  17. 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 need to eat gluten free. I have this spiralizer that attaches to my stand mixer and we use it ALL the time, almost weekly.

We also have the pasta maker attachment for our KitchenAid mixer if you want to get really fancy!

white shallow bowl with zoodles topped with sausage ragout.

What to Serve with Valentine's Pasta

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 or chocolate mousse pie for dessert? Keep it simple with brownies?

Here are some other side ideas that I love for pasta night:

  • No-Knead Bread (seriously foolproof, just start it the night before)
  • Marinated Mushrooms for snacking beforehand
  • Simple Green Salad with yummy vinaigrette
  • A very yummy house salad
  • Sliced Steak with Shallots for topping a vegetarian pasta
  • Quinoa Cake because a GF bakery-style dessert is just such a gift
large pan of steak and ricotta pasta.

Valentine's Pasta: my favorite made-up-holiday gift EVER.

Last updated February 2025.

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  • Large blue skillet of caprese pasta topped with burrata and fresh basil.
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  • large pan of steak and ricotta pasta.
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Comments

  1. Oscar

    February 01, 2023 at 7:29 pm

    What a great list of pasta recipes. I am going to make the 20 minute gnocchi recipe because I love sweet potatoes. So exciting. Thanks for the recipes.

    Reply
  2. Kara

    February 01, 2023 at 6:16 pm

    These are perfect! I hadn't decided what to make for Valentine's Day and these gave me some great ideas to choose from.

    Reply
  3. Mitch

    February 01, 2023 at 5:16 pm

    It's so hard to choose from all these pasta recipes! They all look delicious!

    Reply
  4. Jeri

    February 10, 2022 at 7:40 pm

    I'm so glad I came across this post! I got a pasta attachment for my KitchenAid mixer at Christmas and I LOVE making homemade pasta! I think I'll be making every recipe on this list! Thanks!

    Reply
  5. Marcellina

    February 10, 2022 at 1:13 am

    I'm such a pasta fiend that I'll definitely be having pasta on V day but which one?? Thanks for the great list. I think I'll be going for the pasta primavera.

    Reply
  6. nancy

    February 09, 2022 at 9:23 pm

    what a great idea for vday! I want to make them all!

    Reply
  7. Leslie

    February 11, 2021 at 3:10 pm

    Why go out when you can make some amazing pasta recipes like these?? That spinach pasta is calling my name!!

    Reply
  8. Ramona

    February 10, 2021 at 11:11 am

    A beautiful and simple dish - my kids absolutely loved it and want it again.

    Reply
  9. Angela

    February 10, 2021 at 10:58 am

    My family loves pasta. Thanks for the great recipes!

    Reply
    • Lindsay

      February 10, 2021 at 2:56 pm

      Thank you so much!

      Reply
  10. Andréa Janssen

    February 10, 2021 at 7:39 am

    What a great idea pasta for Valentine’s Day. But after going through all your recipes. I don’t know which one to choose. They all look so delicious!

    Reply
    • Lindsay

      February 10, 2021 at 10:02 am

      One a day for a week should do you! Feel free to send leftovers. 🙂

      Reply

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