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    Special Occasion Dinner Recipes

    These special occasion dinner recipes are perfect for a romantic Valentine's Day, an anniversary or anytime you want to impress someone special...including mom on Mother's Day!

    Most recipes, like Parmesan Crusted Scallops, Crab Cakes or Herb Crusted Chicken can be assembled (without cooking) and frozen.

    We've also included sides and desserts to round out the meal.

    • Serving of bruschetta chicken on a cream plate with chopped basil garnish.
      Easy and Impressive Chicken Recipes for Mother's Day
    • Two baked ham steaks coated with a honey, orange juice, brown sugar glaze on a white plate with asparagus and roasted potatoes behind it.
      Baked Ham Steak with Honey Orange Glaze
    • A serving of salmon florentine with a creamy spinach sauce on a white plate.
      Easy Salmon Florentine Recipe
    • Five seared sea scallops on a bed of spinach wilted with olive oil and garlic with a bowl of more scallops behind it.
      Seared Scallops with Wilted Spinach Recipe
    • Serving of spinach artichoke chicken with a lemon cream sauce on a plate.
      Creamy Spinach Artichoke Chicken Skillet (Lily's Chicken)
    • Five seared sea scallops over fettuccine alfredo garnished with parsley in a white bowl.
      Easy Scallops Fettuccine Alfredo Recipe
    • Slice of flourless chocolate cake with ganache on a white plate with strawberries and more plates with cake behind it.
      Flourless Chocolate Cake with Ganache
    • One pot fettuccine alfredo pasta on a white plate garnished with fresh parsley and sprinkled with Parmesan cheese.
      One Pot Fettuccine Alfredo (4-Ingredients)
    • Fork holding a bite of heavenly chicken with the rest of the chicken breast coated with Ritz crackers on the plate with mashed cauliflower.
      Heavenly Chicken Recipe with Ritz Crackers
    • Large bowl of crock-pot beef stew in red wine sauce with mushrooms, tomatoes, carrots, and green beans.
      Crock-Pot Beef Stew with Red Wine
    • Ladle lifting creamy crab corn soup out of a serving bowl.
      Creamy Crab Corn Soup Recipe
    • Parmesan Crusted Broiled Scallops lined up on a plate with minced parsley around them.
      Perfect Broiled Scallops with a Parmesan Crust
    • Easy lobster ravioli sauce in bowl topped with lobster ravioli, parmesan cheese, and strips of fresh basil.
      Lobster Ravioli Sauce Recipe (Creamy Pink Pasta Sauce)
    • Crab stuffed salmon on a red plate with a salad and fork next to it.
      Easy Crab Stuffed Salmon Recipe
    • Baked crab balls piled into a white plate.
      Baked Crab Balls Recipe
    • Skillet French Onion Chicken topped with Gruyére cheese and caramlized onions on a serving plate.
      Easy Skillet French Onion Chicken Recipe
    • Fancy herb crusted turkey tenderloin on a platter.
      Breaded Turkey Tenderloins
    • Three slices of turkey tenderloin on a plate with cauliflower rice and a fork.
      Easy Baked Turkey Tenderloin Recipe
    • Argentine shrimp in a lemon, butter, garlic, scampi sauce on a white platter surrounded by slices of lemon.
      Argentine Shrimp Scampi Recipe
    • Easy Bavette Steak Recipe (Pan-Sear on Stovetop)
    • 2 Chocolate chaffles on a plate topped with strawberries.
      Chocolate Chaffle Recipe with Ricotta
    • Sweet red wine vinegar dressing in a serving jar with strawberry salad behind it.
      Sweet Red Wine Vinegar Dressing - Easy Recipe!
    • Viral Tik Tok Baked Feta Zoodles and Shrimp in a bowl with a fork.
      Baked Feta Pasta with Zoodles and Shrimp
    • Strawberry Bruschetta with cream cheese, basil and balsamic vinegar reduction on thin slice of baguette.
      Strawberry Bruschetta with Cream Cheese
    • Bowl of frozen chocolate covered raspberries with some plain ones mixed in.
      Frozen Chocolate Covered Raspberries Recipe
    • Phyllo wrapped asparagus on a platter next to aioli in a cup.
      Phyllo Wrapped Asparagus Recipe
    • Beef shoulder roast topped with red wine mushroom sauce on a plate.
      Slow Cooker Beef Shoulder Roast
    • Chicken roulades filled with mango chutney and brie on a plate.
      Chicken Roulades Stuffed with Mango Chutney and Brie
    • 4 cheesecake stuffed strawberries on plate with flower behind it
      Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries with No-Bake Filling
    • Air Fryer Steak Bites on plate with mushrooms and blue cheese dipping sauce
      Easy Air Fryer Steak Bites Recipe (with Mushrooms)
    • Marinated margarita shrimp that has been cooked on the grill.
      Margarita Shrimp Recipe (Grill or Oven)
    • Seafood Cioppino Stew
      Italian Seafood Soup {Cioppino} Recipe
    • A plate with chicken marbella made with boneless chicken breasts that is topped with prunes, olives, tomatoes, with a side of couscous next to it.
      Chicken Marbella (with Boneless Breasts)
    • Serving of pineapple souffle on a plate.
      Easy Pineapple Soufflé Recipe
    • Parmesan Herb-Crusted Chicken on a plate with salad greens.
      Parmesan Herb Crusted Chicken Recipe
    • Easy stuffed mushrooms with cream cheese on a serving platter.
      Easy Stuffed Mushrooms with Cream Cheese
    • Serving of crock-pot baked ziti with ricotta in front of a slow cooker.
      Crock-Pot Baked Ziti with Three Cheeses
    • Summer fennel salad with shaved fennel, feta cheese, candied pecans, and watermelon in a large bowl.
      Summer Fennel Salad with Feta, Watermelon & Pecans
    • Two crab cakes on salad greens
      Maryland Style Lump Crab Cakes - Eggless and Easy
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    • Large bowl of homemade Southern chili with beef in beans in a serving bowl and topped with shredded cheddar cheese and sliced green onions.
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