33 irresistible copycat recipes for your favorite meals, made at home

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Enjoy this treasure trove of 33 fantastic copycat recipes, which replicate the flavors of your most-loved meals. From fast food favorites to fine dining delights, bring mouthwatering tastes right to your kitchen.

Olive garden chicken pasta on a fork.
Olive Garden Chicken Pasta. Photo credit: Upstate Ramblings.

Chipotle Barbacoa

Mexican barbacoa in a bowl with rice.
Chipotle Barbacoa. Photo credit: Upstate Ramblings.

This Chipotle Barbacoa recipe brings delicious beefy flavor right to your kitchen. With carefully chosen spices and slow-cooked meat, you’ll achieve that unmistakable flavor that’s a surefire hit for family dinners or gatherings.
Get the Recipe: Chipotle Barbacoa

Cracker Barrel Meatloaf

two slices of meatloaf on a plate with mashed potatoes and carrots.
Cracker Barrel Meatloaf. Photo credit: Upstate Ramblings.

This Cracker Barrel Meatloaf recipe is the ultimate comfort food! Juicy meatloaf is topped with a mouth-watering glaze that will have you coming back for seconds.
Get the Recipe: Cracker Barrel Meatloaf

Chick-fil-a Frosted Lemonade

Closeup of a mug of frosted lemonade with a slice of lemon and two red straws.
Frosted Lemonade. Photo credit: Upstate Ramblings.

This Chick-fil-a Frosted Lemonade copycat recipe captures the essence of the beloved original in every sip! The smooth, creamy texture and the tangy-sweet burst of citrus are a match made in heaven. It’s like summer in a glass, ready in minutes, and perfect for satisfying your craving without leaving the house.
Get the Recipe: Chick-fil-a Frosted Lemonade

Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup

Bowl of copycat Olive Garden chicken gnocchi soup in a bowl with breadsticks in the background.
Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup – Upstate Ramblings.

This Slow Cooker Olive Garden Gnocchi Soup is a fabulous copycat recipe! This creamy soup is the perfect easy-to-make comfort food, full of flavor and a rich broth. Serve this with delicious soup with soft breadsticks, and you won’t even miss the restaurant!
Get the Recipe: Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup

Cracker Barrel Cinnamon Roll Pie

Cinnamon Roll Pie. Photo credit: Upstate Ramblings.
Cinnamon Roll Pie. Photo credit: Upstate Ramblings.

Cinnamon roll pie is an amazing breakfast or dessert treat with warm and gooey cinnamon rolls baked inside a flakey pie crust and then covered with a sweet cream cheese frosting!
Get the Recipe: Cinnamon Roll Pie

Outback Bloomin’ Onion

Blooming onion on a plate with sauce in the background.
Blooming Onion. Photo Credit: Upstate Ramblings.

This copycat recipe will guide you through creating the crispy, golden-brown, and deliciously seasoned Outback Bloomin’ Onion right at home. Impress your family and friends with this iconic appetizer that captures the essence of the Outback Steakhouse experience.
Get the Recipe: Outback Bloomin’ Onion

Olive Garden Chicken Pasta

Olive Garden Chicken Pasta. Photo credit: Upstate Ramblings.
Olive Garden Chicken Pasta. Photo credit: Upstate Ramblings.

This delicious slow cooker Olive Garden chicken pasta features tender, fall apart chicken that simmers all day in creamy and cheesy sauce!
Get the Recipe: Olive Garden Chicken Pasta

P.F. Chang’s Mongolian Beef

Mongolian Beef. Photo credit: Upstate Ramblings.
Mongolian Beef. Photo credit: Upstate Ramblings.

Crispy beef is coated in a sweet sauce, just like you’d get at a P.F. Chang’s, and it is ready in only 20 minutes!
Get the Recipe: Mongolian Beef

Popeye’s Strawberry Biscuits

Stack of strawberry biscuits on a plate with berries in the background.
Popeye’s Strawberry Biscuits. Photo credit: Upstate Ramblings.

Get the taste of Popeye’s famous strawberry biscuits right in your own kitchen! These copycat biscuits are fluffy, buttery, and loaded with juicy strawberries. They make a perfect sweet treat for breakfast or brunch.
Get the Recipe: Popeye’s Strawberry Biscuits

Sonic Ocean Water

Sonic ocean water in a mason jar with a pink straw and more in the background.
Sonic Ocean Water. Photo credit: Upstate Ramblings.

If you’ve ever sipped on Sonic’s Ocean Water and wished you could recreate it at home, here’s your chance! This refreshing and vibrant blue concoction is an exact match for the original, offering the tropical coconut taste with a fun fizz. The best part? You can enjoy it anytime you want, without having to wait in line!
Get the Recipe: Sonic Ocean Water

Taco Bell Cheesy Fiesta Potatoes

Cheesy Fiesta Potatoes. Photo credit: Upstate Ramblings.
Cheesy Fiesta Potatoes. Photo credit: Upstate Ramblings.

This is one of Taco Bell’s most popular menu items, and these addicting potatoes offer everything people love about the original – crispy, spicy potatoes covered with cheesy goodness.
Get the Recipe: Cheesy Fiesta Potatoes

Chick-fil-A Chicken Sandwich

Copycat Chick-fil-A Sandwich. Photo credit: Upstate Ramblings.
Copycat Chick-fil-A Sandwich. Photo credit: Upstate Ramblings.

Prepare a juicy air fryer chicken sandwich at home anytime, with the help of this copycat Chick-Fil-A recipe! When you are craving a crispy chicken sandwich, this recipe is easy to make with simple ingredients.
Get the Recipe: Copycat Chick-fil-A Sandwich

Olive Garden Minestrone Soup

Olive Garden Minestrone Soup. Photo credit: Upstate Ramblings.
Olive Garden Minestrone Soup. Photo credit: Upstate Ramblings.

This easy Instant Pot Minestrone soup is perfect comfort food! It is a quick, easy and nutritious one pot meal the entire family will love.
Get the Recipe: Olive Garden Minestrone Soup

Chilis Southwest Egg Rolls

Southwest Egg Rolls. Photo credit: Upstate Ramblings.
Southwest Egg Rolls. Photo credit: Upstate Ramblings.

Chicken combines with corn, beans, onions, cheese and spicy Tex Mex seasoning for an easy to make homemade egg roll in this Chilis copycat recipe.
Get the Recipe: Southwest Egg Rolls

Bonefish Grill Bang Bang Shrimp

Bang Bang Shrimp. Photo credit: Upstate Ramblings.
Bang Bang Shrimp. Photo credit: Upstate Ramblings.

This is a copycat recipe for Bonefish Grill’s Bang Bang Shrimp! Using the air fryer makes it a healthier alternative to the famous shrimp appetizer.
Get the Recipe: Bang Bang Shrimp

Panda Express Orange Chicken

Copycat Panda Express Orange Chicken. Photo credit: Upstate Ramblings.
Copycat Panda Express Orange Chicken. Photo credit: Upstate Ramblings.

Everyone will love this tender chicken coated in orange flavor, just like Panda Express Orange Chicken. Each bite is bursting with flavor!
Get the Recipe: Copycat Panda Express Orange Chicken

Taco Bell Nacho Fries Supreme

Nacho Fries Supreme. Photo credit: Upstate Ramblings.
Nacho Fries Supreme. Photo credit: Upstate Ramblings.

These are nachos with spicy fries as a base and topped with taco meat, refried beans, nacho cheese, and more for a fun twist on classic nachos that is ready in 25 minutes.
Get the Recipe: Nacho Fries Supreme

Taco Bell Mexican Pizza

Taco Bell Mexican Pizza. Photo credit: Upstate Ramblings.
Taco Bell Mexican Pizza. Photo credit: Upstate Ramblings.

Crunchy tortillas are filled with taco meat and beans and smothered with gooey cheese and all your favorite taco toppings.
Get the Recipe: Taco Bell Mexican Pizza

Chipotle Black Beans

Chipotle black beans cooked and in a serving bowl.
Copycat Chipotle Black Beans. Photo credit: Splash of Taste.

Love Chipotle’s black beans? Now you can make them at home with our Copycat Chipotle black beans recipe! These beans are packed with smoky flavors and a hint of spice, making them the perfect accompaniment to any Mexican-inspired meal.
Get the Recipe: Chipotle Black Beans

Outback Steakhouse Alice Springs Chicken

Alice Springs chicken on white plate
Alice Springs chicken recipe. Photo credit: Primal Edge Health

Now you can recreate this Outback Steakhouse Alice Springs chicken at home with an easy copycat recipe. Featuring juicy chicken smothered in a mustard sauce, topped with savory mushrooms, crispy bacon, and melty cheese for the ultimate comfort food. It’s a perfect blend of delicious flavor and texture in every bite!
Get the Recipe: Outback Steakhouse Alice Springs Chicken

Copycat Chick-Fil-A Sunjoy

An arnold palmer drink on a white background.
Iced Tea Lemonade. Photo credit: Feast + West.

The Chick-Fil-A Sunjoy is the perfect summer refreshment, but you can make it at home for a lot less. With just two ingredients, you’ll love this homemade version.
Get the Recipe: Copycat Chick-Fil-A Sunjoy

McDonalds Shamrock Shake

Copycat shamrock shake with whipped cream and cherry.
Shamrock shale. Photo credit: Honest and Truly.

While you may be able to only find this shake at McDonald’s just before St. Patrick’s Day, it is a fabulous treat all year round. Make your own copycat Shamrock Shake at home any time you want.
Get the Recipe: Copycat Shamrock Shake

Bahama Breeze Grilled Chicken with Cilantro Crema

Grilled, sliced chicken on a white plate with cilantro crema.
Grilled Chicken with Cilantro Crema. Photo credit: Two Cloves Kitchen.

This Bahama Breeze copycat grilled chicken with cilantro crema is a perfect summer meal. With juicy marinated and grilled chicken breast, and a creamy, tangy cilantro crema, it’s a delicious and flavorful pairing that’s amazing for weeknights or summer cookouts.
Get the Recipe: Bahama Breeze Grilled Chicken with Cilantro Crema

Olive Garden Pasta e Fagioli Soup

Pasta e Fagioli Soup in 2 bowls with spoons.
Pasta e Fagioli Soup. Photo credit: Cook What You Love.

Better than the Olive Garden original, this hearty soup is loaded with beef, beans, veggies, and flavor! It’s not hard to make, and once you get a taste of this restaurant classic, you’ll never buy it again!
Get the Recipe: Olive Garden Pasta e Fagioli Soup

Chipotle Cilantro Lime Rice

Chipotle rice in a bowl with sliced lime and spoons.
Copycat Chipotle Cilantro Lime Rice. Photo credit: Splash of Taste.

Craving the irresistible goodness of Chipotle’s cilantro lime rice? Now you can recreate that magic at home with our Copycat Chipotle recipe! This fluffy and fragrant rice is the perfect sidekick to any Mexican-inspired meal.
Get the Recipe: Chipotle Cilantro Lime Rice

Olive Garden Chicken Piccata

Olive Garden Chicken Piccata. Photo credit: little house big alaska.
Olive Garden Chicken Piccata. Photo credit: Little House Big Alaska.

Make this simple chicken piccata and listen to the rave reviews that come from family and friends. It feels upscale like you’re eating from a fancy restaurant yet you’re making dinner at home in about 35 minutes!
Get the Recipe: Olive Garden Chicken Piccata

Firehouse NY Steamer

Firehouse NY Steamer. Photo credit: Cook What You Love.
Firehouse NY Steamer. Photo credit: Cook What You Love.

Loaded with pastrami AND corned beef, this meaty sandwich gets VIP treatment when you make it at home.
Get the Recipe: Firehouse NY Steamer

Starbucks Iced Caramel Macchiato

An Iced Caramel Macchiato on a white surface next to a green dish towel.
Copycat Starbucks Caramel Macchiato. Photo credit: Feast + West.

Refreshing and crushable, the Iced Caramel Macchiato is simple to make at home. You can add as much caramel drizzle as you like with this Starbucks copycat drink!
Get the Recipe: Starbucks Iced Caramel Macchiato

Cracker Barrel Cinnamon Apples

Cinnamon Apples. Photo credit: Honest & Truly.
Cracker Barrel Cinnamon Apples. Photo credit: Honest & Truly.

Who doesn’t love the cinnamon apples from Cracker Barrel? They are a perfect complement to any breakfast or brunch, or enjoy them for dinner. They’re delicious and have the perfect sweet cinnamon glaze that will have you going back for seconds.
Get the Recipe: Cinnamon Apples

Panera Broccoli Cheddar Soup

Instant Pot Broccoli Cheddar Soup (Panera Copycat). Photo credit: MOON and spoon and yum.
Instant Pot Broccoli Cheddar Soup (Panera Copycat). Photo credit: MOON and spoon and yum.

This Panera Broccoli Cheddar Soup copycat recipe is easy to make in the Instant Pot or other electric pressure cooker. It’s made with simple ingredients and is quick, budget-friendly and delightfully cheesy. Stovetop instructions included.
Get the Recipe: Panera Broccoli Cheddar Soup

Ruth Chris Stuffed Chicken Recipe

Copycat Ruth Chris Stuffed Chicken Recipe. Photo credit: Easy Homemade Life.
Copycat Ruth Chris Stuffed Chicken Recipe. Photo credit: Easy Homemade Life.

Make this quick and easy Ruth Chris Stuffed Chicken for dinner tonight. Sit down to dine on a restaurant-style comfort food copycat recipe at home. 
Get the Recipe: Copycat Ruth Chris Stuffed Chicken Recipe

Popeye’s Coleslaw Recipe

Copycat Popeye’s Coleslaw Recipe. Photo credit: Easy Homemade Life.
Copycat Popeye’s Coleslaw Recipe. Photo credit: Easy Homemade Life.

This creamy, tangy Popeye’s coleslaw recipe tastes just like what you would order at the popular American fast food restaurant.
Get the Recipe: Copycat Popeye’s Coleslaw Recipe

Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana

A bowl of keto zuppa Toscana with a spoon in it.
Keto Zuppa Toscana. Photo credit: Plays Well With Butter.

This Zuppa Toscana is like Olive Garden’s soup, but low-carb and gluten-free. Radishes replace potatoes and mimic their taste and texture. Even if you don’t eat low-carb, you’ll love this flavorful soup. Ready in just 1 hour!
Get the Recipe: Copycat Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana

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