Who doesn’t love a good copycat recipe? Especially one that’s going to get you through some meal prepping?
Copycat recipes are perfect for when you feel like eating out but your wallet says “You have food at home—don’t buy that!” Making a copycat recipe enables to to save money because you are making it yourself. But what’s even better? You can also customize the ingredients to your heart’s content!
You may wonder though, if you can actually make these copycat recipes at home, and if you need special ingredients. Yes you can, and no, you don’t! Most of these recipes are made with ordinary ingredients that you can find at your local store and don’t need a “secret ingredient” or sauce to make them delicious. (In fact, we think these might even taste better than their mass-made counterparts, because there’s that freshness factor and, of course, a little bit of love!)
Below we have gathered twenty of our favorite copycat recipes spanning from Starbucks, PF Changs, In-N-Out, Chipotle, and so many more. Have a favorite fast food or restaurant meal you want us to recreate? Drop it in the comments below and we’ll get right on it! Now let’s get into these mouth-watering copycat recipes. It might just be the meal prep inspiration you need right about now!
If you need more tasty recipe ideas, check out our other recipe roundups for some delicious inspiration! We cover everything from kid-friendly recipes, no-cook meals, easy meal prep lunches, and much more.
Breakfast Copycat Recipes
1. Spinach Feta Breakfast Wrap (Starbucks Copycat) – Workweek Lunch
2. Mango Ginger Kale Green Smoothie (Jamba Juice Copycat) – The Minimalist Baker
3. Oatmeal Cream Pies (Little Debbie Copycat) – Mike Bakes NYC
4. Blueberry Scones (Starbucks Copycat) – Kelly Lynn’s Sweets & Treats
5. Breakfast Sandwich (McDonald’s Copycat) – A Paige of Positivity
6. Crunchy Oatmeal Peanut Butter Oats ‘n Honey Bars (Nature Valley Copycat) – Half Baked Harvest
Related: Our Master List of Breakfast Ideas
Sandwiches, Salads & Soups
7. Spicy Chicken Sandwich (Popeye’s Copycat) – Dude That Cookz
8. Shake Shake Burger Bowl (Shake Shack Copycat) – Workweek Lunch
9. In-N-Out Cheeseburger (In-N-Out Copycat) – Life in the Lofthouse
10. Asian Inspired Sesame Chicken Salad (Panera Copycat) – Six Sisters Stuff
11. Kale Caesar Salad (Sweetgreen Copycat) – Caroline Ripa
12. Broccoli Cheese Soup (Panera Copycat) – Pinch of Yum
13. Zuppa Toscana Soup (Olive Garden Copycat – Two Peas & Their Pod
Related: 20 Meal Prep Salads That You’ll Actually Enjoy Eating
More Takeout-Inspired Copycat Recipes
14. General Tso’s Chicken (Chinese Takeout Copycat) – Workweek lunch
15. Chicken Lettuce Wraps (PF Changs Copycat) – Damn Delicious
16. Cajun Chicken Pasta (Chili’s Copycat) – The Recipe Critic
17. Vegan Sofritas (Chipotle Copycat) – Jessica in the Kitchen
18. Homemade Crunchwrap Supreme (Taco Bell) – Damn Delicious
19. Chicken & Shrimp Carbonara (Olive Garden Copycat) – Izzy Cooking
20. Orange Chicken (Trader Joe’s Copycat) – Workweek Lunch
Related: 8 International Recipes To Try At Home (When You Can’t Travel)
We hope this list of our favorite copycat recipes inspires you to cook this week!
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