Chili’s™ calls this an eggroll but it’s actually a “flauta” which is a rolled up taco made with a flour tortilla. These are wonderfully flaky and can even make an entire meal if you do up a double batch. This is one of those great restaurant recipes you can serve for the Sunday football tradition or make up an extra large number of them for a Superbowl finger food everyone loves.
A wonderful smokey chicken flavor with black beans, corn and a bit of spinach all with creamy melted jalapeno jack cheese. Chili’s serves this with a creamy avocado ranch dipping sauce. It’s probably going to take you a bit longer to prepare these then you think, but it’s certainly worth the effort. Make sure you leave plenty of time in your schedule to pre-freeze your egg rolls before you fry them up. Oh, and if you’re watching your fat intake, you can back these in the oven. I just coat them with a few shots of cooking spray. Of course, the most authentic are when you indulge in the pleasure of frying them.
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Chili’s Southwestern Eggrolls
The secret to this recipe is finding the right wine. Finding restaurant recipes is one thing, finding all of the right ingredients can be the biggest challenge.
When making this pasta from The Cheesecake Factory™, don’t just buy any Madeira wine you find. Make sure you’re using the deep red Madeira wine which has a nice sweet flavor to it. There are some pink and white Madeira wines with a completely different flavor. Don’t make the mistake of using those in this pasta dish. You’ll definitely be disappointed.
Many cooks have experimented with this recipe and I believe I’ve brought together the best of all of them to create a very close copycat of the restaurant recipe. Please comment below if you think this is missing something or could use some improvement.
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The Cheesecake Factory™ Pasta Da Vinci Recipe
The Cheesecake Factory™ serves one of the best appetizers you’ll ever find. With all of the different ingredients and sauces, these lettuce wraps are perfect for sharing with a group. These make a great dish for bringing to a pot luck.
This is served with Thai chicken satays, julienne carrots, sesame bean sprouts, coconut curry noodles, Thai marinaded cucumbers and butter lettuce leaves to wrap it all up. Include with this three different Thai sauces for dipping. Peanut, sweet red chili and the tangy tamarind cashew sauce.
The best top secret restaurant recipes for each item and the sauces are all included. Feel free to do some experimenting with other ingredients and sauces.
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The Cheesecake Factory™ Lettuce Wraps Recipe
This is one of the more affordable restaurant recipes. This is great for a busy weeknight dinner especially if you start marinading the night before.
Grilled chicken breast topped with bacon, honey mustard sauce, sautéed mushrooms, Monterrey Jack and Cheddar. Normally served with Aussie Chips.
You can also turn this into their delicious Alice Springs Chicken Quesadilla. Simply slice thin and place inside of a flour tortilla along some bacon, honey mustard sauce, sauteed mushrooms and Mexican cheese blend. Grill until crisp and serve with some additional honey mustard sauce.
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Outback Steakhouse™ Alice Springs Chicken Recipe
The most sought-after restaurant recipes tend to also be the most popular dishes at a restaurant and that definitely holds true for The Cheesecake Factory™ Chicken Madeira. Many people will confuse this with their Chicken and Mushrooms in Marsala sauce. There are several differences, but it really comes down to using Madeira rather than Marsala wine.
This is an amazing blend of sauteed chicken topped with asparagus and melted cheese. This is all topped with mushrooms in a Madeira wine sauce. The Cheesecake Factory™ serves this with a generous portion of mashed potatoes.
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The Cheesecake Factory™ Chicken Madeira Recipe
This is probably the most secret of all of the restaurant recipes out there. As a matter of fact, Colonel Sanders build an entire restaurant chain based on his original recipe chicken with 11 secret herbs and spices.
This all started in the little town of “Corbin, Kentucky”. That’s where Harland Sanders opened up Sanders Cafe, which eventually became Kentucky Fried Chicken™. For a time in the 90′s they started branding the initials KFC™. The company has now returned to Kentucky Fried Chicken™, but most people still call it KFC™.
It’s not too tough to recreate the taste of that special coating, but it is difficult to match the juiciness of the chicken. That’s because Kentucky Fried Chicken™ uses pressure cookers to fry their chicken. This cooks the chicken fast, reducing the “greasiness” as well as locking in the juice from the chicken.
The recipe below is as close as you’ll ever get at home. Obviously Harland Sanders didn’t use Italian Dressing or tomato soup packets in his original recipe, but this will give you the exact same flavor.
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KFC™ Chicken Original Recipe
When it comes to restaurant recipes, one name stands above the rest, Kentucky Fried Chicken™. The competition has been trying to duplicate Colonel Harland Sanders secret blend of herbs and spices for many years.
Kentucky Fried Chicken™ was founded in 1952 and is based in Louisville, Kentucky. The first ever “Kentucky Fried Chicken™” was actually opened in Salt Lake City. Prior to that, Col. Sanders Restaurants were known as “Sanders Court & Cafe.”
Many people have searched for a way to duplicate the signature flavors of the Colonels Original Recipe, it’s actually the Cole slaw (or coleslaw) recipe most people search for on Google. Don’t worry, we have both… and more.
KFC™ Original Recipe Chicken
This is probably the most secret of the restaurant recipes. As a matter of fact, Colonel Sanders build an entire restaurant chain based on his original recipe chicken with 11 secret herbs and spices.
KFC™ Coleslaw
Nothing even comes close to the unique flavors found in KFC™ coleslaw. Chopped cabbage rather than shredded along with a slightly sweet taste make this a unique side dish your family will love.
When you walk into an Outback Steakhouse™, you’ll find boomarangs on the wall, stuffed crocodiles, didgeridoos and maps of Australia. You’ll also find menu items named after cities in Australia. Does it taste like Australian food? I have no idea. I’ve never been to Australia.
Outback Steakhouse™ really made a name for itself with their “Bloomin’ Onion”. It’s rare for restaurant recipes to actually have a product on late night TV, but that’s what happened with the Bloomin’ Onion. You could order a special tool to make your onions “bloom” as well.
Recipes:
Alice Springs Chicken
Grilled chicken breast topped with bacon, honey mustard sauce, sautéed mushrooms, Monterey Jack and Cheddar. Normally served with Aussie Chips.
Bloomin’ Onion
This is what put Outback Steakhouse™ on the map. You might want to buy a special tool to cut these just right.
Chopped Blue Cheese Salad
This Outback salad is an amazing mix of sweet candied pecans, creamy blue cheese, soft butter lettuce along with red leaf and iceberg. A very simple restaurant recipe you can make often.
Ranch Dressing
This is a rich and creamy dressing that starts with Hidden Valley Ranch powder dressing mix. You can change it up a bit if you like your dressing a little on the spicy side.
Potato Soup
I have scoured all of my resources and found a very close, if not exact, copy of the Outback Steakhouse potato soup recipe. This comes straight from one of the former cooks at Outback.
Gold Coast Coconut Shrimp
Tender crispy shrimp in a beer batter with a light flaky coconut coating on the outside. Delicious with the tangy tart flavors that come in the Creole marmalade.
Grilled Shrimp on the Barbie
Slightly seasoned and delicately grilled shrimp served with their signature remoulade sauce. This is one of the most popular appetizers at Outback Steakhouse.
Remoulade Sauce
A rich and creamy sauce with just enough zip from the horseradish. Serve this with the Grilled Shrimp on the Barbie or their Pan Seared Lump Crab Cakes.
Bushman Bread
This is a fantastic dark bread with a delicious crunchy crust. Server it warm from the oven and delight your guests.
Wallaby-Darned
The way the Outback™ describes it is like this: “Down under frozen wonder with peaches, DeKuyper Peachtree Schnapps, champagne, Smirnoff Vodka and secret mixers.”
The very first Cheesecake Factory™ was opened in Beverly Hills, CA in 1978. Founder David Overtony wanted to create a restaurant with a very diverse menu, large portions and, of course, plenty of options for the cheesecake lover in (almost) all of us.
David’s parents Evelyn and Oscar Overton started the first actual factory in their basement in 1949. Eventually they moved the factory to Beverly Hills and things began to grow. It was their son David who took things to a whole new level. To this day, they’re still shipping cheesecake all over the country.
There are a large number of restaurant recipes sought from The Cheesecake Facory™, including the ones listed here.
Chicken Madeira
The most popular chicken dish at The Cheesecake Factory™. Sauteed chicken breast topped with fresh asparagus and melted mozzarella cheese, covered with fresh mushroom madeira sauce.
Lettuce Wraps
With all of the different ingredients and sauces, these lettuce wraps are perfect for sharing with a group. These make a great dish for bringing to a pot luck.
Original Cheesecake
For what you would pay for one slice of cheesecake at The Cheesecake Factory, you can make an entire cake. It’s not nearly as difficult as people claim. I’ve made this several times and it comes out perfect.
Pumpkin Cheesecake
All of the rich and creamy goodness of The Cheesecake Factory cheesecake with a wonderful taste of pumpkin. This makes a great dessert during the holidays or anytime of year. Hints of cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice will be wafting through your house this bakes. Not for the weak willed.
Pasta Da Vinci
Sauteed chicken, mushrooms, onions and garlic in a delicious Madeira wine sauce tossed with penne pasta and Parmesan cheese.
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