Chart House Blue Cheese Dressing is known for its rich, creamy texture and bold blue cheese flavor that makes any salad feel restaurant-worthy. This copycat recipe recreates the signature tangy dressing with simple ingredients and a short resting time that allows the flavors to meld into a smooth, chunky finish. Once chilled, it delivers the classic taste that has made this dressing a longtime favorite.
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Homemade Blue Cheese Dressing
One of the benefits of making a homemade salad dressing is knowing what ingredients are going into it. You can make the best blue cheese dressing at home!
This means you can control the quality of your salad dressing. This rich, tangy, homemade blue cheese dressing tastes so similar to the Chart House dressing that no one will know the difference.
So skip store-bought with additives and preservatives and make this easy blue cheese salad dressing recipe.
Chart House Bleu Cheese Dressing
The Chart House is unique because it believes that your food should be great, and you should also dine with a great view! This upscale chain boasts twenty-five restaurants in showcase locations. They overlook the Atlantic, the Pacific, and some other scenic spots.
What type of blue cheese should you use?
For the closest Chart House flavor, choose a creamy blue cheese that crumbles easily and blends smoothly into the dressing. Gorgonzola or a mild Danish blue work well if traditional blue cheese feels too strong, while firmer varieties can be chopped finely for a more pronounced chunky texture.
Homemade Blue Cheese Salad Dressing Ingredients
Homemade is so much better than store-bought because it is made with simple ingredients:
- Blue Cheese – Maytag, and other blue cheeses made in the USA, are perfect for this recipe. They are creamy, and have the right amount of sharpness.
- Sour cream – makes the dressing creamy
- Mayonnaise – if you have access to Duke’s mayonnaise, it packs a lot of flavors; my second favorite is Hellman’s or Best Foods (it depends on where you live)
- Dry mustard – gives the dressing some edge
- Garlic powder – garlic powder is dried ground-up garlic, so it gives flavor without salt
- Worcestershire sauce – the secret ingredient of many recipes, it adds the perfect punch of flavor.
- Salt and pepper – add to your personal preference
How to Make Blue Cheese Dressing
Here are the simple steps for making this copycat recipe:
- Place sour cream, mustard, pepper, salt, garlic powder, and Worcestershire in a small bowl and blend with a mixer for 2 minutes at low speed.
- Add mayonnaise. Blend 1/2 minute at low speed and 2 minutes at medium speed.
- By hand, crumble the cheese into the mixture. Blend at low speed for no more than 4 minutes.
- Refrigerate 24 hours before serving.
Watch the video in the recipe below to see how easy it is to make Chart House Blue Cheese Dressing.
Blue cheese dressing is great for salads, Buffalo wings, burgers, and as a dip. It’s especially delicious on a classic wedge salad.
How to Serve Homemade Blue Cheese Dressing
Blue cheese dressing is great for salads, wings, and as a dip. It’s especially delicious on a classic wedge salad. It also makes a flavorful spread for burgers and sandwiches when you want an extra creamy, tangy boost.
How to Store Homemade Blue Cheese Salad Dressing
Be sure to store this tasty salad dressing in the refrigerator in an airtight container. It will last for up to two weeks when stored properly.
Love the food at Chart House? Try these copycat recipes!
Use Chart House Blue Cheese Dressing with these Wings
- Pluckers Wings
- Fried Chicken Hot Wings
- Best Grilled Wings Recipe
- Easy Boneless Wings
- Hot Wings and Things
- Parmesan Wing Recipe
More Homemade Salad Dressing Recipes
- Applebee’s Oriental Chicken Salad Dressing Recipe
- Olive Garden Salad and Dressing Recipe
- Best Japanese Salad Dressing
- Outback Honey Mustard Restaurant Dressing
Be sure to check out more of my homemade salad dressing recipes and favorite copycat restaurant dishes.
Blue Cheese Dressing
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup Sour Cream
- 1/2 teaspoon Dry Mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon Black Pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt (Scant)
- 1/3 teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
- 1 1/2 cups Mayonnaise
- 4 ounces Danish blue cheese crumbled
Instructions
- In a mixer bowl, blend the sour cream, mustard, Worcestershire Sauce, salt, pepper, and garlic powder for 2 minutes at low speed.
- Add the mayonnaise. Blend for 1/2 minute at low speed and 2 minutes at medium speed.
- Using your hand, crumble the cheese into the mixture. Blend at low speed for no longer than 4 minutes. For a chunky salad dressing, reserve some of the blue cheese crumbles to stir in after blending.
- Refrigerate for 24 hours before using.
Wonderful!
All these years I didn’t realize I was making the Chart House recipe! I add 8oz of crumbles and also use it as Wing dip!
I’ve made this twice now and it is the best recipe I have found so far. Takes me back to being a kid when my grandmother introduced me to blue cheese dressing over a wedge of iceburg with bacon crumbles and fresh summer tomatoes. Amazing!
I’ve been making this recipe now for 50 years since I first had it at the Chart House in Simsbury, CT (sadly lost in a fire because it was a special one). I’ve probably made it hundreds of times over the years. I think I may even still have the little blue card they used to give out with the recipe (they had one for thousand island dressing as well as their mud pie). I’ll never forget the simple menu they gave you that was on the cutting board. The only thing I see wrong is the mayonnaise — the original recipe is for 1-1/3 cup of mayo, not 1-1/2. It probably won’t make difference, but thought I might mention it. But thanks for letting others know about this amazing dish.
Grandy’s Restaurant scrambled eggs. These r the best, would pay to know the recipe!!!
Does this have to sit 24 hrs before using?
Does it have to, no. It will taste better if you let it rest a while before using.
I can’t believe I was settling for the refrigerated section of jarred blue cheese dressing. I only had the blue cheese dressing once at the Chart House but I remember how good it was and this is so good. Thank you so much for the recipe.
This is amazing. How long will it last.
About a week to 10 days.
Best blue cheese dressing ever. I got the recipe from the Chart House years ago! Please follow the extended recipe shown above using your hand mixer. It’s better that way. Enjoy!
Best blue cheese dressing , I’ve ever had and made. If you don’t have all ingredients you can substitute different types ones, but not cheese, Mao or sour cream!!! But stick to basic ingredients. I add a little chopped garlic and more blue cheese. (use real garlic instead of garlic salt)
I absolutely LOVE Caesar Salads. The Chart House, TGY Fridays and a Deli in Melbourne, FL at the mall all have the most authentic Caesar Salad Dressings.
Do you have the desire to get that recipe for me?
Thank you
Made it just like the recipe but added a little more bleu cheese and was wonderful!
I think salad dressings you make at home are always better than the ones you get from a bottle.
I have never had a decent blue cheese dressing from a store bought bottle
God Bless America
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Try JIMMYS extra chunky
(In the produce section)
The only kind I’ve bought for 30 years that I like.
Curiously, I bought some OFF THE SELF and it is the BEST store-bought dressing I have ever had. Just add some crumbled blue cheese, a dash of black pepper, stir, and you have a truly superior blue cheese dressing. I add a scant dash of hot sauce to give it some kick, but the dressing does not need it to be great. Pamela Allison Charleston, SC
Has anybody ever had hot wings at the Peanut in Kansas City? Their bleu cheese dressing is out of this world, and I would love the recipe. Does anybody have it?
I have the Peanut Blue Cheese recipe at home. As I recall, four main ingredients, including cilantro & garlic. I’ll get back to you on this…
That sounds very interesting.
Where’s the recipe Joe G.?
Me and my mom (and the rest of the family as well) LOVE blue cheese dressing…we came up with a great recipe that doesnt use mayo….(my father despises mayo)
1 package Italian Dressing Seasoning Mix
1 Large Tub Sour Cream
1 package crumbled blue cheese
mix all ingredients – add a BIT of water because mix will be quite thick…YUM