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These Favorite Copycat Recipes are for sauces, sides and meals. Sometimes you don’t have time to make it to your favorite restaurant and these recipes give you the opportunity to enjoy the same comforting experience at home.
You’ll find something for everyone in these copycat recipes. Everything from Chipotle to Olive Garden to KFC and even your favorite deli pasta salad.
Home cooks often create copycat recipes for a variety of reasons. You may want to adjust the recipes for dietary restrictions or money is tight or simply to test your culinary skills.
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Whatever the reason, these recipes can serve as a starting point for experimentation and customization, allowing you to add your own twist to a beloved dish.
Recipes for Sauces and Sides
Broccoli Cheddar Pasta Salad Recipe
This Broccoli Cheddar Pasta Salad Recipe is what happens when you can't get to Walmart to get your favorite deli pasta salad, going one step further by using healthier ingredients too!
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Zesty Chipotle Salsa
Craving that spicy salsa from Chipotle? This recipe makes it at home for all of your cravings!
Chili’s Salsa Copycat Recipe
This Chili's Salsa Copycat Recipe answers the question, "Can I make this at home?" Yes, you can and it's so easy!
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Subway Sweet Onion Sauce Recipe
No need to go to Subway just for a taste of that amazing onion sauce! This recipe copycats it so you can top all of your sandwiches with it.
Tomatillo Red Chili Sauce Chipotle Copycat
Make your own Tomatillo Red Chili Salsa Chipotle Copycat from scratch and you'll never look back. When you make it yourself, you control your perfect spicy heat level.
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Popeye’s Cajun Fries
I don’t know about you, but I LOVE those cajun fries from Popeyes! This at home version will hit the spot!
Crispy IHOP Potatoes
This recipe mimics those crispy taters from IHOP! So tasty and can be used as a side for any meal, not just breakfast!
Recipes for Copycat Meals
Chipotle Barbacoa Beef Burrito Copycat
This chipotle barbacoa beef copycat is bursting with smoky, rich flavor. It's slow cooked in a homemade adobo sauce for tender, juicy meat to use in tacos, burritos and more.
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Copycat Chipotle Sofritas
This copycat might be a new favorite for anyone with a vegan lifestyle. No need to sacrifice taste!
Air Fryer KFC Copycat Chicken
With loads of herbs and spices this air fryer recipe creates a copycat of KFC crispy chicken. This recipe is just as finger licking good!
Copycat Taco Bell Santa Fe Chalupa
There is nothing like a Taco Bell Chalupa! This recipe hits it out of the park for a fantastic copycat of the Sante Fe Chalupa!
Zuppa Toscana Copycat
This Zuppa Toscana is every bit as tasty as the version from Olive Garden. Maybe if you are lucky, you will have leftovers for lunch the next day as well!
Primos Copycat Eggplant Sandwich
Craving a veggie-based meal? This copycat eggplant sandwich tastes just like the one from Primos!
Olive Garden Alfredo
This alfredo sauce replicates that decadent and delicious sauce we all love from Olive Garden!
Longhorn Copycat Parmesan Crusted Chicken
In the mood for some Longhorn? This recipe makes their famous parm crusted chicken at home!
Cracker Barrel Chicken and Dumplings
Craving comfort? This Cracker Barrel copycat delivers just that! You will love these homemade chicken and dumplings.
Dessert Recipes
Homemade Cosmic Brownies
These homemade brownies are even better than the Little Debbie version! So fudgy!
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Savita says
Your collection of ’15+ Favorite Copycat Recipes’ is a culinary treasure trove! From beloved restaurant classics to popular snacks, each recipe promises to bring the flavors of our favorite dishes right into our kitchens.
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DK Park says
The collection of the recipes’ is just a candy for the eye! Definitely made me add them on my list, thank you for this!
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Gwynn Galvin says
This is such a great collection of recipes. I want to make them all! Thank you!
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Jamie says
Amazing recipes! Love it, thanks for sharing this with us!
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