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    Home » Recipes

    Make this Easy Valentine's Dinner TONIGHT!

    Published: Feb 13, 2017 · Modified: Mar 9, 2023 by Kerri Jablonski · This post may contain affiliate links · 4 Comments

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    Disclaimer: This Easy Valentine's Dinner post is a sponsored by our friends with Safeway and Albertsons.

    Safeway Valentine's DinnerWhether it’s making one of my favorite holiday cookies, planning dinner or an easy Valentine’s Day party, Safeway is my go to. Safeway and Albertsons stores make it really easy to plan. They have nearly everything I need, which makes my shopping a one-stop-shop.

    Over the weekend my husband and I took our kids over to a friend, Evrim’s house for a movie and a pre-Valentine’s Day dinner.

    When planning our simple Valentine’s meal, I checked out the recipes on Safeway’s website for some inspiration before I went shopping.Easy Valentines Dinner

    Easy Valentine's Dinner

    On the menu:

    Barbecue Meatloaf Hearts
    Roasted Red Potatoes
    Green Salad
    Assorted Bakery Desserts

    The quality, affordable O Organics® products at Safeway are fantastic, plus, they have a great assortment of exclusive O Organics® and Open Nature® beef and lamb products. As a bonus, my local Safeway has an awesome produce department, perfect for Valentine’s Day.

    Perfect for Valentine’s Day, a wide variety of high-quality delicious grass-fed, free range, and natural or USDA-certified organic beef and grass-fed, free range, natural lamb from O Organics® and Open Nature®, can be found exclusively at Safeway and Albertsons stores. Safeway and Albertsons are the go-to destination for affordable, grass-fed, free range beef and lamb that doesn’t contain antibiotics or added hormones.

    Not to be missed is the floral department, full of arrangements and décor items from the debi lilly design™ collection. I loved all of the choices in arrangements; the bouquets are a perfect gift for your valentine or as an arrangement for a party.Valentine's Shopping Safwfeway

    I gathered my ingredients, picked out a pretty arrangement for our friend, and grabbed some pedestal vases to fill with conversation hearts for the kids.  Safeway has Duraflame fire logs too, so I picked one up to add some ambience to our evening.Fire with Duraflame log.

    This recipe for Barbecue Meatloaf is from Safeway, but instead of making a whole loaf, I used a silicone cupcake mold to make individual portions.

    Barbecue Meatloaf Hearts

    Ingredients
    1 lb Open Nature® Ground Beef
    ½ cup KRAFT THICK 'N SPICY Original Barbecue Sauce, divided
    ½ cup O Organics® old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats, uncooked
    ½ cup finely chopped onion
    1 O Organics® egg, beaten

    Directions
    PREHEAT oven to 375°F. Mix all ingredients except ¼ cup of the barbecue sauce
    SPRAY silicone muffin tin with O Organic Olive Oil spray
    FILL muffin tins with meat mixture
    BAKE 45 to 50 minutes or until cooked through (160°F). Let stand 5 minutes. Carefully remove hearts and place on plate. Top with remaining ¼ cup barbecue sauce.

     

    Barbecue Meatloaf HeartsThe Roasted Red Potatoes are super easy and a great recipe for kids to help prepare, just have to have an adult take them in and out of the oven. For the salad, you can choose from a variety of salad blends and add your favorite veggies. Dessert (which I confess got eaten before it could be photographed) is just some of our favorites from the Safeway bakery.

    Roasted Red Potatoes

    I’d say our pre-Valentine’s day dinner was a success, Evrim said we can come over and make dinner anytime. St. Patrick’s Day is coming up!

    Make an easy Valentine's Day Dinner with Barbecue Meatloaf Hearts, Roasted Red Potatoes and Green Salad. Your local Safeway or Albertsons has everything you need, including an incredible floral department. This post is sponsored by Safeway.

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    About Kerri Jablonski

    Kerri Jablonski is a Seattle Mom Blogger. She lives with her 3 kids (2008, 2010, 2013), her husband and cats. Two of her children have Autism. Kerri enjoys cooking, travel, movies and spending time with her family.

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    1. Cristi Comes

      February 14, 2017 at 7:03 am

      Those meatloaf hearts are cute. My family would love that!

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    2. Kimberly Tate

      February 14, 2017 at 10:17 am

      Love having special family meals for the holidays!

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    3. Brandi Riley

      February 14, 2017 at 7:27 pm

      I love how you took a family favorite and made is special! Really sweet!

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    4. Rosie

      January 26, 2020 at 7:20 am

      I love this idea of barbecue meatball hearts, it is the first time I've ever seen it. I'd like to try it!

      Reply

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