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It is a lot of fun to go out to dinner. To be waited on while enjoying a great meal and not having to clean up but is it really worth it when they put that bill down on your table? If you could make your favorite restaurant dish at home for a fraction of the cost, would you?
The national statistics show
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An increase in dining out for 2009 with IHop and Rubio being the top two for sit-down establishments.
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The average family eats out about three times a week and spends about $300-$400 per month.
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The cost for just one person is usually about $15.
With a small family of four, that meal can add up quickly and if you have a family of five, or six, or more, you can not leave the restaurant without spending almost a $100 ever time once you add in the tax and a tip.
Cooking at home can save most families about 50%. An entire family of four can eat a healthy, home cooked meal for under $20. Research also shows that children who eat at home with their parents are healthier, happier, and get better grades in school.
With the release of several copycat restaurant recipe cookbooks by professional chefs you can create your favorite dishes at home for a fraction of the cost of dining out. You will find recipes from Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Chili’s, TGIF, and much more.
The great thing is that by cooking at home you control what goes into the recipe. If you want to cut back on the amount of salt or butter, than you can. You can serve the dishes that everyone loves when you go out but make them healthier for the entire family. Your friends and family will never want to go out to dinner again.
Olive Garden – 5 Cheese Lasanga
***CREAM SAUCE:***
1/4 cup Butter
1/4 cup Flour
2 cups Milk
***CHEESE FILLING:***
1/4 cup Sun-dried tomatoes — oil Packed — minced
1 tablespoon Fresh garlic — minced
3 1/2 cups Ricotta cheese
3 Eggs
1 cup Grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup Grated Romano cheese
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Black pepper
***OTHER:***
4 cups Mozzarella cheese — shredded
1 cup Spinach lasagna noodles or Regular if unavailable
Marinara sauce — as desired
Extra Parmesan cheese
Freshly grated
Directions:
To make sauce melt butter with medium heat in heavy, 1 quart saucepan. Add flour and stir until well blended; cook until frothy. Add milk, stirring constantly with wire whisk as mixture comes to a simmer. Cook and stir until thickened (3-4 minutes). Chill while mixing other ingredients. Drain and mince tomatoes and garlic. Place other cheese filling ingredients in 3-quart mixing bowl with tomatoes and garlic. Add 1-1/2 cups of cooled cream sauce and mix until well blended. Refrigerate, reserving 1/2-cup for later use.
Cook lasagna noodles according to package directions. Cool under cold water and drain. Place 3 lasagna noodles in a 9×13x2 lightly oiled baking dish, overlapping slightly. Spread 1-1/2 cups cheese filling over noodles; sprinkle with one cup mozzarella and 1/4-cup fontina cheese. Repeat pasta and cheese layering three more times; top with remaining three lasagna noodles. Spread 1/2-cup of reserved cream sauce over top and cover lightly with foil. Preheat oven to 350~ and bake for 1 hour. Remove from oven and keep warm at least 30 minutes before serving. Serves 6
HOLIDAY COOKING
The holidays are here and so are the dinner parties. Suprise your guests with appetizers and dishes from famous restaurants such as Olive Garden, TGIF, Red Lobster and others cooked right in your own home.
That is what copycat restaurant recipes are all about. Chefs take a dish from a famous restaurant and reverse engineer it to find out what igredients make it taste so unique. What spices are used? How much of each item goes into the recipe? And how long it need to cook?
You’d be surprised to find out just how accurate these copycat recipes are. People will ask you if you bought take out from the very restaurant that you are imitating. What a great compliment that would be? Yes, you could be the great chef with your friends and family by following just one of the recipes from a copycat restaurant recipe cookbook.
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