Click here for the printable grocery list for this week’s meal plan. For a printable version of each recipe, just click on the links below.
Monday: McDonald’s Fillet O Fish Sandwich and T.G.I.Friday’s Baked Potato Skins
Tuesday: T.G.I.Friday’s Sizzling Chicken and Cheesy Potatoes
Wednesday: Taco Bell Mexican Pizza and McDonald’s Yogurt Parfait
Thursday: Benihana Fried Rice and Marinated Steak
Friday: Olive Garden Toasted Ravioli and Cheddar Garlic Biscuits
Scroll down for more details about each recipe.
Do you ever go to a restaurant and think, “This is SO GOOD! I wish I could cook like this at home!”?
If you do, you are in luck. I found just the cookbook for you. . It’s called The Everything Restaurant Recipes Cookbook and it has copy cat recipes of some of your favorite restaurant recipes! I found it at the library and I thought it looked fun so I made a meal plan out of some of the recipes. I am not posting all the ones I tried because some really didn’t taste like the version you would get at the restaurant. I wanted to spare you and your family the disappointment my five year old experienced when he began to have a melt down at the dinner table. Seriously, I got the kids all excited because I was making them “Wendy’s Frosty’s” and after a couple of bites into his my 5 year-old managed to work himself up into a sob at the dinner table, saying, “WHY DID YOU CALL THESE WENDY’S FROSTY’S? THESE DON’T TASTE LIKE WHAT YOU GET AT WENDY’S!”
Hey! They LOOKED like Wendy’s frosty’s! How was I supposed to know? 😉 He carried on for quite a while. It was ugly. I was tempted to post a picture of him in his meltdown state so we could all giggle, but I decided not to. (you can imagine) Instead, I will share the picture of my darling daughter who did not cry when trying hers.
So, here are the recipes that made the cut:
- McDonald’s Fillet O Fish Sandwich
- T.G.I.Friday’s Baked Potato Skins
- T.G.I.Friday’s Sizzling Chicken and Cheesy Potatoes (one of my favorite things to get at T.G.I.Friday’s)
- Taco Bell Mexican Pizza
- McDonald’s Yogurt Parfait (LOVED it!)
- Benihana Fried Rice and Marinated Steak (this one was my personal favorite!)
- Olive Garden Toasted Ravioli (I was surprised at how easy this one was!)
I will tell you, though, that there are lots of other recipes that I have not tried that I am sure are fantastic. (just don’t try the Wendy’s frosty’s) 🙂 Here are just a few of the recipes you can find in the Everything Restaurant Recipes Cookbook that sound good, but I have not tried:
- Chili’s Grill & Bar Boneless Buffalo Wings
- Applebee’s Bourbon Street Steak
- Olive Garden’s Minestrone Soup
- Long John Silver’s Fish Tacos
- T.G.I. Friday’s Dragonfire Chicken
- Cinnabon’s Cinnamon Rolls
Without further ado, here is this week’s line up, along with the ingredients for each recipe for planning purposes.
Monday: McDonald’s Fillet O Fish Sandwich and T.G.I.Friday’s Baked Potato Skins
Ingredients for Baked Potato Skins
10 baked potato halves
1 Tbsp. melted butter
Seasoned salt, to taste
3/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
5 strips of cooked and crumbled bacon
1 green onion, diced
Ingredients for one sandwich:
1 Gorton’s breaded fish fillet
1 plain hamburger fun
1 Tbsp. mayonnaise
1 tsp. minced onion
1 tsp. sweet relish
Pinch of salt
1 slice American cheese
Tuesday: T.G.I.Friday’s Sizzling Chicken and Cheesy Potatoes
Ingredients for Sizzling Chicken and Cheesy Potatoes:
2 (4 oz.) chicken breasts
2 Tbs. chopped garlic
2 Tbs. chopped parsley
1 tsp. crushed red chilies
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1/4 tsp. salt
4 divided Tbs. olive oil
1 julienned green pepper
1 julienned red pepper
1 julienned yellow onion
4 cups cooked mashed potatoes
1/2 cup shredded Chihuahua white cheese
2 slices American cheese
Wednesday: Taco Bell Mexican Pizza and McDonald’s Yogurt Parfait
Ingredients for Mexican Pizza
1/2 pound ground beef
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. dried minced onion
1/4 tsp. paprika
1-1/2 tsp. chili powder
2 Tbs. water
1 cup cooking oil
8 (6″) flour tortillas
1 (16 oz.) can refried beans
2/3 cup mild salsa
1/3 cup diced tomato
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1/4 cup chopped green onion
1/4 cup sliced black olives (optional)
Ingredients for Yogurt Parfait:
4 cups vanilla yogurt
2 (10 oz.) packages thawed frozen sliced sliced strawberries
1/3 cup thawed frozen blueberries
1/2 cup crunchy granola
Thursday: Benihana Fried Rice and Marinated Steak
Fried Rice Ingredients:
5 Tbsp. butter
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped carrots
2/3 cup chopped green onions
3 tsp. sesame seeds
5 eggs
1 cup cooked rice
5 Tbsp. soy sauce
salt, to taste
pepper, to taste
Meat Marinade:
1 Tbsp. grated apple
2 Tbsp. soy sauce
1 Tbsp. grated garlic
1 Tbsp. sesame oil
1 Tbsp. sesame seeds
3/4 pounds thin-sliced boneless beef top sirloin steak
(could also use 3/4 pound shrimp, chicken, or scallops in place of the steak)
Friday: Olive Garden Toasted Ravioli and Cheddar Garlic Biscuits
Ingredients for Toasted Ravioli:
1/4 cup water
2 eggs
1 tsp. Italian seasoning
1 tsp. garlic salt
1 cup plain bread crumbs
1 cup flour
1 (16 oz.) package meat-filled ravioli
Ingredients for Cheddar Garlic biscuits:
2 cups Bisquick® baking mix
2/3 cup milk
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
2 Tbs. melted butter
1/8 tsp. garlic powder
(some people add 1/4 tsp. of parsley flakes but I didn’t)
⇓ Click below for a printable grocery list of this week’s meal plan ⇓
Restaurant Copy Cat Recipes Grocery List
I will also be posting a bonus breakfast recipe on Saturday so stay tuned!
It should be a great week at Meal Planning Mommies!
