Copycat recipes are great but authentic restaurant recipes are even better! Although we’ve found a lot of ways to make eating out more affordable, we know that many of you still can’t afford to splurge. If you’re craving something scrumptious, you can use their exact recipe to make that goodness right at home!

There are many restaurants that give away their recipes for free. Many post that information directly on their website!

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Bahama Breeze: 59 Recipes!

Taste the Caribbean at home with 59 unique recipes from the Bahama Breeze chefs! There are some truly remarkable things on their menu (and in their recipe list).

Their appetizers, sides, soups and salads recipe list includes:

Cobb salad
Crab Claws St. Thomas
Vine ripened tomato basil flatbread
Black bean soup
Cheesy grits
Cinnamon yam mash
Conch chowder
Creamed spinach with coconut milk
Creole-baked goat cheese
Fire-roasted jerk shrimp
Garlic herb mashed potatoes
Grilled chicken tostada salad
Grilled fish tostada salad
Jamaican grilled chicken wings
Papaya, mango and avocado salad
Roasted Cuban bread
Sun-ripened tomato salad
Sweet potato, boniato and plantain mash
Tostones with Chicken
Yucatan chicken and tortilla soup

For salsas and sauces, you’ll also find these recipes:

Apple mango salsa
Black bean and corn salsa
Black bean and mango salsa
Citrus rum sauce
Citrus mustard sauce
Guava glaze
Island vinaigrette
Jamaican marinade
Mango salsa
Cranberry pineapple chutney

Of course, their main dishes are truly scrumptious. Here’s a list of the entree recipes we’ve found:

Calypso Shrimp Pasta
Almond Crusted Fresh Fish
Lobster and Shrimp Pasta
Bahamian Grilled Kabobs
Breeze Wood-Grilled Chicken Breast
Chicken Santiago
Fresh Fish Havana
Guava Glazed Double Bone Pork Chops
Pan-Seared Fish with Cucumber Jalapeño Slaw, Sweet Potato Mash and Asparagus
Pan-Seared Pork Tenderloin Medallions
Pan-Seared Jumbo Sea Scallops with Island Chimichurri and Fresh Scallion-Garlic-Thyme Angel Hair Pasta
Seafood Paella
Caribbean Lobster Mac & Cheese
Rum and Coke Ribs
Skirt Steak Yucatan
Jerk Turkey

They even have beverage recipes listed on the website! Of course, they are mostly margaritas and alcoholic beverages.

Their dessert recipes include:

Holiday pumpkin pie with Island flair
Bananas supreme with butterscotch
Pina Colada Bread Pudding

These authentic restaurant recipes are all available on the Bahama Breeze website.

Cheesecake Factory: 15 Recipes!

Although the Cheesecake Factory has one of the best restaurant menus of all time, they only feature a limited number of recipes on their website. Fortunately, the shockingly-delicious Korean Fried Cauliflower is among them. That’s my all-time favorite Cheesecake Factory dish!

The current recipes available on the Cheesecake Factory website include:

Almond-Crusted Salmon Salad
Cajun Jambalaya Pasta
Chicken Bellagio
Chinese Chicken Salad
Crispy Brussels Sprouts
Factory Huevos Rancheros
Green Chilaquiles with Carnitas and Eggs
Korean Fried Cauliflower
Lemon-Ricotta Pancakes
Mexican Tortilla Salad
Santa Fe Salad
Vegan Cobb Salad
Warm Crab & Artichoke Dip
Wellness Salad
White Chicken Chili

Here’s the full list on the Cheesecake Factory website.

Chipotle: 1 Recipe!

Chipotle’s biggest recipe win is their guacamole. They know people love it, so they’ve released the not-so-secret recipe to the public. Here it is, in just seven steps!

Dickey’s BBQ Pit: 3+ Recipes!

On the “In the News” section of their website, you’ll find several Dickey’s BBQ Pit recipes. We were able to spot some here, here and here!

Disneyland Recipes: 100+ Recipes!

Did you know that you can pick up authentic Disney recipes for free from City Hall? You can get the recipes to create anything in the parks! There are a lot of different restaurants throughout all the Disneyland properties. Fortunately, some bloggers have gathered those recipes online for your convenience.Here’s a list from Magical Recipes.

Dunkin Donuts: 1 Recipe

If you peruse the Dunkin Donuts blog, you’ll sometimes stumble upon a recipe. Like this one, for their new Chocolate Chip Cookies!

Jason’s Deli: 3+ Recipes!

To find the recipes, you’ll need to browse through the DeliBlog on the Jason’s Deli website. We’ve found at least three recipes here, but they aren’t exactly easy to find. Click here to see visit their blog.

Longhorn Steakhouse: 8 Recipes!

From appetizers to dessert, the Longhorn Steakhouse features some of their most popular dishes on their website. If you’re going to cook these, I hope you like grilling!

Their recipes include:

Classic Beef Teriyaki Skewers
Coffee Rubbed Ribeye
Grilled Bananas Foster
Grilled Caesar
Grilled Lime Shrimp
Grilled Vegetables
Grilled Baby Back Ribs with Bourbon BBQ Sauce
Grilled Whole Herb Rubbed Beef Tenderloin with Portobella Cream Sauce

Click here to view the full recipes from the Longhorn Steakhouse website.

Olive Garden: 102 Recipes!

Two words: Endless. Breadsticks. For me, Olive Garden was love at first bite so I was thrilled when I discovered their alfredo recipe on their website! That was years ago. Now, they have over 100 of their most popular recipes available!

If you love their appetizers, then you’ll enjoy this list!

Baked Stuffed Artichokes with Focaccia
Baked Stuffed Mussels with Focaccia and Lemon
Bruschetta el Pomodoro
Bruschetta Cannellini
Caprese Flatbread
Clams Bruschetta
Crostini con Funghi
Italian Pasta Salad Supremo with Primavera Toast
Italian Sausage Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms with Herb Parmesan Cream Sauce
Pizza Rustica
Portobello Mushrooms with Mozzerella
Spinach & Artichoke Dip
Summer Pizza
Tomato & Mozzerella Caprese
Tomato-Basil Crostini

Brace yourselves, friends. Olive Garden has also published five different breadstick recipes. Some of these I’ve only heard rumors of… and I can’t wait to try them all!

Breadstick Bread Pudding
Breadstick Grilled Cheese with Tuscan Tomato Soup
Breadstick Lasagna
Pepperoni Crusted Breadsticks
Hazelnut Chocolate Stuffed Breadsticks

Since my favorite Olive Garden treat is simply breadsticks and dipping sauce, I love that they offer so many types of sauce recipes on their website!

Alfredo Sauce
Bolognese Sauce
Herb Parmesan Cream Sauce
Pesto Sauce
Sambuca Chocolate Fudge Sauce
Siena Sauce

Confession: I always eat too many breadsticks, so I’m usually not hungry by the time the main dish rolls around. I’m excited to try to some of these favorites at home!

Beef Filets in Balsamic Sauce
Bistecca di Manzo allo Boscaiola
Capellini Pomodoro
Caserecce Pasta & Red Sauce
Cheese Ravioli with Fresh Vegetables
Cheese Ravioli with Mushroom Ragu
Chianti Braised Short Ribs
Chicken & Sausage Mixed Grill
Chicken Castellini
Chicken Crostina
Chicken Giardino
Chicken Gnocchi Veronese
Chicken Involtini with Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Pine Nuts and Spinach
Chicken Marsala
Chicken Milanese
Chicken Parmigiana
Chicken with Lemon Sage Sauce
Conchiglie with Tomato & Basil
Eggplant Parmigiana
Fettucini with Shrimp & Zucchini
Frittata Vongole
Gamberoni All-Aglio
Gnocchi with Spicy Tomato and Wine Sauce
Grilled Shrimp Caprese
Herb Roasted Chicken
Linguine in Saffron Sauce
Linguine in Anchovies and Mussels
Linguine with Kalmata Olives and Prosciutto
Linguine with Mixed Sweet Peppers
Lobster Spaghetti
Meat Ravioli with Bolognese Sauce
Milanese Style Penne
Orecchiette with Red Pepper Pesto
Pasta Florentine
Penne Pasta with Diced Tomato and Fresh Ricotta
Penne Romano
Penne Senese
Pesce in Acqua Pazza
Pork Filetto
Roast Pork Loin with Grapes and Wine
Roast Pork Loin with Apple Rosemary Glaze
Rotini with Sausage and Asparagus
Sausage and Peppers Ziti Marinara
Scaloppine Romana
Shrimp & Angel Hair with Lemon Caper Cream Sauce
Shrimp & Asparagus Risotto
Shrimp Scampi
Slow-cooked Ossobucoco with Gremolata
Spaghetti with Fresh thyme, Tomato and Shrimp
Spaghetti with Tuna
Stuffed Chicken Marsala
Stuffed Chicken Siena
Tortellini in Mushroom-Walnut Cream Sauce
Tortelloni Bolognese
Tri-Color Penne Rigate in Pesto
Tripolini Amatriciana
Tuscan Garlic Chicken
Veal Scaloppini
Vegetable Lasagna
Venetian Apricot Chicken

No meal is complete without a side dish! The restaurant also provides a thorough list of side dishes and soups to help round off the meal.

Asparagus with Lemon and Minced Onions
Creamy Polenta
Green Beans with Tomato and Garlic
Herbed Risotto
Marinated Peppers
Risotto
Risotto Milanese
Roasted Corn and Tomato Salad
Roasted Potatoes
Roasted Potatoes with Red Onions
White Bean Salad with Tomatoes and Crispy Pancetta
Angel Hair and Three Onion Soup
Cream of Tomato & Basil Soup
Italian Sausage Soup
Lentil Stew with Capers

Have you ever wondered how to make a proper Italian Soda? These authentic Olive Garden recipes aren’t just copycat recipes. They’ll show you how to make the perfect Italian Cream Soda or even an Italian Iced Maraschino!

Granita-Styled Italian Iced Marascino
Italian Cream Soda
Mocha Caramel Cream
Tuscan Tea

Finally, there is the dessert menu. These look downright divine – except for maybe the ricotta pie.

Bread Fruit Pudding
Chocolate Ricotta Pie
Fresh Seasonal Fruit with Marscapone Cream
Golden Cinnamon orzo Calabrese
Panna Cotta
Pineapple Tiramisu
Strawberries Romanoff

Click here to see the complete recipes on the Olive Garden website.

Panda Express: 5 Recipes!

We’ve found Panda Express’ five most popular recipes online! Our list includes Orange Chicken, SweetFire Chicken and more! These were originally published by Panda Express itself but it does appear that they have tried to remove them from their website because they are not linked to the main site. You can only find them through complex Google searches. That’s why we’ve copied them here, on our website, for your convenience.

Panera Bread: 233 Recipes!

If you love the deliciousness of Panera Bread’s appetizers, sides, sandwiches, soups, salads, desserts and even drinks, then you’ll love their stash of recipes! You can find them all one the official Panera Bread website by clicking here.

P. F. Chang’s: 1 Recipe!

If you are looking for the secrets of great Chinese food, you’re going to be disappointed… but if you enjoy their Ginger Beer, they’ve published their recipe on their website!

Sizzler: 1 Recipe!

Enjoy Sizzler’s Craft Salad Series at home with the recipes they’ve published on their website! This recipe for the Summer Fruit Quinoa Salad is absolutely delicious.

The Capital Grille: 1 Recipe!

Capital Grille shares their most popular dessert recipe on their website! You can make flourless chocolate espresso cake at home with this recipe.

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Nicole Thelin

Nicole is the founder and lead researcher of Low Income Relief. After a personal experience with poverty and homelessness following her husband's sudden medical discharge from the U.S. Army, Nicole discovered the life-changing impact of community resources. This experience ignited her passion for empowering others to navigate similar crises. Nicole launched her writing career at age 16, working for various newspapers and publications. Her commitment to in-depth research and accessible content has been recognized by Google for Publishers and other industry leaders. For over 20 years, she has applied her investigative skills to uncover the most helpful, up-to-date information on benefits programs and community resources, ensuring Low Income Relief maintains the most extensive resource databases available.