More of America's Most Wanted Recipes More Than 200 Simple and Delicious Secret Restaurant Recipes--All for $10 or Less!

by Douglas, Ron

• ISBN13: 9781439148266
• ISBN10: 1439148260
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-07-06
• Publisher: Atria Books

Summary

New York Times bestselling author Ron Douglas reveals even more copycat recipes from your family's favorite restaurants all for $10 or less! In his blockbuster New York Times bestselling cookbook, America's Most Wanted Recipes, Ron Douglas proved that you don't need to break the bank or even leave your house to enjoy the meals you love most. With his copycat recipes from the most popular chain restaurants across America including The Cheesecake Factory, KFC, Olive Garden, P.F. Chang's, Red Lobster, Outback Steakhouse, and many more. Your family can have these meals "on demand" from your very own kitchen. Now, Ron gives readers even more delicious, time-saving, and easy-to-make restaurant recipes and he guarantees that they will all cost $10 or less. Eating on a budget has never been easier. These best-kept secrets will save you thousands of dollars a year and put delicious meals on the table that the whole family will enjoy.

Author Biography

Ron Douglas is the New York Times bestselling author of the America’s Most Wanted Recipes series, which includes, most recently, America’s Most Wanted Recipes At the Grill. He is a former finance director at JP Morgan and founder of the #1 copycat recipe website, RecipeSecrets.net. He lives in New York with his wife and two children.

Excerpts

CONTENTS

Introduction	xi
Cost-Cutting Ideas	xv
Time-Saving Ideas	xvii
Refrigerator and Freezer Storage Chart	xix
Kitchen Tips	xxiii
Guide to Symbols in Recipes	xxvi
A&W™
Coney Dog	1
Hamburger	3
Original Bacon Cheeseburger	4
Papa Burger	6
APPLEBEE’S™
Bourbon Street Steak	8
Club House Grill	10
Crispy Orange Chicken Bowl	11
Deadly Chocolate Sin	13
Mudslide	15
Santa Fe Chicken Salad	16
AUNT CHILADA’S™
Sonoran Enchiladas	18
BAHAMA BREEZE™
Roasted Cuban Bread with Garlic-Herb Butter and Tomato Marinade	20
Seafood Paella	22
BENIHANA™
Rocky’s Choice	24
Sesame Chicken	26
Yakisoba Dinner	27
BRAVO! CUCINA ITALIANA™
Penne Mediterranean	29
Pasta Woozie	31
BUCA DI BEPPO™
Chicken Saltimbocca	32
Chicken with Lemon	34
Chopped Antipasto Salad	35
Bruschetta	37
CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN™
Tuscan Hummus	38
CARRABBA’S ITALIAN GRILL™
Chicken Bryan	40
Mussels in Lemon-Butter Sauce	42
Pollo Rosa Maria	44
Rigatoni Campagnolo	46
Stuffed Mushrooms Parmigiana	48
Tagliarini Picchi Pacchiu	49
THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY™
Bang-Bang Chicken and Shrimp	50
Chicken Madeira	53
Louisiana Chicken Pasta	55
Pasta with Mushroom Bolognese	57
CHEVYS FRESH MEX™
Mesquite-Grilled Chicken Quesadillas	59
CHI-CHI’S™
Mexican Chicken Salad	61
Old West Oven-Fried Chicken	62
Salsa	63
San Antonio Chili	64
CHILI’S™
Asian Lettuce Wraps	66
Boneless Buffalo Wings	68
Grilled Caribbean Salad	70
Spicy Garlic-and-Lime Shrimp	72
CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL™
Ancho Chile Marinade for Meats	73
Barbacoa Burritos	75
Corn Salsa	77
CLAIM JUMPER™
Pot Roast and Vegetables	78
Roasted Pork Loin	80
DAVE AND BUSTER’S™
Blackened Chicken Pasta	81
Cheddar Mashed Potatoes	83
Steak Fajita Salad	84
DON PABLO’S™
Chicken Nachos	86
Queso Dip	87
EMERIL’S NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT™
Barbecued Shrimp	88
Rosemary Biscuits	90
FAMOUS DAVE’S™
Firecracker Chicken Wings	91
Crossroads Delta Black Beans	93
Barbecue Sauce	95
Shakin’ the Shack Potato Salad	97
Route 66 Truck Stop Chili	98
’Que Sandwiches	100
Voodoo Chicken	101
Cajun Dynamite Dust	102
Mojo Salsa	103
GARIBALDI CAFE™
Chicken Rigatoni	104
Clam Linguine	106
GOLDEN CORRAL™
Bourbon Street Chicken	107
Rolls	109
Seafood Salad	111
HARD ROCK CAFE™
Alfredo Sauce	112
Baby Back Watermelon Ribs	114
Blackened Chicken Penne Pasta	116
Chili	118
Filet Steak Sandwich	120
Grilled-Vegetable Sandwich	121
Nice and Easy Chicken ’n’ Cheesy	123
Tupelo-Style Chicken	125
HOUSTON’S RESTAURANT™
Canadian Cheese Soup	127
Grilled Chicken Salad	129
Tortilla Soup	130
Wild Rice and Mushroom Soup	132
JACK IN THE BOX™
Jumbo Jack	134
Oreo Cookie Shake	136
JOE’S CRAB SHACK™
Harvest Bay Mahimahi	137
KFC™
Coleslaw	139
Grilled Chicken	140
LUBY’S CAFETERIA™
Baked Corned Beef Brisket with Sour Cream New Potatoes	142
Fried Catfish	144
Green Pea Salad	145
Mixed-Squash Casserole	146
Smothered Steak with Mushroom Gravy	148
MACARONI GRILL™
Carmela’s Chicken Rigatoni	150
Chicken Scaloppine	152
Farfalle di Pollo al Sugo Bianco	154
Fondata Gamberi	156
Polpettone alla Montagona (Italian Meat Loaf)	157
Shrimp Portofino	159
MRS. FIELDS™
Applesauce-Oatmeal Cookies	161
Pumpkin Harvest Cookies	163
O’CHARLEY’S™
Potato Soup	164
THE OLD SPAGHETTI FACTORY™
Spaghetti with Browned Butter and Mizithra Cheese	166
OLIVE GARDEN™
Cheese Ravioli with Vegetables	167
Chicken Scampi	169
Clams Bruschetta	171
Gnocchi with Spicy Tomato and Wine Sauce	172
Golden Cinnamon Orzo Calabrese	174
Italian Pasta Salad Supremo with Primavera Toast	176
Italian Sausage Soup	178
Italian Sausage-Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms with an Herb and Parmesan Cheese Sauce	179
Pasta Frittata	181
Penne Senese	183
Risotto Milanese	184
Shrimp Cristoforo	186
Tuscan Garlic Chicken	187
OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE™
Bloomin’ Onion	189
Mac a Roo ’n’ Cheese	191
PANDA EXPRESS™
Chow Mein	192
Garlic Chicken Breasts with String Beans	193
Spicy Chicken	194
PANERA BREAD™
Apple-Sausage Patties with Sage	196
Baked Bread-and-Cabbage Soup with Smoked Sausage	198
Chicken Breasts with Herbed Crust	200
Crispy Zucchini Rounds	202
French Bread Pizza	203
Grilled Italian Salad with Prosciutto Chips	204
Strawberry and Brie Bruschetta	206
Vegetarian Creamy Tomato Soup	207
Zucchini Parmesan	208
PEPPERIDGE FARM™
Milano Cookies	209
P.F. CHANG’S CHINA BISTRO™
Coconut-Curry Vegetables	211
Garlic Noodles	213
Ginger Chicken with Broccoli	215
Lemon-Pepper Shrimp	217
Mongolian Beef	218
Oolong-Marinated Sea Bass	219
Orange Peel Chicken	221
Red Sauce Wontons	223
Roasted Chicken, Cantonese Style	225
Shrimp Dumplings	227
Spicy Chicken	229
Stir-Fried Spicy Eggplant	230
PONDEROSA STEAKHOUSE™
Seafood Penne Pasta Salad	232
RADISSON INN™
Roasted Sicilian Pork Shoulder	233
RED LOBSTER™
Amarillo Salmon	235
Broiled Dill Salmon	236
Country Fried Flounder	237
Crab Linguine Alfredo	238
Crab-Stuffed Mushrooms	239
Cranberry-Apple Sangria	241
Mussels Marinara	242
Seafood Chili	244
Shrimp Scampi	246
RED ROBIN™
Banzai Burger	247
BBQ Chicken Salad	248
Burnin’ Love Burger	250
RUBY TUESDAY™
Spicy Sesame-Peanut Noodles	252
RUTH’S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE™
Creamed Spinach	254
SARA LEE™
Carrot Square Cake	256
SBARRO™
Chicken Francese with Lemon Butter	258
Rigatoni alla Vodka	260
SHONEY’S™
Country Fried Steak	261
Chicken Stir-Fry	263
SONIC DRIVE-IN™
Fritos Chili Cheese Wraps	264
STARBUCKS™
Tazo Chai Tea Latte	265
STEAK AND ALE™
Bourbon Street Steak	266
Burgundy Mushrooms	267
Cajun Chicken Pasta	268
Hawaiian Chicken	270
TEXAS ROADHOUSE™
Smokehouse Burgers	271
Green Beans	273
Grilled Cheese Wraps	274
Legendary Sirloin Beef Tips	275
Texas Steak Rolls	276
T.G.I. FRIDAY’S™
Au Gratin Potatoes	278
Bruschetta Chicken	280
Lemon Chicken Scaloppine	282
Nine-Layer Dip	284
Spicy Cajun Chicken Pasta	286
THAI KITCHEN™
Fried Rice (Khau Phat)	288
Sesame Chicken	290
THAI KITCHEN BURBANK™
Tiger Roast Chicken	291
TONY ROMA’S™
Baked Potato Soup	293
UNO CHICAGO GRILL™
Classic Deep-Dish Pizza	295
WINGER’S™
Sticky Fingers	297
ZINFANDEL RESTAURANT™
Barbecued Ribs	299
Barbecue Sauce	301
Crusty Duckling Hash	302
Watercress, Walnut, and Blue Cheese Salad	304
Tortilla Soup	305
Measurements	307
Trademarks	308
Restaurant Web Sites	311
Index	313

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