Here’s What to Cook Every Night This Week (February 13 – 19)

Valentine’s Day is almost here. In case you haven’t planned a romantic menu for your S.O. (or, you know, your roommate) yet, we rounded up seven dinners that are guaranteed to set the mood, so you can celebrate all week long. From a quick-cooking pasta to a drool-worthy pizza, these ideas are equal parts dreamy and attainable, meaning you’ll be able to impress them without breaking a sweat. Fetch your “Kiss the Cook” apron—you’re about to woo your boo all over again.

Nothing says “I love you” like succulent lobster tail. The risotto is bursting with salty grated Parm and bright lemon juice, the ultimate foils for rich thyme butter. Bonus points for pairing it with steak or lamb to create an elegant surf-and-turf meal.

Can you believe this stunning, restaurant-caliber steak comes together in 20 minutes flat? The salad will make you wonder why you’ve never given underrated parsley a leading role at dinner.

A comforting crowd-pleaser that cooks to golden brown perfection in a single skillet? Sign us up. The frozen store-bought puff pastry will stay our little secret…as will the chopped rotisserie chicken.

There are many avenues to the heart, but we find the shortest is lined with spuds and cheese. This seven-ingredient pie boasts pesto, white cheddar cheese, thinly sliced potatoes and gooey burrata. All that’s missing is a bottle of white.

Does it get more gorgeous than this buttery, caramelized work of art? We think not. Beneath the multicolored carrots await tangy goat cheese and crispy puff pastry. Serve each slice with a side salad to make it more filling.

For the uninitiated, “confit” refers to cooking a food in fat or oil (or sugar water, in the case of fruit) at a low temperature for a long period of time. Here, duck legs get the royal treatment, sitting overnight in garlic-herb butter and oil, baking for three hours and roasting until the skin turns shatteringly crisp. If you can’t find duck, chicken will do just fine.

_{Taryn Pire is PureWow’s associate food editor. A former bartender and barista, she’s been writing about all things delicious since 2016, developing recipes, reviewing restaurants and investigating food trends at Food52, New Jersey Family Magazine and Taste Talks. When she isn’t testing TikTok’s latest viral recipe, she’s having popcorn for dinner and posting about it on Instagram @cookingwithpire.}