Date Night Recipes You’ll Fall In Love With
Map out a delicious, nutritious menu with these Profile-approved recipes fit for date night. Steak, fettuccine and a delicious dessert await!
Life can get hectic sometimes. It’s easy to start to feel “out-of-sync” with your significant other. Often times, this means setting aside some time during the week for a date night to get re-connected! Map out a delicious, nutritious menu with these Profile-approved recipes fit for date night:
Steak Florentine Roll-Up
Let your sweetheart sink their teeth into these juicy steak roll-ups, bursting with feta cheese, sweet tomatoes and robust, delicious flavor.
Steak Florentine Roll-Ups
Ingredients
- 1 lb. top round steak pre-sliced
- 3/4 cup Profile Rosemary Balsamic Vinaigrette
- 2 cups fresh spinach
- 4 fresh tomatoes sliced
- 1 cup feta cheese crumbles
- Toothpicks for assembly
Instructions
- Place steaks into a food safe plastic bag and add balsamic vinaigrette. Toss and coat evenly. Place on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator for 6-24 hours.
- Once steaks are marinated, remove from plastic bag and gently pat dry with a paper towel, removing any excess liquid that may cause smoking while grilling.
- Preheat grill to 400 degrees.
- Layer spinach leaves across steaks and top with sliced tomatoes and feta cheese.
- Roll steak and secure with two toothpicks.
- Reduce grill heat to medium-low and cook steak roll-ups for 8-10 minutes. Check internal cooking temperature (medium-rare = 145 degrees, medium = 160 degrees).
- Use Profile Rosemary Balsamic Vinaigrette for dipping, if desired. Serve with Roasted Asparagus.
Notes
Creamy Sun Dried Tomato Mushroom Fettuccine
Re-enact the iconic scene from ‘Lady and the Tramp’ as you indulge in the rich flavor of this dreamy, creamy pasta.
Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato and Mushroom Fettuccine
Ingredients
- 1 package Profile Fettuccine
- ½ lb. ground turkey or beef
- 4 tsp. olive oil
- ½ tsp. soy sauce
- 8 oz. sliced baby bellas portabella mushrooms
- 8 oz. sliced mushrooms
- 2 cups spinach packed
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 4 oz. sun-dried tomatoes sliced
- 2 cups low sodium chicken or vegetable broth
- ½ cup unsweetened almond milk
- ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
- 1 cup fresh basil packed, chopped
- 1 pinch chili flakes to taste
Instructions
- In a large skillet, brown the ground turkey or beef over medium heat. Set aside.
- In medium sauce pan, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add garlic, soy sauce and mushrooms and cook until soft. Once mushrooms have softened, add sliced sun-dried tomatoes and spinach and continue to simmer.
- Add 2 cups broth to simmering sauce pan. Continue to cook on medium heat until the sauce reduces. Add the milk and parmesan cheese and bring mixture to a boil. Continue to cook until the sauce is neither too think nor too thin. Add a handful of basil and a pinch of chili flakes and continue to cook on simmer.
- Cook Profile Fettuccine according to package directions.
- In large bowl, combine pasta, sauce and meat. Top with fresh basil and chili flakes if desired.
Notes
Dark Chocolate Cabernet Ganache
How does dipping Profile-approved food in a luscious, warm chocolatey sauce sound? Let’s fondue this!
Dark Chocolate Cabernet Ganache
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup dark chocolate cocoa powder
- 1 tsp of dark red wine like Cabernet or Merlot or vanilla extract
- dash of salt
- 2 T of sugar free Maple Syrup
Instructions
- In a small sauce pan heat olive oil till warmed to about 72 degrees
- Watch closely as this will happen very quickly
- Remove from heat
- Add cocoa
- Add pinch of salt
- Stir well
- Add sugar free syrup and stir
- Add wine and stir to combine well.
- Use as a drizzle over Profile Guiltless Chocolate Fudge Cake or as a sweet topping for poached fruit.
Notes
Profile Molten Chocolate Turtle Cake
May I tempt you with a decadent, ooey-gooey chocolate cake for dessert? The best part – it’s 100% delectable and 100% Profile-approved!
Profile Molten Chocolate Turtle Cake
Ingredients
- 1 Package Profile Chocolate Fudge Cake
- 1 T sugar free Butterscotch Topping
- 1 tsp Fat/Free Ready Whip
- Pam Spray
Instructions
- Mix 1 package Profile chocolate cake in a ramekin sprayed with Pam spray.
- Bake in Microwave oven on High for 45-50 seconds or until edges are set but middle is not (watch closely as Microwave ovens vary).
- Remove form oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes.
- Run knife around edges of ramekin to remove cake and place on dessert plate.
- Drizzle Walden Farms butterscotch topping over cake, dollop on 1 tsp. F/F Ready Whip and enjoy.