29 Restaurant Side Dish Recipes (Copycats to Steal the Show) (2024)

Olive Garden has the best breadsticks recipe around, and now you can too, with this recipe for Copycat Olive Garden Breadsticks. These soft, buttery breadsticks with a hint of salt complement any main dish, soup, or salad to perfection.

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These Copycat Texas Roadhouse Rolls are utterly irresistible. One of the most coveted Texas Roadhouse restaurant recipes, these pillowy rolls are a delightful dinner companion.

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If you're from the Salt Lake City area, you're already excited. If you're not, well... now you know what you're missing. Get ready to meet your newest dinner roll obsession!

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Famous Dave's Copycat Sweet Cornbread Muffins are a never-too-sweet Southern treat. Make any dinner an event by baking up some of these. They're an easy appetizer recipe that will remind you of home style BBQ dinners, exactly what "Dave" is famous for!

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These one-of-a-kind Cheddar Bay biscuits from Red Lobster are the perfect complement to any dinner. This Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuit Copycat recipe won't make just any old dinner roll. These dinner rolls are loaded with flavor and have the perfect cheesy topping.

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Need something new and packed with veggies? This broccoli salad recipe is the one for you!

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This recipe for mushrooms in sour cream sauce is simple to make but oh so delicious!

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This copycat deli salad recipe is as healthy as it gets! It's packed with super foods and super flavors.

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A vintage favorite that would get any grandma's stamp of approval! This cabbage casserole has been kicked up a notch with bacon and butter, but it's still super simple to make.

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Okay, so this is a Thanksgiving staple, for sure, but we can't contain ourselves. This recipemustbe broken out during the rest of the year too. It's too good to hide.

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Take a step away from classic caesar salads to enjoy The Cheesecake Factory's take on flavors from the Pacific. Taste, texture, even nutrition: they're all here!

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It's crazily creamy...the perfect side dish. Rudy's Creamed Corn Recipe will be a hit any night of the week. Any party, any occasion, get ready to enjoy this delicious mix of corn, butter and cream cheese.

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Longhorn Steakhouse's signature veggie side is surprisingly simple. You'll have a show-stopping side ready in 20 minutes flat.

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Potato side dishes are the best because they're so filling! This recipe for baked potato skins would also make an amazing copycat appetizer recipe.

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This roasted sweet potato salad is a simple way to get some sweet potatoes into your meals. It's delicious, nutritious, and so easy.

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This recipe for Amish potato salad is simple, but that's what makes it so tasty!

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Side dishes are often the stars among famous restaurant recipes and this recipe for Copycat Boston Market Dill Potato Wedges is one of them.

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The classic from Cracker Barrel. It's their homestyle twist on a side that goes with pretty much anything. And let's be real, we'd eat just this for dinner if we could.

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Feeling a bit fast casual? Get your fry game on with this underrated KFC gem. These southern-style wedges are fantastic!

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We couldn't leave you with justonemashed potatoes recipe, could we? Plus, this one is loaded with cheese and nice crispy bacon. Sure to be a repeat!

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Who can resist a big plate full of shoestring fries? This recipe gives you fries that are just like the ones from Ruth's Chris that we all crave.

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This sweet and savory grilled pineapple is the perfect side dish for your next picnic or family gathering. It's a great but simple twist on pinapple that the whole family will love.

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This homemade version of a famous Cafe Rio rice recipe is one of the best quick Mexican recipes for side dishes and a complement to any Mexican meal.

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If you were thinking about ordering in, forget it. You can make delicious Chinese Takeout Fried Rice at home. You'll need frozen peas, frozen corn, eggs, rice and onion to start. Add in soy sauce, pepper and vegetable oil. When you're finished, this copycat Chinese restaurant recipe will taste better than the real deal.

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Boston Market Mac and Cheese is a fail-safe dish to satisfy your whole family. This is one of the cheesiest mock restaurant recipes for macaroni you'll encounter. Great as a side or on its own.

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Copycat Cafe Rio Black Bean Recipe is the perfect big bash picnic side dish. If you love the easy delicious flavors of Mexican food, you'll love this party pick.

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Looking for the perfect side dish to warm your tummy? Try out this Copycat Cracker Barrel Fried Apples recipe! With a combination of apples, cinnamon, brown sugar, and butter, how can you go wrong?

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When Panera announced that they'd be adding mac and cheese to their menu, we rejoiced. When the dish finally arrived, we knew their take was well worth copying at home.

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This wonderful side may not sound flashy, but it's absolutely packed with flavor. The only thing that should surprise you about this copycat is that we didn't bring it to you sooner.

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