42 Easy Copycat Recipes You’ll Regret Not Trying Sooner
Everyone has their favorite restaurants and, of course, their preferred dishes from those eateries. No matter if you’re crazy about Taco Bell, a Panera lover, a Cracker Barrel fanatic, or you simply adore Chipotle, there are numerous flavorful copycat recipes just waiting for you to recreate them. This way, you can indulge in all your favorite flavors without even stepping foot in a restaurant!
Copycat Ikea Swedish Meatballs
Try making these delicious copycat Ikea Swedish meatballs at home and enjoy the same great taste as the ones you find in the store.
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Tomatillo Red Chili Salsa – Copycat Chipotle Hot Salsa
Make your own fresh tomatillo red chili salsa with this easy copycat Chipotle recipe that’s perfect as a snack or appetizer with chips or crackers, and goes great with steak, chicken, or any south-of-the-border inspired meal.
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Chicken Enchilada Soup – Chili’s Copycat
This Chili’s copycat chicken enchilada soup recipe is easy, tasty, and perfect for any night of the week. It can be made with rotisserie or leftover chicken.
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Black Pepper Chicken – Copycat Panda Express
Make restaurant-style black pepper chicken at home in just 30 minutes with this delicious copycat Panda Express recipe. Satisfy your Asian food cravings with this easy and flavorful stir-fry.
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Pasta Da Vinci – Cheesecake Factory Copycat
Make this delicious Cheesecake Factory copycat pasta da vinci at home with your Instant Pot. You won’t be disappointed with this simple chicken-based pasta dish that tastes just like the restaurant version.
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Starbucks Homemade Pink Drink Copycat
This homemade Starbucks pink drink gives you all the flavor of the store-bought drink but for less money. And you can pick your sweetness!
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PF Chang’s Fried Rice Copycat
Satisfy your cravings for PF Chang’s fried rice with this mouth-watering copycat recipe that’s easy to make at home. Enjoy a blend of rice, fresh veggies, and a rich, sweet Chinese-inspired sauce in every bite.
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Italian Penne Rosa Pasta
If you’re looking for a quick and easy weeknight dinner, try making this one-pot Penne Rosa Pasta (Noodles and Company copycat) with a creamy tomato sauce. This comforting and filling Italian dish is both tasty and satisfying.
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Truffle Nacho Loaded Fries – Taco Bell Copycat
You are going to love all the flavors in this Taco Bell truffle nacho-loaded fries recipe. It’s made with thick-cut steak fries, strip steak, cheese, and more, for an incredible flavour in every mouthful.
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Wok Seared Steak And Shrimp
You’ll love this Panda Express copycat recipe for wok-seared steak and shrimp. It’s like an Asian surf and turf with beef and shrimp. Enjoy this copycat steak bites and shrimp stir fry for lunch or dinner, or make it to impress your friends.
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Crispy Crusted Chicken Romano
Crusted Chicken Romano is ready in under 30 minutes! The best chicken cutlets pan-fried with a crispy and flavorful romano cheese breading.
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Alice Springs Chicken Recipe (Outback Copycat)
This copycat Alice Springs chicken recipe is loaded with bacon, cheese, mushrooms, and a rich honey mustard sauce. It’s delicious!
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Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch Copycat
This copycat Taco Bell cheesy gordita crunch recipe has all the delicious flavors of the original, but it’s even better!
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Copycat Olive Garden Salad and Dressing
This Copycat Olive Garden salad and dressing uses a delicious blend of herbs and spices that will elevate any salad to the next level. Made with fresh ingredients, this dressing has a tangy and slightly sweet flavor that will complement any mix of greens.
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Smoke Baja Chipotle Southwest Sauce
Elevate tacos, sandwiches, and burgers with this easy Baja chipotle southwest sauce recipe that is a delicious copycat from Subway.
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Olive Garden Meatballs
This copycat Olive Garden meatballs recipe has all the flavor of our favorite meatballs inside tender, juicy, perfectly cooked meatballs.
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Homestyle KFC Mashed Potato Bowl Recipe
Make this copycat KFC Mashed Potato Bowl for a delicious homemade famous KFC chicken bowl with layers of potatoes, corn, cheese, gravy and chicken.
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Costco Orange Chicken Copycat
This Costo orange chicken copycat tastes just as good, if not better, than the orange chicken from Costco. It’s so good and so easy!
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Sourdough Breakfast Sandwich (Dunkin Copycat)
This copycat sourdough breakfast sandwich has all the flavors we love about the Dunkin version, but it’s so much better! It is also so easy to make.
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Louisiana Chicken Pasta
This copycat Cheesecake Factory Louisiana Chicken Pasta features crispy chicken cutlets atop a creamy, flavorful pasta. It’s so good!
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Copycat Olive Garden Alfredo Recipe
This deliciously easy Copycat Olive Garden Alfredo recipe tastes just like the restaurant’s favorite and is on the table in under 30 minutes!
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Copycat Neiman Marcus Million Dollar Dip
Copycat Neiman Marcus Million Dollar Dip is just as tasty as the iconic original. This Neiman Marcus cheese dip is so tasty and so versatile.
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Copycat KFC Chicken
No one makes fried chicken quite like KFC and their 11 herbs and spices. You can recreate their fried chicken at home with this copycat recipe.
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Mediterranean Tortellini Caprese Salad (Costco Copycat)
This 10-ingredient Costco copycat recipe for Mediterranean Tortellini Caprese Salad is made with only 10 minutes of active prep time!
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Aussie Bites Copycat Recipe
With an undeniably crispy, chewy texture, these Aussie Bites are the perfect homemade replica of the original Costco classic.
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Starbucks Cake Pops (Easy Copycat Recipe)
Create your own Starbucks Cake Pops at home with this easy and delicious recipe! Perfect for any sweet occasion.
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Chicken Madeira
This chicken madeira recipe is even better than the restaurant version! Chicken breasts are smothered in cheese & mushroom sauce, and then served with asparagus.
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Kale Crunch Salad (Chick-Fil-A Copycat)
This homemade kale crunch salad recipe is made with curly kale, crunchy green cabbage, roasted almonds, and a homemade apple dijon dressing.
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Copycat Chipotle Corn Salsa Recipe
Learn how to make Chipotle corn salsa! This copycat Chipotle corn salsa recipe is easy and tastes just like the real deal.
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Trader Joe’s Curried Chicken Salad
Copycat Trader Joe’s White Chicken Deli Salad – a curried chicken salad recipe that makes for an easy lunch and is loaded with flavor!
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Starbucks Pumpkin Scones Recipe
This copycat Starbucks Pumpkin Scone recipe makes fluffy, light, and moist scones that are even better than the ones at Starbucks!
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Copycat Texas Roadhouse Butter
Copycat Texas Roadhouse butter is cinnamon honey butter that tastes just like the real deal. It takes 5 ingredients and 5 minutes to make.
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Copycat Cracker Barrel Coca-Cola Cake
This copycat Cracker Barrel Coca-Cola cake recipe offers a taste explosion – especially when topped with vanilla ice cream!
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Carnitas Burrito Bowls
These Carnitas Burrito Bowls are just like Chipotle but even better! They’re gluten-free with dairy-free and meal prep ahead options as well.
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Chipotle Chicken (Chipotle Copycat Recipe)
This Chipotle Chicken (Healthy Copycat Recipe) is better than Chipotle with way more flavor. It’s paleo, gluten-free, and dairy free too.
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Copycat Mcdonald’s Shamrock Shake
This Copycat Shamrock Shake is SO easy to make and has just 4 simple ingredients! Perfect for a special treat any day of the week!
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The Famous La Scala Chopped Salad Recipe
This famous La Scala Salad recipe has been served at the iconic Beverly Hills restaurant since the 1950s! Ready in just 20 minutes.
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Chipotle Barbacoa Beef Copycat
This chipotle barbacoa beef copycat is bursting with smoky, rich flavor. It’s slow cooked in rich adobo to use in tacos, burritos, and more.
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Strawberry Matcha Latte Recipe
This easy copycat Strawberry Matcha Latte recipe is the ultimate summertime drink made in just 5 minutes! It’s pure bliss at first sip.
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Acorn Squash Soup Recipe
This is a creamy vegan roasted acorn squash soup with roasted carrots. Copycat Panera’s Autumn squash soup. Soul-warming soup.
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Healthy Turkey Chili Recipe (Panera Bread Copycat)
You will love this Panera bread turkey chili recipe! It has amazing flavor with a mild spice and smoky flavor and it’s loaded with nutritious ingredients.
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Louisiana Voodoo Fries (Wingstop Copycat)
Louisiana Voodoo Fries make all other cheesy spuds pale in comparison. All of the zesty flavors characteristic of ranch dressing are stirred together with cayenne and white pepper to bring some heat to a creamy cheddar topping.
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