Made with milk, cornstarch, sugar, salt, egg yolks, almond flavoring
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 1-2 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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Knotty Pine Restaurant Buttered Almond Cake
Jack In The Box's Mini Sirloin Burgers
Made with slider rolls, ground sirloin, black pepper, seasoned salt, onion, American cheese, pickle, peanut oil, ketchup
Method: outdoor grill
Time: under 30 minutes
Amy Grant's Banana Nut Bread
Made with salt, sugar, butter, eggs, bananas, flour, pecans, baking soda
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Ralph And Kacoo's Crawfish And Corn Soup
Made with black and cayenne pepper, heavy whipping cream, bacon drippings, whole kernel corn, flour, cream style corn, onion, Ro-Tel tomatoes, garlic, salt
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Atlanta Fish Market Salad Dressing
Made with salt, shallots, red wine vinegar, egg, dried oregano, dried basil, Dijon mustard, honey, lemon juice, Tabasco sauce
Time: under 30 minutes
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P.F. Chang's Szechwan Chicken Chow Fun
Made with vinegar, soy sauce, ground chicken, chow fun noodles, garlic, scallions, chili paste, preserved vegetables, black fungus mushrooms
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Aunt Chilada's Mexican Fry Bread
Made with filling, oil, all-purpose flour, salt, baking powder, shortening, water or milk
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Blue Owl Chicken Velvet Soup
Made with instant chicken broth, salt and pepper, butter, flour, chicken stock, milk, heavy cream, chicken
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Applebee's Smothered Steak Skillet (Steak and Mashed Potatoes)
Made with cream, salt, black pepper, yellow onions, mushrooms, butter, garlic
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Carlos and Charlie's Tuna Dip
Made with tortilla chips, cilantro, canned tuna, pickled jalapenos, onion, mayonnaise
Time: under 30 minutes
Black Forrest Inn's Spaetzle
Made with flour, eggs, salt, water
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Bob Evans' Pecan Caramel French Silk Pie
Made with sugar, cream cheese, whipped cream, pie shell, caramel ice cream topping, pecans, chocolate mousse
Time: 2-5 hours
Commander's Palace Oysters Trufant
Made with Creole seafood seasoning, heavy cream, freshly shucked oysters
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Buca Di Beppo Shrimp Arrabbiata
Made with shallots, white wine, lemon juice, tomatoes, Calamata olives, salt, red pepper, butter, sage, ricotta salata cheese
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Cafe Poca Cosa Mole de Chilhuacle with Shredded Chicken
Made with garlic, yellow onions, carrot, chilhuacle chilis, pasilla chilis, guajillo chilis, cinnamon sticks, whole cloves, oregano, chili powder
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Commander's Palace Trout with Roasted Pecans
Made with clarified butter, margarine, pecans, lemon, unsalted butter, Worcestershire sauce, vegetable oil, fish stock
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Yoshida's Spicy Maple-glazed Pork Chops
Made with salt and pepper, maple syrup, boneless loin pork chops, vegetable oil, Yoshida's Spicy Wing & Rib Sauce
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Woolworth's Frito Pie
Made with bacon, garlic, onion, ground beef, salt, chili powder, cumin, tomato paste, water, pinto beans
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
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
Chevy's Sweet Corn Tamalitos (Corn Cakes)
Made with milk, salt, baking powder, margarine, masa harina, sugar, water, corn, cornmeal
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Lombardo's Restaurant Pasta Fagioli Soup
Made with salt and pepper, ditallini pasta, celery, red onion, olive oil, pancetta, cannellini beans, red kidney beans, tomatoes
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Rainforest Cafe's Crab Cakes
Made with crab meat, egg yolks, dry mustard, black pepper, red pepper flakes, Old Bay seasoning, salt, mayonnaise, bread crumbs, fresh parsley
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Ritz-Carlton Butternut Squash Soup
Made with salt and pepper, nutmeg, olive oil, shallots, onion, butternut squash
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
White Gull Inn Balsamic Vinaigrette Salad
Made with Parmesan cheese, toasted pecans, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, Dijon mustard, white pepper, mixed salad greens, dried cherries
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
Lone Star Steakhouse Chicken Pot Pie Soup
Made with pie crusts, stewing hen, water, mixed vegetables, chicken bouillon, poultry seasoning, sage, pearl onions, salt, black pepper
Method: stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
Kowalski's Nut Goodie Bars
Made with Spanish peanuts, maple flavoring, powdered sugar, butterscotch chips, semisweet chocolate chips, creamy peanut butter, butter, regular vanilla pudding, evaporated...
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
House of Blues Green Gator Cocktail
Made with pineapple juice, melon liqueur, coconut rum
Time: under 30 minutes
Ocean Reef Club Crab Cakes
Made with cayenne pepper, white pepper, fresh parsley, jumbo lump crab, panko, olive oil, lemon, mayonnaise, Dijon mustard
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Beans & Barley's Tempeh Reuben Sandwich
Made with green bell peppers, parsley, pickles, pickle juice, mayonnaise, tomato paste, salt, black pepper, paprika, water
Method: oven
Time: under 30 minutes
B.B. King's Blues Club And Restaurant B.B.'s Barbequed Ribs
Made with tomato sauce, tomato, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, dried onion, soy sauce, water, chili powder, garlic
Method: outdoor grill, stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
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
Riverhouse Restaurant Coleslaw
Made with white vinegar, dry mustard, salt, green cabbage, red cabbage, fresh spinach, red onion, green onions, parsley, sugar
Time: under 30 minutes
Carrabba's Italian Butter
Made with olive oil, garlic, oregano, basil, rosemary, kosher salt, black pepper, red pepper flakes
Time: under 30 minutes
Loni Anderson's Chicken And Wild Rice
Made with water, wild rice, green bell pepper, red pepper, celery, onion, chicken broth, soy sauce, chicken breast halves, skinless and boneless, cream of mushroom...
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Bahama Breeze's Citrus Butter Sauce
Made with salt and white pepper, sugar, olive oil, shallots, white wine, orange juice, butter
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Arlington Inn Vermont Maple Syrup Cheesecake
Made with heavy cream, vanilla extract, eggs, graham crackers, butter, cream cheese, maple syrup
Method: oven
Time: over 5 hours
Lawry's Creamed Spinach
Made with bacon, onion, all-purpose flour, seasoned salt, seasoned pepper, garlic powder, milk, frozen spinach
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Ruby Tuesday's Creamy Raspberry Vinaigrette Dressing
Made with olive oil, black pepper, salt, balsamic vinegar, red wine vinegar, raspberry preserves, honey, whipping cream, garlic
Time: 30-60 minutes
Angry Trout Cafe Grilled Lake Superior Trout
Made with lime, olive oil, lime juice, red onion, tarragon, salt, white pepper, lake-trout fillets
Method: outdoor grill
Time: under 30 minutes
Longhi's Macadamia Nut Pie
Made with whipped cream, deep-dish pie crust or puff pastry, eggs, brown sugar, light corn syrup, butter, macadamia nuts
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
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
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
Truluck's Cream Of Poblano Soup
Made with salt, butter, poblano peppers, onion, carrots, all-purpose flour, water, chicken stock, half and half, cilantro
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Olive Garden's Seafood Pasta Chowder
Made with parsley, green onions, dry white wine, water, miniature pasta bow-ties or shells, crab meat, butter or margarine, fresh mushrooms, Knorr Newburg Sauce...
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Marshall Field's Marketplace Deli Asian Chicken Pasta Salad
Made with sesame dressing, fusilli pasta, boneless, skinless chicken breast, fresh pea pods, green onions, mushrooms, Kosher salt and freshly...
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Byerly's Asian Chicken Salad
Made with ginger root, Chinese five spice powder, dry white wine, water, mayonnaise, hoisin sauce, white wine vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, Asian sesame oil
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Threadgill's Garlic Cheese Grits
Made with yellow onion, garlic, water, salt, grits, milk, eggs, butter, American cheese
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
La Fonda on Main's Avocado Poblano Soup
Made with heavy cream, cilantro, poblano chiles, carrots, onion, canola oil, garlic, flour, chicken stock, avocados
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Keeping a can of frozen orange juice concentrate in the freezer means you can make more than just orange juice. Try it in a variety of orange-flavored recipes.
If you're a fan of the menu at this American chain of restaurants which serves a variety of foods such as burgers, steaks, pasta, and seafood then you'll love this collection of copycat recipes.
Pumpkins aren't just for pies or Halloween decorations. These large, orange gourds - while naturally sweet - also work well in savory dishes. They pair well with poultry and pork (and especially bacon) and their creamy-when-cooked texture blends easily into soups.


























































