For many, it can be a struggle to come up with meal ideas for Valentine’s day – it can be even harder to even begin to think about making them energy efficiency!
We have poured our heart and soul into scouring the internet for some of the best recipes to make for that special someone on V Day!
Methods of cooking your valentine’s day meal ideas
Using an air fryer or oven can come down to how much you are cooking. Air fryers are cheaper to run and should be used when cooking for one or two people… we’re hopeful its two!
Below we have provided a table as reference for air fryer cooking:
| Oven Cook Chicken Breast (600g) 40 – 45 Minutes | Air Fryer Cook Chicken Breast (600g) 40-45 Minutes |
| Typical Cost: £0.20 | Typical Cost: £0.14 |
Energy efficient valentine’s starters
Entice your loved one with some of these easy to make starters:
Baked smoked garlic cheese with pesto toasts recipe
A creamy Camembert is paired with crunchy Pesto-topped ciabatta.
This recipe takes a quick 20 minutes to cook and as air fryers are best used to cook for two – it is the perfect time to throw your camembert in one! This means it will cost around 10.5p!
Recipe available here: Tesco Online
Fig, burrata & prosciutto tartine
Super easy sourdough tartines that will be loved for it’s easiness.
The sourdough only has a cook time of 4 minutes in total meaning you would only spend an impressive 2p making this dish!
Recipe and Cooking Method here: BBCGoodFood
Energy efficient valentine’s day meal ideas mains
Valentines Day Meal Ideas all come down to this, the main course:
Sirloin steak with peppercorn sauce and matchstick parnsips
A staple of love day meals, steak is the perfect option for that perfect person.
The time in which the steak takes to cook is down to preference:
| Cooking Level | Cook Time |
| Rare | 6 minutes (3p) |
| Medium Rare | 7 minutes (3.5p) |
| Medium | 8-9 minutes (4.5p) |
| Medium Well | 11 minutes (5.5p) |
| Well Done | 12-14 minutes (6-7p) |
With an added 20 minutes (10.5p) for the parnsips, you’re clocking in a romantic meal for two that could potentailly cost at most, 17.5p to cook.
Find the recipe here: Asda
Hunters chicken served with chips and peas
A pub classic in the comfort of your own home. Find comfort in how cheap it is to make!
30 minutes cook time totals 15.5p to cook, meaning less money and time being wasted.
Follow the recipe here: Tesco
Valentine’s day desserts
The main event for many. From rich chocolate to heart shape novelties, hit the sweet spot with these dessert ideas:
Jam hearts
Show someone they have your heart with these chocolate biscuits filled with jam.
When it comes to baking these tokens of love, it takes 8-10 minutes for them to be ready – costing 4 to 5p.
Recipe: Tesco
Mango passion with honey and yoghurt
Prove your passion with this no cook required recipe for two!
You heard right – absoluetly zero cook time means 0p spent in making.
Find it here: BBC Food
From valentine’s day meal ideas to renewable energy ideas
If these lovely meal ideas don’t bring in enough savings for you then maybe it’s time to explore other options.
Renewable Energy is currently loved by many around the country and what they are truly in love with is the savings they make on energy bills as well as an energy-efficient home.
At Energy Advice Helpline we want you to be paired up with the perfect match and we are here to help you do it. Click below to apply for ECO4, the government-backed free energy upgrade grant.
