CopyKat Recipes

If you have ever wondered why everything at Benihana tastes so good, the garlic butter deserves much of the credit. This Benihana Garlic Butter is a soft, savory compound butter made with just four ingredients: butter, garlic, soy sauce, and lemon juice. It is easy to mix in a blender or bowl, and it adds rich, garlicky flavor to steak, chicken, seafood, rice, and vegetables....

Looking for a crowd-pleasing dish that won’t break the bank during the big game? This Hot Dog Spaghetti is about to become your secret weapon for feeding hungry sports fans. When I first served this at a playoff watch party, everyone was skeptical – until the pot was completely empty before halftime! The best part? You can feed a crowd for less than the cost of two delivery p...

The first cold night of the year always sends me looking for one pot that can feed everybody without a side dish. Hamburger soup is ground beef, potatoes, macaroni, and mixed vegetables simmered in a tomato and beef broth that lands somewhere between tomato soup and vegetable beef stew. Condensed tomato soup is the shortcut that gives the broth its body and a faint sweetness,...

Every holiday party has one dish that empties before anyone touches the rest, and a pecan-crusted cheese ball is usually it. This one blends deviled ham into softened cream cheese with crushed pineapple, minced green pepper, and onion, then coats it a crushed pecans. The pineapple sets it apart, cutting the ham’s saltiness with just enough sweetness to keep people coming back...

Every fall, I crave the pumpkin treats that seem to appear only at restaurants and coffee shops for a few short weeks. Something feels so comforting about a moist slice of pumpkin bread with coffee, a stack of warmly spiced pancakes, or a creamy pumpkin cheesecake after dinner. But you don’t need to wait for a seasonal menu to return when you can make these favorites at home....