Sarah Austin<\/strong> | Lifestyle Editor<\/span><\/p>\n Valentine\u2019s Day dinner is a date night staple. Cooking for that special someone can be the perfect way to their heart \u2014 through the stomach. Here are three recipes to spice up the night.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.14.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.14.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n CREAMY TUSCAN CHICKEN 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Kosher salt<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Freshly ground black pepper<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n 1 teaspoon dried oregano<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n 3 tablespoons butter<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n 3 cloves garlic, minced<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n 1 \u00bd cups cherry tomatoes, halved<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n 3 cups baby spinach<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n \u00bd cup heavy cream<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n \u00bc cup freshly grated Parmesan<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Lemon wedges, for serving<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n In a skillet, heat oil on medium heat. Add chicken, season with salt, pepper and oregano. Cook until golden, 8 minutes per side. Remove from the skillet then set aside. Melt butter in a skillet then stir in garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add tomatoes and season to taste with salt and pepper. Cook until tomatoes are about to burst, then add spinach. Cook until wilted. Stir in heavy cream and Parmesan. Reduce heat to low, about 3 minutes. Add chicken to the skillet and cook for 5 \u2013 7 minutes. Serve with lemon wedges.<\/span><\/p>\n Recipe from Delish<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.14.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n SEARED SCALLOPS 1 pound fresh large scallops (12 \u2013 13 pieces)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n 1 teaspoon salt<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n 1 teaspoon ground black pepper<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n 2 tablespoons vegetable oil<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n \u00bc cup butter<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n 2 cloves garlic, crushed<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n 1 teaspoon parsley, finely chopped<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n 2 lemon wedges<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Pat scallops dry with a paper towel then season with salt and pepper. Add oil in skillet over medium-high heat for 3 minutes until oil sizzles. Once the pan is hot, place scallops in. Cook for 2 minutes. Turn scallops over then add butter and garlic to the pan. Sprinkle Italian seasoning on top then cook for another 2 minutes. Transfer onto a plate and sprinkle parsley on top. Serve with lemon wedges.<\/span><\/p>\n Recipe from Ahead Of Thyme<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.14.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n VEGAN LINGUINE One 15-gram wholemeal linguine<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n 1 lime, zested and juiced<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n 1 avocado, chopped<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n 2 tomatoes, chopped<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n \u00bd pack fresh chopped coriander<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n 1 red onion, finely chopped<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n 1 red chili, finely chopped<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Cook pasta according to the package, about 10 minutes. Put lime juice and zesting in a medium bowl. Combine with avocado, tomatoes, coriander, onion and chili. Mix well. Drain pasta and add to bowl, then mix. Serve while hot, or refrigerate and serve cold.<\/span><\/p>\n Recipe from BBC Good Food<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.14.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.14.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Contact the author at howllifestyle@wou.edu<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Three Valentine\u2019s dinner recipes for both couples and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1361,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"modified_by":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1361"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18454"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18454\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/strong>Start to finish: 45 minutes
<\/span>Yields: 4 servings<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/strong>Start to finish: 9 minutes
<\/span>Yields: 12 \u2013 13 scallops<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/strong>Start to finish: 30 minutes
<\/span>Yields: 2 servings<\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/12\/lighter-gray-line.png\")
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