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
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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Columbia Restaurant Filet Steak
Kathie Lee's Seafood Salad
Made with lettuce, salt and pepper, lemons, cooked shrimp, sea legs, mayonnaise, parsley, celery
Time: 1-2 hours
Red Lobster's Shrimp Salad
Made with cantaloupe, cooked shrimp, lemon juice, mayonnaise, parsley, Old Bay seasoning, celery
Time: 30-60 minutes
Armstrong's Turkey Devonshire
Made with paprika, Armstrong's cheese sauce, sourdough, tomato, sliced turkey meat
Method: oven
Time: under 30 minutes
Loretta Lynn's Apple Turnovers
Made with confectioners' sugar, apple pie filling, all-purpose flour, sugar, salt, cinnamon, shortening, water
Method: oven
Time: under 30 minutes
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Union Square Cafe's Caramel Banana Tart
Made with egg yolk, vanilla extract, salt, all-purpose flour, sugar, light corn syrup, butter, bananas
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Benihana Sesame Chicken
Made with salt and pepper, sesame seeds, lemon juice, soybean oil, skinned, boneless chicken breast half, mushrooms, soy sauce
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Bublitz's Family Restaurant Cherry Dream Bars
Made with whipped cream, brown sugar, white cake mix, margarine or butter, rolled oats, egg, cherry pie filling, nuts
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Buca Di Beppo Filet Cacciatore
Made with mushrooms, garlic, capers, oregano, sherry, tomato sauce, tomato paste, olive oil, onion
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Glen Echo Country Club's Minnesota Wild Rice Soup With Smoked Turkey
Made with beef stock, carrots, celery, onion, bay leaf, chicken stock, olive oil, ham, smoked turkey, thyme
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Oprah's Favorite Turkey Burgers
Made with parsley, lemon, Tabasco sauce, green onion, celery, Granny Smith apple, canola or peanut oil, ground turkey, salt, black pepper
Method: outdoor grill, stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Claim Jumper Crunchy Spinach Salad
Made with Roma tomato, crispy shallot and green onion, sesame seeds, spinach, pecan brittle, fried angel hair pasta, fried wonton strips, feta cheese, red onion...
Time: under 30 minutes
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
Gadsby's Tavern Sally Lunn
Made with water, flour, active dry yeast, shortening, sugar, milk, salt, egg
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Red Lobster's Biscuits Without Bisquick
Made with fresh parsley, garlic, flour, salt, baking powder, powdered sugar, shortening, milk, cheddar cheese, margarine
Method: oven
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
Denny's Chicken Fajita Breakfast Skillet
Made with guacamole, sour cream, boneless skinless chicken breast halves, home fries or hash browns, fajita seasoning, bell pepper, onion, eggs, half and half...
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Black Kettle's Pepper Steak
Made with vegetable oil, butter, garlic, garlic salt, green bell peppers, fresh mushrooms, dried oregano, salt and pepper, beef tenderloin
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 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
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
Yia Yia's Hot Chocolate Souffle
Made with egg yolks, eggs, unsalted butter, bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, sugar, cornstarch
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: over 5 hours
Ponderosa Steakhouse Seafood Penne Pasta Salad
Made with milk, ranch salad dressing, sour cream, imitation crab meat, onions, green bell peppers, celery, penne pasta
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Little Debbie Bars
Made with devil's food cake mix, flour, milk, salt, sugar, shortening, butter, vanilla extract
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
House of Blues Green Gator Cocktail
Made with pineapple juice, melon liqueur, coconut rum
Time: under 30 minutes
Grape Nuts Cereal
Made with salt, vinegar, whole wheat flour, baking soda, brown sugar, milk
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Old Bay Seasoning
Made with mace, hungarian paprika, whole cloves, mustard seed, cardamom, bay leaves, black peppercorns, celery seed
Time: under 30 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
Chart House Mud Pie
Made with fudge sauce, Nabisco chocolate wafers, butter, coffee ice cream
Time: over 5 hours
Olive Garden's Capellini Primavera
Made with garlic, water, beef bouillon granules, crushed tomatoes, sun-dried tomatoes, fresh parsley, oregano, red pepper flakes, ground rosemary, angel hair pasta
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Caputo's Lamb Cacciatore
Made with olive oil, red onions, garlic, sage, leg of lamb, white wine, Italian-style tomatoes, salt and freshly ground black pepper, red pepper flakes, egg yolks
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Local Boyz Fried Rice
This is a copycat recipe of Local Boyz Hawaiian Cafe's fried rice. The kalua pig gives it a distinct Hawaiian flair. It also has bacon and Portuguese sausage making it an extra...
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Frank Sinatra's Sausage And Peppers
Made with salt and pepper, hot Italian sausage, green bell peppers, red wine, olive oil
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Dom Deluise's Outrageous Yum-Yum Cake
Made with baking soda, sugar, egg, butter, sour cream, water, vanilla extract, cocoa powder, semi sweet chocolate chips
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Dairy Queen Ice Cream Pudding Mix Version
Made with milk, vanilla extract, sugar, eggs, vanilla instant pudding mix, Cool Whip
Time: 2-5 hours
Panda Express Spicy Chicken
Made with onion, red bell pepper, peanuts, chile pepper, chayote squash, ginger, garlic, red chile pepper, vegetable oil, cooking wine
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Bob Evans' Stuffed Caramel Banana Pecan Cream Pancakes
Made with whipped topping, powdered sugar, caramel sauce, banana, honey roasted pecans, pancake batter, cream cheese, prepared vanilla pudding
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Famous Dave's Blackened Catfish & Shrimp
Made with butter, Cajun seasoning, catfish fillets, shrimp
Method: outdoor grill, stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Olive Garden Pesto Ravioli
Made with parsley, salt and pepper, chicken ravioli, butter, garlic, basil, pine nuts
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
California Pizza Kitchen Grilled Eggplant Cheeseless Pizza
Made with sun-dried tomatoes, olive oil, soy sauce, cayenne pepper, cumin, Japanese eggplants, pizza dough, red onion, fresh cilantro, fresh...
Method: outdoor grill
Time: under 30 minutes
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
Bennigan's Linguini Diablo
A copycat recipe for Bennigan's restaurant's popular linguine diablo. Made with a trio of seafood, homemade marinara, garlic lemon butter sauce, and served with linguine.
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
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
Outback Steakhouse's Coral Reef Rita
Made with margarita salt, lime juice, lime, tequila, triple sec, sweet and sour mix, cranberry juice, Grand Marnier
Time: under 30 minutes
Hacienda Restaurant's Crabmeat Enchiladas
Made with bell pepper, salt, Serrano pepper, garlic, Colby and Jack cheese, ground cumin, red pepper, black pepper
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Ritz-Carlton Butternut Squash Soup
Made with salt and pepper, nutmeg, olive oil, shallots, onion, butternut squash
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Stuffing Like Boston Market
Made with unseasoned croutons, carrots, mushrooms, chicken broth, celery, sage, poultry seasoning, chicken bouillon granules, butter, English muffins
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Commander's Palace Crab Omelette
Made with crabmeat, scallions, seafood seasoning, hollandaise sauce, eggs, butter
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Princess Diana's Wedding Cake
Made with sugar, vanilla extract, flour, cinnamon, baking soda, crushed pineapple, bananas, apples, coconut, nuts
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Bennigan's Ale House Shrimp And Pasta
Made with shrimp, penne pasta, butter or margarine, mushrooms, red onion, garlic, Irish brown ale, white sauce mix, milk, cherry tomatoes
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
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