21 Amazing Copy Cat Recipes that are Better Than Take Out

One of the easiest and quickest ways to scale down on your spending and save a couple of extra bucks every month is to stop eating out. Before adopting a frugal lifestyle we totally ordered in or ate out at least 3-4 times per week. So, at the end of the month we were spending nearly $1000 on top of our grocery spending. Crazy hunh?

I totally get the appeal of eating out or ordering in too. I get that it’s convenient, easy and can taste better than some meals we put together at home. What I also understand is that eating out can become a bad habit if you’re not careful. Turning to the convenience of ordering take out because you’re strapped for time, haven’t done grocery or don’t feel like cooking can cost you a pretty penny if you’re not mindful. If you’re eating out from time to time that’s fine. But, when you really can’t afford to and your budget is failing because of it ,then it becomes a pretty serious financial problem ya know?

So, here are some delicious and relatively easy to make copy cat recipes you can make at home. Sure, they require the investment of some time and planning but they are just as good (if not better) than the original versions and will cost you literally a fraction of the cost to prepare for your family.

21 Copy Cat Recipes That are Better Than The Take-Out

1. Copycat Panera Broccoli Cheese Soup via Shugary Sweets

2. Chili’s Chicken Enchilada Soup via Lil’ Luna

3. Copycat Red Lobster’s Crab Alfredo via All She Cooks

4. Copycat KFC Chicken via Pink When

5. Panda Express Orange Chicken via Dinner Then Dessert

6. Copycat Chick-Fil-A Chicken Nuggets via Damn Delicious

7. Copycat McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets via CDKitchen

8. Copycat Olive Garden Chicken Vino Bianco via The Slow Roasted Italian

9. Chipotle Copycat Pork Carnitas via The Slow Roasted Italian

10. Copycat Panda Express Chow Mein via Eat Cake For Dinner

11. Copycat White Castle Sliders via Cincy Shopper

12. Copycat PF Chang’s Mongolian Beef via Spicy Southern Kitchen

13. Copycat Wendy’s Chili via Raining Coupons

14. Long John Silver’s Fish Batter via Genius Kitchen

15. Panda Express Sweet Fire Chicken Copycat via Damn Delicious

16. Hooter’s Buffalo Wings via Genius Kitchen

17. Alice Springs Chicken Outback Steakhouse Copycat via Center Cut Cook

18. Copycat Pizza Hut Original Pan Pizza via CD Kitchen

19. Steak n Shake Copycat Frisco Melts via Jam Hands

20. Arby’s Beef n Cheddar Copycat Sandwiches via Oh Sweet Basil

21. Cheesecake Factory Copycat Creamy Sun dried Tomato Fettuccine via Table For Two

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What are a few of your favorite copy cat recipes?