Made with mayonnaise, iceberg lettuce, sesame seed hamburger bun, cheddar cheese, Red Robin Seasoning or seasoned salt, Hickory-smoked bacon, ground beef
Method: outdoor grill
Time: under 30 minutes
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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Red Robin Bacon Cheeseburger
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
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
EL Torito's Sopa de Tortilla
Made with garlic, chipotle chile en adobo, pickled jalapeno pepper, dried Mexican oregano, cumin, salt, white pepper, zucchini, yellow squash, red bell pepper
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Simon And Seafort's Prime Rib With Horseradish Relish
Made with salt, sugar, cider vinegar, coarse salt, beef prime rib roast, seasoned salt, black pepper, fresh horseradish
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
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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
Old Bay Seasoning
Made with mace, hungarian paprika, whole cloves, mustard seed, cardamom, bay leaves, black peppercorns, celery seed
Time: under 30 minutes
Chart House Mud Pie
Made with fudge sauce, Nabisco chocolate wafers, butter, coffee ice cream
Time: over 5 hours
Lone Star's Amarillo Cheese Fries And Dip
Made with colby jack cheese, bacon, ranch salad dressing, taco seasoning, French fries
Method: oven
Time: under 30 minutes
P.F. Chang's Red Sauce Wontons
Made with pork, carrot, green onion, fresh ginger, oyster sauce, sesame oil, green onions, cilantro, soy sauce
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
1878 Steak House's Beef Forestiere
Made with mushrooms, black pepper, brown sauce, Dijon mustard, dry vermouth, Madeira wine, butter, flour, beef stock or broth
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Antoine's Shrimp Creole
Made with salt and cayenne pepper, bay leaves, shrimp, green bell pepper, onion, tomatoes, thyme, garlic, parsley, paprika
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Walt Disney's Own Chili and Beans
Made with salt and pepper, turmeric, coriander, crushed red pepper flakes, fennel, cloves, cinnamon, Mexican chile pepper, dried ginger
Method: stovetop
Time: over 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
BB Sandwich Bar's New York-Style Philly Cheese Steak
Made with ketchup, cornichons, capers, green peppercorns, celery salt, champagne vinegar, balsamic vinegar, vegetable oil, rib-eye steak
Method: stovetop
Time: over 2 hours
Tootsie Rolls
Made with corn syrup, powdered milk, margarine, cocoa powder, confectioners' sugar, vanilla extract
Time: under 30 minutes
Kit Kat Bars
Made with peanut butter, semisweet chocolate chips, Ritz crackers, graham crackers, brown sugar, sugar, butter or margarine, milk, vanilla extract, butterscotch chips
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Anne Murray's Cherry Cake
Made with milk, butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, almond extract, lemon extract, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Carrabba's Chicken Alfredo Pizza
Made with pizza crust, salt, boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, flour, black pepper, olive oil, garlic, Alfredo sauce, mozzarella cheese, Asiago cheese
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: under 30 minutes
Gadsby's Tavern Sally Lunn
Made with water, flour, active dry yeast, shortening, sugar, milk, salt, egg
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
201 Restaurant & Bar Cream Cheese Crab Cakes
Made with bread crumbs, crab meat, cream cheese, red bell pepper, red onions, celery, hot sauce, Creole seasoning, salt
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
Arnaud's Oysters Bienville
Made with butter, brandy, garlic, cayenne pepper, shallots, salt, heavy cream, Romano cheese, flour, bread crumbs
Method: oven, stovetop
Time:
IHOP Colorado Omelete
Made with water, eggs, roast beef, sweet onions, bell pepper, tomatoes, ham, Cheddar Cheese, bacon, breakfast sausage link
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Cafe Annie's Coffee Extract Cocoa Pecan Brownies
Made with pecans or walnuts, flour, butter, sugar, salt, vanilla extract, coffee extract, cinnamon, eggs, cocoa powder
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
American Bounty Restaurant's Green Apple Cobblers
Made with white Missouri wine, butter, sugar, all-purpose flour, baking powder, milk, eggs, Granny Smith apples
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Boston Chicken Cranberry Sauce
Made with walnuts, cranberry sauce, orange marmalade, ground ginger, fresh cranberries
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Columbia Restaurant Filet Steak
Made with red wine, brown gravy, filet mignon, salt and pepper, bacon, green bell pepper, onion, tomato sauce
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Sylvia's World Famous Talked About Spareribs
Made with Sylvia's original sauce, white wine vinegar, pork spareribs, salt, black pepper, red pepper flakes
Method: oven
Time: over 5 hours
Grape Nuts Cereal
Made with salt, vinegar, whole wheat flour, baking soda, brown sugar, milk
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Ruby Tuesday's Pasta Salad
Pasta salad: the unsung hero of family gatherings and potlucks. This Ruby Tuesday favorite mixes macaroni, ham, and cheese for a restaurant-version of your favorite salad.
Time: 2-5 hours
Outback's Sweet Potato
If you think sweet potatoes are just a side dish, think again; this Outback-inspired recipe turns them into a flavorful star of the meal.
Time: 30-60 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
McCormick & Schmick's Blue Crab Cakes
Made with fresh parsley, blue crab meat, white bread, Worcestershire sauce, salt, dry mustard, black pepper, bay seasoning, pasteurized eggs, mayonnaise
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Applebee's Chicken Fried Chicken
Made with vegetable oil, paprika, black pepper, whole-wheat flour, all-purpose flour, garlic, onion powder, salt, baking powder
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Girl Scout's Samoa Cookies
Made with chocolate chips, coconut, shortbread cookies, butter, sugar, corn syrup, sweetened condensed milk, vanilla extract
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
American Cafe Chili
Made with green bell pepper, garlic, chuck cubes, ground beef, canned plum tomatoes, tomato puree, chili powder, cumin, bay leaves, jalapeno pepper
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Loretta Lynn's Dumplings
Made with broth, chicken, flour, eggs, baking powder, salt, chicken bouillon granules
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Bahama Breeze Paella
Made with green peas, mussels, chicken tenders, jumbo shrimp, jumbo sea scallops, fresh fish, Creole seasoning, olive oil, chicken stock, chorizo
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Cafe 1505 Creamy Cucumber Soup
Made with buttermilk, sour cream, cucumbers, olive oil, white wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar, dill, sugar, salt
Time: 2-5 hours
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
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
Smith & Wollensky Steak Au Poivre
Made with cognac, vegetable oil, filet mignon, butter, salt and pepper, heavy cream, black peppercorns
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Uglesich's Shrimp Uggie
Made with habanero hot sauce, lemon juice, salt, green bell pepper, sweet paprika, red pepper flakes, red onion, Italian flat-leaf parsley, shrimp, red potatoes
Method: stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
Putney Inn's Pinto Bean Ice Cream With Navy And Black Bean Biscotti
Made with half and half, egg yolks, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, dried cherries, cranberry juice, butter, sugar
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
Olive Garden Stuffed Chicken Siena
Made with parsley, egg, heavy cream, chicken breast halves, olive oil, garlic, kalamata olives, green olives
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
The Cheesecake Factory French Toast Napoleon
Made with half and half, egg bread or Challah bread, butter, strawberries, whipped cream, glazed pecans, powdered sugar, maple syrup, eggs
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
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
Ben and Jerry's New York Super Fudge Chunk
Made with heavy or whipping cream, sugar, white chocolate, semisweet chocolate, pecan, walnuts, chocolate covered almonds, unsweetened chocolate, milk, eggs
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Velvet Turtle Restaurant's Pepper Steak
Made with mushrooms, green onion, bacon, salt and pepper, New York strip steak, beef consomme, red wine, butter
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Make your mornings a little less hectic with these overnight breakfast recipes. Prep the night before and enjoy a warm, comforting meal in the morning.
Ah, the unassuming envelope of onion soup mix. It's more than just for onion soup (or dip). It adds tremendous flavor (and convenience) in all these recipes.
This iconic whiskey is a "Jack of all trades" when it comes to cooking. Toss it in some pasta, as a savory dipping sauce, and even bake it into something sweet.


























































