It’s the most romantic day of the year, and while it may not be an option to dine at your favorite restaurant this year, you can always cook a delectably romantic recipe at home featuring wild-caught, American shrimp!

As much as we love shrimp for their delicious taste and versatile uses in recipes, shrimp love us right back by providing lots of nutrients and vitamins for our body – especially our hearts! You can share the shrimp love too with your special someone by cooking them up a romantic dinner with these recipes!

Show your valentine how much they mean to you by cooking them up a romantic dinner featuring the sumptuous taste of wild-caught, American shrimp combined with a little “sweetness” to serve up for your love. In the first instance Maple Glaze and in the Second the sweetness of pineapple with crispy bacon and cheeses.

Here’s a recipe that’s perfect for the occasion: Maple Glaze Beurre-Blanc Shrimp Over Linguine. It features tasty shrimp, prepared in a sweet maple glaze for your sweetheart and is served over a plate of only the finest linguine.

If you’re looking for a video recipe, there’s no better shrimp dish for Valentine’s Day than Shrimp Kisses from Sarah the Urban Cowgirl. She calls them Shrimp Kisses and describes them as Galveston Bacon Wrapped Shrimp Kisses with Carmelized Pineapple Sauce. They are stuffed with a couple of different kinds of cheeses (yum!).

For something different (not necessarily sweet, but just as delicious) that’s cater-made for Valentine’s Day, look no further than this recipe for Valentine’s Lobster-Shrimp Ravioli with Brown Butter Crab Sauce: complete with heart-shaped ravioli!

If your romantic beverage of choice for the evening just so happens to be a dry white wine, get the most out of your bottle by using some of it to cook this recipe for Garlic Shrimp!

Speaking of wine, if you’re looking for some ideas to pair wine and shrimp, check out our blog post on the subject!

No matter what recipe you decide on, always be sure to use wild-caught American shrimp, packed with deliciously sweet and savory flavor that everyone is sure to love!

For even more lovely shrimp recipes, visit our Recipes page!