CopyKat Recipes

Olive Garden’s Four Cheese Manicotti is the kind of pasta dish that makes you plan your afternoon around it. Tender pasta tubes are stuffed with a creamy four-cheese ricotta filling, nestled in a slow-simmered homemade marinara, and finished with a bubbling layer of golden mozzarella. Making it at home means you control every layer, from the sauce to the filling, and the resu...

If you’ve been around a summer potluck table long enough, you already know the truth: it’s never the burgers that go first. It’s always that one crunchy, tangy, make-ahead salad sitting in the corner — the one someone’s grandma made, or the copycat of a beloved restaurant favorite — that gets scraped to the bottom of the bowl before the grill even has time to cool down. I’ve ...

There is something about a well-made pasta or macaroni salad that just stops you in your tracks. You know the kind — the ones you spot at a great deli counter, scooped into a little plastic container, and somehow devoured before you even make it home. I have been chasing those flavors for years, and I am happy to report that every single one of these recipes delivers that sam...

Jason’s Deli built its reputation on hearty, homestyle cooking, and the Chicken and Wild Rice Soup is among its most-requested recipes. This copycat version combines tender rotisserie chicken, nutty wild rice, and fresh vegetables in a lightly creamy broth seasoned with poultry spices. A flour-thickened base and a finish with heavy cream give it satisfying body without the he...

Olive Garden’s Blue Capri is one of the restaurant’s most recognizable cocktails, known for its vivid blue color and the tropical flavor combination that keeps guests coming back. This copycat recipe uses Blue Chair Bay Coconut Rum, pineapple juice, tangy sour mix, and blue curaçao for a balanced blend of coconut, citrus, and tropical fruit. It comes together in under five mi...