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
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.
jump to the recipes
White Gull Inn Balsamic Vinaigrette Salad
Guadalajara Cilantro Rice
Made with fresh cilantro, green bell peppers, rice, water, chicken stock base, butter, red bell peppers
Method: oven, microwave
Time: 30-60 minutes
Milano Cookies
Made with semisweet chocolate or bittersweet chocolate, almond extract, egg, almonds, sugar, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, butter
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
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
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
Every day we send out a featured recipe and our editor's favorite picks. Don't miss out!
Red Lobster's Dungeness Crab Bisque
Made with fresh parsley, salt, onion, butter, flour, chicken broth, half and half, Dungeness crab meat
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
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
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
Cameron Diaz's Garlicky Lemon Chicken With Broccolini
Made with boneless, skinless chicken breast, broccolini, salt, garlic powder, black pepper, all-purpose flour, brown rice, garlic, lemon zest, egg
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Elvis Presley's Tomato And Gruyere Fritters
Made with oil, gruyere cheese, tomatoes, all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, egg, Worcestershire sauce
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Applebee's Vegetable Medley
Made with zucchini, yellow squash, carrots, red bell pepper, red onions, corn cob, salt, butter or margarine, garlic, Worcestershire sauce
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Bojangles' Cajun Rice
Made with chicken broth, long grain white rice, chicken gizzards, butter, Cajun seasoning
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Amy Ruth's Home-Style Southern Cuisine Special Chicken
Made with bay leaf, tomato, whole fryer chicken, flour, salt, black pepper, green bell pepper, onion, sage, chives
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Planet Hollywood's Bananas Foster Cheesecake
Made with cream cheese, eggs, vanilla paste or extract, sugar, sour cream, butter, brown sugar
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 1-2 hours
P.F. Chang's Roasted Chicken Cantonese-Style
Made with water, baking soda, whole fresh chicken, fresh ginger root, five spice powder, green onions, star anise, bean sauce, orange peel
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Black Kettle Pasta with Garlic Butter
Made with Parmesan cheese, angel hair pasta, butter, white wine, lemon juice, garlic, white pepper, garlic salt, chives
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Fanara's Italian Restaurant Crab Seafood Pasta Salad
Made with pasta shells, salt, mayonnaise, imitation crab meat, buttermilk, green onions, lemon, onion powder, garlic, seasoned salt
Method: stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
Bennigan's Almond Joy Candy Bar Drink
Craving a sweet treat that's also a drink? This copycat Bennigan's Almond Joy candy bar cocktail is the perfect solution that tastes like an Almond Joy candy bar.
Time: under 30 minutes
Chili's Chicken Enchilada Soup
Made with vegetable oil, chicken base, yellow onions, cumin, chili powder, garlic, cayenne pepper, masa harina, water, tomatoes
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Denny's Bacon Caesar Burger
Made with Caesar dressing, bacon, hamburger bun, hamburger patty, Romaine lettuce, dill pickles, red onion, tomato, Monterey jack cheese
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Cracker Barrel's Cherry Chocolate Cobbler
Made with nuts, flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, butter, semisweet chocolate morsels, milk, egg, cherry pie filling
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Hooter's Special Dipping Sauce for Wings
Made with ketchup, Tabasco sauce, brown sugar
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Classic Green Goddess Dressing
A very traditional version of the classic Green Goddess salad dressing made with parsley, green onions, garlic, anchovies, tarragon, mayo, vinegar, and sour cream.
Time: under 30 minutes
Red Lobster's Broiled Dill Salmon
Made with salmon steaks, butter or olive oil, lemon juice, salt, fresh dill, red pepper
Method: oven
Time: under 30 minutes
Umberto's Roasted Cauliflower Soup
Made with heavy cream, bay leaf, fresh thyme, cauliflower, garlic, shallots, olive oil, chicken broth, water
Method: oven, stovetop
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
Outback Steakhouse Queensland Chicken & Shrimp
Made with milk, butter, cream, poultry seasoning, cayenne, white pepper, onion powder, white wine, garlic powder, linguine
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Churchtown Inn's Oatmeal Custard
Made with heavy cream, milk or half and half, eggs, sugar, salt, vanilla extract, oatmeal, nutmeg, raisins
Time: 30-60 minutes
River Run Restaurant All-Purpose BBQ Sauce
Made with water, onion, ketchup, cider vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, dry mustard, black pepper, cayenne pepper, chili powder, garlic
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Bogus Creek Cafe French Market Ham & Bean Soup
Made with barley, lentils, bean mixture, smoked ham hocks or ham, tomatoes, water, onion, green bell pepper, celery
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Morton's Hot Upside Down Apple Pie
Made with cinnamon, ground nutmeg, corn starch, water, unsalted butter, sugar, eggs
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Chris Noth's Fish And Chips With Chipotle Avocado Dip
Made with avocados, mayonnaise, sour cream, chipotle in adobo, flour, salt, pepper, eggs, milk, firm white fish
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Gulliver's Creamed Corn
Made with Parmesan cheese, flour, ears corn, whipping cream, salt, sugar, MSG, butter or margarine
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Threadgill's Garlic Cheese Grits
Made with yellow onion, garlic, water, salt, grits, milk, eggs, butter, American cheese
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Dean Martin's Caviar Potato Appetizers
Made with caviar, baking potatoes, sour cream, onion salt
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Dillard House Buttermilk Gingerbread with Lemon Sauce
Made with ground cinnamon, ground ginger, baking soda, buttermilk, cornstarch, salt, sugar, water, lemon rind
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Inn at the Park's Praline Apple Bread
Made with sugar, sour cream, eggs, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, apple, pecans
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Taco Bell A.1. Steak House Wrap
Made with flour tortillas, steak sauce, onion, garlic, hot pepper sauce, beef round steak, bell pepper strips
Method: oven, outdoor grill
Time: under 30 minutes
Bogey Hills Country Club Grandma's Apple Crisp
Made with cinnamon, salt, oatmeal, brown sugar, butter, flour, sugar, apples
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Sour Cream and Chive Potato Soup
This recipe comes from the Cambridge Country Inn and Pub in Cambridge, Wisconsin. It's one of their most popular menu items.
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Casa Mia's Pasta Puttanesca
Made with olive oil, garlic, mushrooms, red bell pepper, green bell pepper, pepperoncini, anchovies, black olives, butter
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Coyote Cafe's Spicy Grilled Shrimp and Melon Salad
Made with dried chilies de arbol, olive oil, salt, garlic, cilantro, lime juice, shrimp, watermelon, cantaloupe, and honeydew mix, sugar, mint leaves
Method: outdoor grill
Time: 2-5 hours
Wisteria's Molasses-Rubbed Pork Tenderloin
Made with brown sugar, salt, black pepper, rosemary, vegetable oil, apples, onion, garlic
Method: outdoor grill, stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
El Jarro's Roasted Poblano And Corn Soup
Made with corn, poblano chiles, butter, garlic, red bell pepper, chives, cream cheese, heavy cream, chicken broth, white pepper
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Red Lobster's Grouper Siciliano
Made with bread crumbs, grouper fillets, butter, garlic
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: under 30 minutes
Grand Central Station Oyster Bar's Beer-Battered Shrimp
Made with oil, eggs, beer, corn oil, soy sauce or tamari, shrimp, flour
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Suzanne Somers' Sauteed Spinach With Garlic and Olive Oil
Made with salt, olive oil, garlic, spinach
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Red Lobster's Grilled Shrimp Kabobs
Made with salt and pepper, butter, garlic, onion, tomatoes, zucchini, shrimp
Method: stovetop, outdoor grill
Time: under 30 minutes
Brit's Pub Hearts Of Artichoke With Dip
Made with egg yolks, milk, artichoke hearts, flour, breadcrumbs, oil, mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, sour cream
Method: deep fryer
Time: under 30 minutes
Beans & Barley Restaurant's Egg Salad
Made with white pepper, eggs, mayonnaise, celery seed, salt
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
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.
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.
In a cooking rut? Try one of these taste-tested, family-approved recipes using ground beef.