Made with yellow onion, garlic, water, salt, grits, milk, eggs, butter, American cheese
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 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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Threadgill's Garlic Cheese Grits
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
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
21 Club Rice Pudding
Made with raisins, milk, heavy cream, salt, vanilla bean, long-grained rice, sugar, egg yolk, whipped cream
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
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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
India Restaurant's Seafood Mango Curry
Made with tiger shrimp, mussels, garlic, ginger, onions, tomatoes, fresh cilantro, turmeric, chili powder, Indian spice
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Guadalajara Spanish Rice
Made with paprika, black pepper, ground cumin, lard, rice, water, green bell pepper, onion, tomato, chicken bouillon granules
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Beaches and Sandals' Rice and Beans
Made with salt and ground black pepper, sugar, salt, water, dried kidney beans, coconut milk, garlic, scallions, fresh thyme, rice
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Cock 'n' Bull Restaurant's Cornbread Stuffing with Sausage and Apples
Made with rosemary, thyme, cornbread, bread, chicken stock, apple, parsley, poultry seasoning, salt, black pepper
Method: stovetop
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
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
Tapp's Brewpub and Steakhouse Beer Potato Soup
Made with roux, chicken stock, butter, garlic, green onions, celery, potatoes, beer, sugar, chicken bouillon
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Paradise Cafe's Black Bean Chili
Made with fresh jalapeno, garlic, chili powder, salt, cumin, ground coriander, cayenne pepper, crushed tomatoes, black beans, diced green chilies
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Abuelo's Cilantro Lime Soup
Made with canola oil, onion, tomato, garlic, oregano, chili powder, salt, hot chiles, corn, chicken broth
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Shoney's Broccoli Casserole
Made with cheddar cheese, ritz crackers, broccoli florets, velveeta cheese, eggs, rice, half and half, salt, black pepper, non-stick cooking spray
Method: oven, microwave
Time: 30-60 minutes
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
Salt Lick's Fajitas With Grilled Vegetables
Made with salsa, olive oil, lime juice, tequila, garlic, red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, red onion, flour tortillas, taco cheese
Method: outdoor grill
Time: 2-5 hours
Barack Obama's Baked Beef Stew
Made with water, red wine or beef broth, quick-cooking tapioca, sugar, seasoned salt, browning sauce, dried marjoram, black pepper, beef stew meat, red potatoes
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Charlie's Steak House Cheese Spread
Made with Worcestershire sauce, dry mustard, cream cheese, onions, ketchup, sour cream or milk, sweet relish, salt and pepper, stuffed olives, garlic
Time: 2-5 hours
Subway Orchard Chicken Salad
Made with celery salt and fresh black pepper, Fuji apple, Granny Smith apple, lemon juice, chopped cooked chicken breast, celery, dried cranberries, mayonnaise
Time: 1-2 hours
Applebee's Road Runner
The Road Runner cocktail, an Applebee's classic, is fruity and colorful drink made with a mixture of rum, blackberry and banana liqueurs, grenadine, and sweet and sour, topped...
Time: under 30 minutes
Woodstock Inn & Resort Sweet Potato Bisque
Made with whipped cream, salt and pepper, sweet potatoes, chicken stock, ground nutmeg, cinnamon sticks, cloves, maple syrup, heavy cream, dry sherry
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Aldi Chili
Made with red bell pepper, onion, roma tomatoes, ground or fresh cinnamon, cocoa powder, chili powder, garlic, honey or brown sugar, bay leaves, salt
Method: stovetop
Time: over 2 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
Applebee's Quesadillas
Made with picante sauce, guacamole, sour cream, bacon, flour tortilla, butter, pico de gallo, colby/monterey jack cheese
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Brennan's Salad with Herb Dressing
Made with Boston or romaine lettuce, avocados, cooked artichoke bottoms, fresh mushrooms, cooked beets, snow peas, olive oil, shallots, fresh dill
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
White Gull Inn Cracked Black Pepper Crusted New York Strip with Whiskey Cream Sauce
Made with salt, Worcestershire sauce, whipping cream, black peppercorns, New York strip steaks, butter, whiskey
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
George Washington's She-Crab Soup
Made with heavy cream, dry sherry, nutmeg, crab meat with crab eggs, butter, yellow onions, flour, milk, salt and pepper
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
De Zwaan Cafe Dutch Apple Cake
Made with sugar, eggs, applesauce, all-purpose flour, ground cinnamon, baking soda, salt, ground cloves, apples, raisins
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Anthony's Cajun Popcorn Shrimp with Cajun Tartar Sauce
Made with fresh shrimp, whole milk, eggs, all-purpose flour, corn meal, Cajun spice mix, dried thyme, oil, tartar sauce
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Connie Stevens' Italian Meat Sauce
Made with water, onion, garlic, sweet basil, olive oil, salt and pepper, ground beef, tomato puree, tomato sauce, tomato paste
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
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
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
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
Red Lobster's Shrimp Nachos
Made with pickled jalapeno pepper, cilantro, tortilla chips, pico de gallo, milk, cream cheese, Colby-Jack cheese, salad shrimp, water, Old Bay seasoning
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Olive Garden Salad Mix
Made with Parmesan cheese, tomato, mixed salad greens, red onion, black olives, banana peppers, croutons
Time: under 30 minutes
Applebee's Bananaberry Freeze
Made with strawberries, whipped cream, frozen sweetened sliced strawberries, pina colada mix, ice, bananas
Time: under 30 minutes
Olive Garden Cheese Ravioli with Fresh Vegetables
Made with salt and freshly cracked pepper, parsley, cheese ravioli, olive oil, garlic, roasted red peppers, zucchini, black olives, chicken broth...
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
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
Black Eyed Pea Broccoli Cheese Soup
Made with black pepper, fresh broccoli, salt, cornstarch, water, half and half, Velveeta cheese
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Camelback Inn Apple and Dried Cherry Chutney
Made with cider vinegar, butter, brown sugar, Red Delicious apple, dried cherries, red bell pepper, green bell pepper, garlic, shallot, fresh sage
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Indigo Restaurant's Shrimp Lumpia with Chipotle Aioli
Made with flour, water, spring roll wrappers, vegetable oil, garlic, olive oil, mayonnaise
Method: oven, stovetop, deep fryer
Time: 2-5 hours
Asa Ransom House's Roman Apple Cake
Made with sugar, shortening, butter, salt, mace, cinnamon, egg, skim milk, baking soda, cake flour
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Turtle Crossing's Thai Chicken Fancy Wrap
Made with sour cream, Thai sauce, mango, jalapenos, limes, red onion, red bell pepper, olive oil, chipotle pepper sauce or Tabasco sauce
Method: outdoor grill, stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Palomino's Dungeness Crab and Marinated Artichoke Dip
Made with crackers or thin bread slices, bread crumbs, butter or margarine, parsley, fresh rosemary, fresh basil, fresh thyme, fresh oregano, fresh...
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
White Gull Inn Sun-Dried Tomato-Cauliflower-Cheddar Soup
Made with cheddar cheese, whipping cream, butter, celery, onion, sun-dried tomatoes, flour, dried thyme, chicken broth, cauliflower
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
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
Lake Austin Spa Tamale Soup
Made with garlic, chicken stock, diced tomato, tomato puree, zucchini, corn, garbanzo beans, adobo paste, masa harina de maiz
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Beer makes batters better, meat more tender, and sauces more flavorful.
It may look like a sad little package shoved in the back of your freezer, but frozen spinach actually has a lot of culinary uses (and some may surprise you).
Not to be confused with evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk is very sweet (and very sticky) and used primarily in desserts.


























































