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Make your favorite restaurant meals at home with these delicious copycat recipes featuring entrees, sides, desserts and beverages.
What do you do when you’re yearning for your favorite restaurant foods but you’re either trying to save money or stuck at home? You make your own!
We have rounded up some of our very favorite foods from both fast food, fast casual and family restaurants and brought you easy recipes so that you can create the delicious dishes at home.
There are recipes from Olive Garden, Chipotle, McDonald’s, Red Lobster, Taco Bell, Sonic, Starbucks, Applebee’s, Chili’s and many more!
Once you start making your own versions, it’s very likely you’ll come to love them even more than takeout or what you would eat in the restaurant.
Another big bonus is that since you are putting in each ingredient yourself you can make changes to suit your own tastes or health concerns.
Whether you like hitting the drive thru for fast food or prefer a sit down meal, we have recipes from all kinds of restaurants.
From main courses, to side dishes, to desserts – and even beverages – we have a little bit of everything. Dive in and enjoy!
Let us know – what is YOUR favorite restaurant recipe?
You can make your favorite restaurant foods at home with these copycat recipes. The good news is that they might turn out even BETTER than the restaurant! Make your Chipotle favorite at home with this Copycat Chipotle Barbacoa Recipe made easily in the slow cooker. Use these secret tips to create a copycat Taco Bell Mexican Pizza recipe that tastes just like the restaurant - but homemade and BETTER! Make your favorite Chili's steak fajitas at home with this easy copycat recipe combining beef, peppers and onions. Make this restaurant favorite at home with our copycat Red Lobster biscuit recipe! Using the air fryer to make Cheddar Bay Biscuits, brings that delicious restaurant favorite right into your house. They're SO GOOD! Ground beef and an amazing blend of spices makes this Wendy's Chili recipe a favorite. Only a few simple ingredients are needed to whip up this creamy and delicious version of Olive Garden's Alfredo sauce in minutes. With this Copycat McDonald's Big Mac recipe, you can create the famous Big Mac AND the special sauce right at home! It is easy to make and delicious! Photo Credit:frazzlednfrugal.com Make these crispy, crunchy and savory bites of chicken as a delicious lunch for the kids or dinner for the whole family. This Copycat Panera Tomato Bisque Soup Recipe is perfect served before dinner or with a grilled cheese sandwich for a hearty lunch! Learn how to make a McGriddle with a special secret that makes it the best McDonald's copycat recipe you'll find! These McGriddles are easy to make and DELICIOUS! Photo Credit:chicnsavvyreviews.net KFC shines when it comes to its coleslaw! You can make this creamy, tangy side dish yourself - and it's easy to do. This Copycat Olive Garden Spaghetti Sauce Recipe is easy to make with only minimal ingredients. This copycat Olive Garden breadstick recipe calls for a few simple ingredients and no special equipment. You will be a breadstick-making pro in no time! These rolls are smell and taste amazing fresh out of the oven. There's even a recipe for the must-have cinnamon honey butter. When it comes to fast food desserts, it's hard to compete with the McDonald's Apple Pie. Now you can make your own version at home with this Copycat McDonalds Apple Pie Recipe! Photo Credit:chicnsavvyreviews.net Make this mall and food court favorite at home with this mouth-watering recipe for Copycat Cinnabon Cinnamon Rolls! Homemade at home tastes even better. Starbucks has one of the best banana breads around. Luckily it's very easy to make your own (and you can add as many walnuts as you want!) Get the sweet and delicious taste of s'mores blended up in this creamy coffee drink. This is my go-to drink at Starbucks! It's the perfect blend of sweet and lemon-tang. I love that I can easily control the amount of sugar in it. This Copycat Sonic Peach Iced Tea recipe is SO super easy to make you won't believe it! The best part is, you can have this delicious treat at home any time you want it - all you need is tea, fresh peaches and sugar.Copycat Chipotle Barbacoa Recipe
Copycat Taco Bell Mexican Pizza Recipe
Copycat Red Lobster Biscuit Recipe - Air Fryer Cheddar Bay Biscuits
Copycat Olive Garden Alfredo Sauce Recipe: Creamy and Delicious
Copycat McDonald's Big Mac Recipe
Copycat Chick-Fil-A Nuggets Recipe
Copycat Panera Bread Tomato Bisque Soup
Easy McGriddle Recipe – McDonald’s Copycat
KFC Copycat Coleslaw Recipe
Copycat Olive Garden Breadstick Recipe
Copycat Texas Roadhouse Rolls and Cinnamon Honey Butter Recipe
Copycat McDonalds Apple Pie Recipe
Copycat Cinnabon Cinnamon Rolls Recipe
Copycat Starbucks S’mores Frappuccino Recipe
Copycat Starbucks Iced Passion Tea Lemonade Recipe
Copycat Sonic Peach Iced Tea
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