Applebee s Spinach Artichoke Dip Recipe

Have you ever wanted to make the same delicious food that you enjoy at Applebees? When my family gets a chance to go there we have always wondered how secret the recipes are. My husband and I were at home one night just talking about how much we spent the night before. Don’t get me wrong, we were not saying that we can’t afford it but we thought that it would be great if we could make these at home, actually applebee copycat restaurant recipes. When we go to Applebees, we always start off with Applebee s spinach artichoke dip recipe, all of my family just loves it. Applebees dip is always enjoyed with some famous Applebees drinks, soda for the kids, but not for us.

Anyways, back to us chatting one evening. We thought that it would be great to find some of these Applebee copycat recipes, so my husband grabbed his laptop, which was near by. We tried different searches, Applebee s spinach artichoke dip recipe, recipe for Applebee garlic mashed potatoes, applebee drink recipes, and many others. We found a lot of different sites claiming they uncovered the secret restaurant copycat recipes, but more importantly, this one site kept coming up. We decided to did a little deeper into this site.

What we found was pretty amazing. This guy, Ron Douglas claims he has uncovered hundreds of secret restaurant recipes, so much so that he has created two books. We thought to ourselves that if we had 5 at dinner last night instead of four, the diffence we would have spent would give us access to all these hundreds of recipes, so we thought, what the heck, and purchased it.

Here are a few ways to try to copycat your favorite Applebee’s restaurant recipe:

1.) You may be able to obtain the recipe from the restaurant by visiting their website or by asking the waiter for a copy. Some chefs are flattered that someone would ask for their recipe. You may have already identified most of the ingredients in the recipe just by taste and appearance. If you just need to figure out a few unique ingredients, don’t be afraid to ask what they are.

2.) Reverse engineering is another method you could try to reproduce the restaurant’s recipe. Order the dish as carryout, take it home, and analyze it. You can make a game of trying to identify different ingredients in the dish by taste. Some people are really good at this, so invite your friends to help. Once you’ve identified the basic ingredients, experiment by trying different combinations of seasonings and cooking methods.

3.) Compare the taste of your experimental dish to the carryout food from the restaurant until you get it right.
The menu may even give you most of the ingredients in the item’s description. Write down the information on the menu and the answers you get from the waitress. Take a picture of your plate when the food is served and try to reproduce it at home.

Or………

here is a copycat version Applebee’s Hot Artichoke and Spinach Dip:

   Ingredients needed -

* 1 (14 ounce) can of artichoke hearts, drained and coarsely chopped

* 1 (10 ounce) box of frozen chopped spinach, pre-thawed

* 1 cup of shredded parmesan-romano cheese

* 1/2 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese

* 4 ounces of pre-softened cream cheese

* 10 ounces of pre-made alfredo sauce

* 1 teaspoon of finely minced garlic

* pepper (optional ingredient)

Directions

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

2. Combine all the ingredients together in a bowl, mix well, and spread the mixture into a small baking dish

3. Bake for approx. 25-30 minutes or until all the cheese is melted

4. Serve with bread

Have fun copying that next Applebees recipe!

However you reproduce the restaurant copycat recipes of your favorite food, be sure you write it down so that you can prepare it as often as you like and get the same results every time you make it.

If you are like us, and always interested in saving a few bucks there may be a way for you to save a lot of money by preparing the same delicious meal at home. I am not talking a few bucks here, we sat down and figured we saved $250 last month alone. They did a great job creating these two books, actually they over delivered, but I am sorry to this, I found something missing.

In my full review of America’s Secret Recipes, I have uncovered what I found missing and fixed it!!

 

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