Taste of Home Copycat Restaurant Favorites: Restaurant Faves Made Easy at Home
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Inside Taste of Home Copycat Restaurant Favorites you’ll find more than 100 no-fuss recipes inspired by Olive Garden, Panera Bread, Pizza Hut, Cinnabon, Chipotle, Applebee’s, Taco Bell, TGI Fridays, The Cheesecake Factory and so many others. Dig in to all of the hearty, savory (and sweet) menu classics you crave most—all from the comfort of your own home.
With Taste of Home Copycat Restaurant Favorites, get all of the takeout flavors you love without leaving the house!
CHAPTERS
Best Appetizers Ever
Coffee Shop Favorites
Specialty Soups, Salads & Sandwiches
Copycat Entrees
Favorite Odds & Ends
Double-Take Desserts
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
EYE-OPENING BREAKFASTS
COFFEE SHOP FAVORITES
BEST APPETIZERS EVER
SOUPS, SALADS & SANDWICHES
COPYCAT ENTREES
POPULAR PIZZA & PASTA
FAVORITE ODDS & ENDS
DOUBLE-TAKE DESSERTS
RECIPE INDEX
Dig in to the flavor and fun of today’s most popular restaurant dishes when you cook from the fantastic all-new collection Taste of Home Copycat Restaurant Favorites. Want to learn the secrets behind the menu items you crave most? Take a look inside and you’ll discover how to whip up those dishes in your own kitchen.
From eye-opening morning staples and savory weeknight dinners to bakeshop specialties and classic desserts, you’ll find the perfect recipe here. Save money, skip the drive-thru and enjoy the mouthwatering delights found on today’s menus from the comfort of your own home. It’s easy with this edition of Copycat Restaurant Favorites.
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Skip the delivery, avoid the drive-thru and keep that tip money in your wallet, because Taste of Home Copycat Restaurant Favorites brings America’s most popular menu items to your kitchen. Dive into this incredible collection, and you’ll learn the secret ingredients behind the tastiest bites found in the country’s most popular coffee shops, restaurants, pizzerias and all of the other hot spots you hit up the most.
Get cooking with hundreds of no-fuss recipes inspired by Starbucks, McDonald’s, California Pizza Kitchen, Olive Garden, Panera Bread, Cinnabon, The Cheesecake Factory, Applebee’s, TGI Fridays, Cracker Barrel and so many others.
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EYE-OPENING BREAKFASTS
Why get up early to beat the morning breakfast crowd? Instead, savor pancakes, cinnamon rolls, burritos and other morning delights at home. Bonus: You can cook in your slippers and pj’s.
COFFEE SHOP FAVORITES
Save money when you brew your own specialty beverages at home. You’ll also find doughnuts, muffins and all of the dunk-able nibbles that make coffee-shop stops so sweet.
BEST APPETIZERS EVER
It’s time to nosh on deep-fried mac and cheese, Asian pot stickers, baked pretzels, jalapeno poppers and fried pickles—all from the comfort of home! Call the gang over, because this is finger-food overload!
COPYCAT ENTREES
Settle in for the out-to-eat greats you enjoy most—without getting in the car! Try everything from juicy burgers and ribs slathered in sauce to mouthwatering salmon and tender roast beef with the gravy you can’t enough of.
POPULAR PIZZA & PASTA
You don’t have to wait on the delivery guy to chow down on your favorite pizza. Simply turn to this incredible chapter and re-create your family’s favorite za
in your own kitchen. You’ll also find pastas that will make you feel as if you’re in your favorite Italian eatery.
DOUBLE-TAKE DESSERTS
Skip the bakery and ice cream parlor when you whip up these after-dinner specialties. Perfect for cozy nights in or meals with weekend guests, these delectable copycat treats make every occasion a bit sweeter.
You can prepare these restaurant staples with confidence, knowing that every dish was tested and approved at the Taste of Home Test Kitchen. No matter which dishes you whip up, they’re sure to turn out perfect every time. In addition, each recipe offers a complete set of nutrition facts, so you know exactly what you’re serving.
So dig in to the savory (and sweet) menu classics that you crave most today—all from the comfort of your own home. With Taste of Home Copycat Restaurant Favorites it’s never been faster, more convenient or tastier!
YOU LOVE YOUR LOCAL PANCAKE HOUSE AND DOUGHNUT SHOP, BUT NOW YOU CAN SKIP THE WAIT, THE BILL AND THE TIP BY MAKING YOUR OWN BREAKFAST CREATIONS AT HOME. THESE DELICIOUS RIFFS ON RESTAURANT FAVES WILL START YOUR DAY OFF RIGHT!
INSPIRED BY:
STARBUCKS’
VERY BERRY COFFEE CAKE
BERRY-TOPPED COFFEE CAKE
This lovely coffee cake is loaded with fresh berries. It’s perfect for anyone with a sweet tooth. Serve with hot coffee or tea.
—Heather O’Neill, Troy, OH
PREP: 25 min. • BAKE: 45 min. + cooling • MAKES: 10 servings
⅓ cup butter, softened
⅔ cup sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
2 tsp. grated lemon zest
¾ cup all-purpose flour
¾ cup whole wheat flour
½ tsp. baking powder
¼ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. baking soda
½ cup reduced-fat sour cream
TOPPING
⅓ cup sugar
2 tsp. all-purpose flour
½ tsp. ground cinnamon
1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries, thawed
½ cup fresh or frozen unsweetened raspberries, thawed
GLAZE
⅓ cup confectioners’ sugar
2 tsp. fat-free milk
⅛ tsp. vanilla extract
1. Preheat the oven to 350°. Grease a 9-in. springform pan.
2. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and lemon zest. In another bowl, whisk together flours, baking powder, salt and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beating well (batter will be thick). Spread into prepared springform pan.
3. For topping, mix sugar, flour and cinnamon; toss gently with berries. Distribute over batter to within 1 in. of sides. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 45-50 minutes. Cool on a wire rack 10 minutes. Remove rim from pan.
4. Mix glaze ingredients. Drizzle over warm coffee cake.
1 SLICE: 246 cal., 8g fat (5g sat. fat), 36mg chol., 180mg sod., 42g carb. (27g sugars, 2g fiber), 4g pro.
INSPIRED BY:
TACO BELL’S
GRILLED BREAKFAST BURRITO
EGG BURRITOS
When I start my day with a real breakfast, I stave off hunger all morning. You can, too, with these easy burritos. Make a batch on a day you have extra time and store them in the freezer. Then zap one in the microwave before you leave the house.
—Audra Niederman, Aberdeen, SD
TAKES: 25 min. • MAKES: 10 burritos
12 bacon strips, chopped
12 large eggs
½ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. pepper
10 flour tortillas (8 in.), warmed
1½ cups shredded cheddar cheese
4 green onions, thinly sliced
1. In a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet, cook bacon until crisp; drain on paper towels. Remove all but 1-2 Tbsp. drippings from the pan.
2. Whisk together eggs, salt and pepper. Heat skillet over medium heat; pour in egg mixture. Cook and stir until eggs are thickened and no liquid egg remains; remove from heat.
3. Spoon about ¼ cup egg mixture onto center of each tortilla; sprinkle with cheese, bacon and green onions. Roll into burritos.
FREEZE OPTION: Cool eggs before making burritos. Individually wrap the burritos in paper towels and foil; freeze in an airtight container. To use, remove foil; place paper towel-wrapped burrito on a microwave-safe plate. Microwave on high until heated through, turning once. Let stand 15 seconds.
1 BURRITO: 376 cal., 20g fat (8g sat. fat), 251mg chol., 726mg sod., 29g carb. (0 sugars, 2g fiber), 19g pro.
INSPIRED BY:
IHOP’S
BLUEBERRY PANCAKES
DAD’S BLUEBERRY BUTTERMILK PANCAKES
My dad makes blueberry pancakes every Saturday. The combination of oats, cornmeal and buttermilk in the batter gives the pancakes a heartiness we can’t resist.
—Gabrielle Short, Pleasant Hill, IA
PREP: 15 min. + standing • COOK: 10 min./batch • MAKES: 12 pancakes
1 cup all-purpose flour
3 Tbsp. cornmeal
3 Tbsp. quick-cooking oats
3 Tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. salt
Dash ground nutmeg
1 large egg
1½ cups buttermilk
2 Tbsp. canola oil
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
1. In a large bowl, whisk the first 8 ingredients. In another bowl, whisk egg, buttermilk, oil and vanilla until blended. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened (batter will be lumpy). Let stand 15 minutes.
2. Lightly grease a griddle or large nonstick skillet; heat over medium heat. Stir blueberries into batter. Pour pancake batter by ¼ cupfuls onto griddle or skillet. Cook until bubbles on top begin to pop and bottoms are golden brown. Turn; cook until second side is brown.
3 PANCAKES: 332 cal., 10g fat (2g sat. fat), 50mg chol., 746mg sod., 52g carb. (18g sugars, 2g fiber), 9g pro.
INSPIRED BY:
CINNABON’S
CINNAMON ROLLS
CAPPUCCINO CINNAMON ROLLS
Coffee flavor accents the filling of these ooey-gooey rolls.
—Sherri Cox, Lucasville, OH
PREP: 45 min. + rising • BAKE: 25 min. • MAKES: 1 dozen
1 pkg. (¼ oz.) active dry yeast
1 cup warm water (110° to 115°)
¾ cup warm whole milk (110° to 115°)
½ cup warm buttermilk (110° to 115°)
3 Tbsp. sugar
2 Tbsp. butter, softened
1¼ tsp. salt
5½ to 6 cups all-purpose flour
FILLING
¼ cup butter, melted
1 cup packed brown sugar