Made with paprika, oil, mayonnaise, buttermilk, Romano cheese, dried basil, salt, garlic, hot pepper sauce
Time: over 5 hours
Copycat Recipes & Restaurant Favorites
What are copy cat recipes? These are secret recipes from restaurants (or developed by home cooks to taste similar) and homemade versions of packaged brand products you find in the grocery store. With these recipes you can prepare your favorite restaurant dishes and name brand foods in your own kitchen! CDKitchen features some of the most popular restaurant and copycat clones.

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Old Spaghetti Factory Creamy Pesto Dressing
George's Wilson House Seafood Wellington
Made with purple kale, butter, shrimp, scallops, salmon, lobster, frozen puff pastry sheets, parsley, red bell pepper
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
A-2 Steak Sauce
Made with tamarind extract, kitchen bouquet, black pepper, fenugreek, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, cardamom seeds, Tabasco sauce, Rhine wine
Method: stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
Commander's Palace Sour Cream-Pecan Coffee Cake
Made with sour cream, butter, sugar, vanilla extract, eggs, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Bret Favre's Cajun Chowder
Made with clam juice, chicken stock or broth, chicken base, clam paste, fresh parsley, fresh chives, bacon, white pepper, Cajun seasoning, cayenne pepper
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
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Carmela Soprano's Italian Sausage Soup
Made with onion, carrot, celery, chicken broth, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, garlic, dried oregano, rosemary, dried basil
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Fudpuckers Squashed Crab Soup
Made with milk, cayenne pepper, flour, butter, lump crabmeat, onions, squash, crab base or shrimp base, water, garlic powder
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Crescent City Grill's Mardi Gras Pasta
Made with green bell pepper, red bell pepper, tomato, garlic, crawfish tails, heavy whipping cream, fettucine pasta, heavy cream, Parmesan cheese
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Commander's Palace Turtle Soup
Made with white onion, green bell pepper, garlic, bay leaves, oregano, tomato puree, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, black pepper, beef stock
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Loretta Lynn's Best Peanut Butter Fudge
Made with creamy peanut butter, sugar, cocoa powder, water, butter, vanilla extract
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Texas Roadhouse Queso
Made with cream of mushroom soup, Roma tomato, butter, flour, sea salt, milk, muenster cheese, jalapeno pepper
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
White Gull Inn Breakfast Rice Pudding
Made with butter, pecans, coconut, basmati rice, peaches, frozen tart cherries, whipping cream, brown sugar, rolled oats
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Byerly's Wild Rice Chicken Salad
Made with black pepper, mayonnaise, milk, lemon juice, tarragon, cooked chicken, wild rice, green onions, sliced water chestnuts, salt
Time: 2-5 hours
Trisha Yearwood's Chicken Salad With Fruit
Made with slivered almonds, mandarin orange sections, pineapple bits in juice, green grapes, cooked rice, boneless, skinless chicken breasts, salt, orange...
Time: over 5 hours
Famous Dave's Ol' Southern Plantation Praline Sauce
Made with vanilla extract, sour cream, butter, pecans, brown sugar, heavy cream, cinnamon
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Luby's Chicken Picatta With Angel Hair Pasta
Made with black pepper, butter or margarine, Chardonnay, chicken broth, mushrooms, seasoned salt, garlic powder, artichoke hearts, lemon juice
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Reagan's White House Chicken
Made with chicken broth, mushrooms, boneless, skinless chicken breasts, salt and pepper, garlic, flour, butter, oil, dry sherry, onions
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Brooklyn Cafe Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes
Made with egg yolk, lump crab meat, aioli, Creole seasoning, egg, fresh parsley, butter, clarified butter or olive oil, garlic, kosher salt
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Acapulco's Mexican Rice
Made with salt, onion, long grain rice, ground cumin, lard or chicken fat, chicken broth, tomato juice, diced tomatoes, parsley, garlic
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
White Castle Burgers
Made with ground beef, dinner rolls, salt, onions, water, beef bouillon cube, dill hamburger slices
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Blue Willow Restaurant Chocolate Sour Cream Cake
Made with butter, sour cream, eggs, baking soda, confectioners' sugar, salt, vanilla extract, milk
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Outback Steakhouse Tiger Dill Sauce
Made with dill weed, sour cream, mayonnaise, prepared horseradish, sugar
Time: over 5 hours
Millenium Restaurant's Chocolate-Almond Midnight Cake
Made with flour, chocolate chips, silken tofu, vanilla extract, sucanat, sea salt
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Water Street Oyster Bar's Seafood Pasta Jambalaya
Made with green bell pepper, zucchini, yellow squash, Roma tomatoes, cavatappi pasta, green onion, fresh parsley, canola oil, yellow onion
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Red Lobster's Sesame Ginger Seared Salmon with Asian Vegetables and Noodles
Made with blackened seafood seasoning, sesame ginger sauce, salmon fillets, canola oil, green onions, soba noodles, red bell...
Method: stovetop, microwave
Time: 30-60 minutes
Luciano Pavarotti's Four Taste Linguini
Made with linguini or vermicelli, olive oil, crushed red peppers, parsley, garlic, tomato paste, Parmesan cheese
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Bennigan's Chicken Quesadilla
Made with boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, water, fajita seasoning, flour fajita shells, tomato, onion, butter, mexican cheese
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Lemp Mansion Restaurant's Cheddar-Sour Cream Potato Casserole
Made with fresh parsley, frozen shredded hash brown potatoes, cream of chicken soup, butter, sour cream, cheddar cheese, onion, salt, black...
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Pink's Grill Chili
Made with round steak, garlic, hamburger meat, yellow onions, chili powder, cumin, salt, beef broth, California chilies, pasilla chilies
Method: outdoor grill, stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Clint Eastwood's Spaghetti Western
Made with fish stock, salt and fresh ground black pepper, thyme, bay leaf, parsley, saffron, tomato paste, anchovy paste, clams, Monterey Bay prawns or jumbo shrimp
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Dave And Buster's Margherita Pizza Dip
Made with basil pesto, butter, garlic, Roma tomatoes, basil, seasoned salt or salt, chunky tomato sauce, black pepper, Boursin cheese
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Cappy's Potato-Crusted Halibut
Made with bay leaf, fresh thyme, black peppercorns, white wine, heavy cream, butter, salt, black pepper, fresh halibut
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Steak And Ale Lobster Bisque
Made with fresh thyme, all-purpose flour, tomato puree, butter, heavy whipping cream, fresh chives, water, cayenne pepper, cream sherry, parsley
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Sunset's on Wayzata Bay Sherry's Coconut Chicken Salad
Made with shredded coconut, bread crumbs, chicken breast, eggs, flour, olive oil, spring greens, artichoke hearts, tomato, hard-boiled eggs
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Duke's Meatloaf
Made with onion, steak sauce, ketchup, hot pepper sauce, Worcestershire sauce, cayenne pepper, white pepper, black pepper, chili powder, kosher salt
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Olive Garden Shrimp Primavera
Made with pepper, marjoram, basil, red pepper, lemon juice, crushed tomatoes, Newburg sauce mix, garlic, butter or margarine
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Yonah Schimmel (New York City Knish)
Made with phyllo dough, chives or pepper flakes, russet potatoes, butter, onion, chicken broth, salt, black pepper
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Claim Jumper Pumpkin Cream Cheese Pie
Made with ground cloves, ground allspice, cream cheese, sugar, sour cream, vanilla extract, eggs, lemon juice
Method: oven
Time: over 5 hours
Suzanne Somers' Beef Stroganoff
Made with spinach, beef tenderloin, butter, mushrooms, salt, dill pickles, pickle juice, cream, vegetable oil, eggs noodles
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Uncle Bill's Pancake And Dinner House Caramel Praline Pancakes
Made with all purpose flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, eggs, buttermilk, cooking oil, pecans
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Dixie Crossroads' Corn Fritters
Made with powdered sugar, whole corn, oil, flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, eggs, milk, liquid butter
Method: stovetop, deep fryer
Time: under 30 minutes
Mi Tierra's Tex-Mex Chile con Queso
Made with extra-sharp Cheddar cheese, processed cheese product, heavy cream, tomato, yellow onion, jalapeno, tortilla chips
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
The Eatery's Locally Famous Shrimp Newburg
Made with sherry, egg yolks, cooked shrimp, butter, flour, sea salt, cayenne pepper, ground nutmeg, light cream
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Rainforest Cafe's Safari Soup
Made with carrots, celery, eggplant, crushed tomatoes, water, dried beans, salt, sugar, black pepper, garlic powder
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Gastronomia Italiana's Lobster Ravioli with Crabmeat Cream Sauce
Made with salt, black pepper, chives, egg white, butter, shallots, Maryland crabmeat, cognac, tomato sauce
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Cracker Barrel Ham and Egg Casserole
Made with cheddar cheese, black pepper, cooked ham, sourdough bread, eggs, evaporated milk, salt
Method: oven
Time: over 5 hours
Lion House Lite Lasagna
Made with ground beef, garlic, dried parsley, basil, salt, stewed tomatoes, tomato paste, lasagna noodles, cottage cheese, egg whites
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Red Lobster's Wild Mushroom Soup
Made with shiitake mushrooms, button mushrooms, butter, all-purpose flour, garlic, tomatoes, yellow onions, fresh thyme, bay leaves, cayenne pepper
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Carlos and Charlie's Tuna Dip
Made with tortilla chips, cilantro, canned tuna, pickled jalapenos, onion, mayonnaise
Time: under 30 minutes
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