The Cheesecake Factory is one of the few restaurant chains where the menu alone takes some time to read. This collection brings together copycat recipes for the most popular dishes, from avocado egg rolls and the famous brown bread to Louisiana Chicken Pasta and the cheesecakes the chain is known for. Each recipe recreates the restaurant flavors using ingredients you can find at any grocery store. Make one dish or build a full spread at home, no reservation required.
What makes the Cheesecake Factory worth recreating
The Cheesecake Factory’s menu draws from a wide range of cuisines, which is part of what makes the restaurant so popular with groups. On any given visit, one person might order Thai lettuce wraps while another orders steak, and neither feels like they made the wrong call. That range is also what makes it a rewarding chain to recreate at home.
This collection covers all four parts of the meal, appetizers, mains, sides, and desserts, pulling from the dishes that appear most often in orders and in reader requests. Where possible, the recipes include tips for getting restaurant-accurate results in a home kitchen.
Appetizers
The Cheesecake Factory’s starters cover a wide range, from light and fresh lettuce wraps to the kind of deep-fried bites that can easily become the whole meal. Several of these are substantial enough to serve as a main course if you prefer.
Avocado Egg Rolls
Asian-inspired egg roll wrappers are filled with creamy chunks of avocado and fried until golden and crisp. Paired with a distinctive dipping sauce, these are one of the most recognizable starters on the Cheesecake Factory menu and one of the easiest to recreate at home.
Creamy mac and cheese is breaded and deep-fried into bites with a crispy exterior and a gooey, cheesy center. The Cheesecake Factory takes a familiar comfort food and turns it into something you can pick up and dip, which works equally well as a starter or a snack alongside your favorite pasta sauce.
Wonton wrappers filled with spicy buffalo-seasoned shredded chicken. These deliver the flavors of chicken wings in a handheld, easy-to-serve format that works well as an appetizer or a game-day snack, and the filling comes together almost entirely from pantry staples.
Grilled chicken drizzled with a peanut sauce and served in cool, crisp lettuce leaves with fresh toppings like cilantro, cucumber, and shredded carrots. A lighter way to start the meal, and one that comes together quickly enough to work as a weeknight dinner at home.
The Cheesecake Factory’s entree menu pulls from Italian, Cajun, Asian, and American cooking traditions, sometimes in the same dish. The recipes below cover some of the most-ordered items, along with a few standouts worth trying if you haven’t encountered them on the menu yet.
Louisiana Chicken Pasta
A Cheesecake Factory favorite that draws from both Louisiana and Italian cooking. Crispy parmesan chicken sits on a farfalle pasta base and is brought together with a Cajun cream sauce that is rich, well-seasoned, and simple enough to make on a weeknight.
Crispy, cheesy, and ready in under an hour, this Romano Chicken is one of the better cases for skipping the restaurant and making dinner at home. The coating delivers a satisfying crunch that holds up well from pan to plate.
Bright lemon, briny capers, and a creamy butter sauce tossed with tender chicken and pasta. This Copycat Cheesecake Factory Chicken Piccata Pasta is a restaurant-style dish that comes together in under an hour with straightforward technique and simple ingredients.
The Curry Coconut Sauce carries most of the flavor here, which means you can keep the proteins simple and focus on cooking them correctly. Most of the ingredients are already in your pantry, and the result tastes more involved than the effort required.
A Madeira wine and mushroom sauce coats perfectly cooked chicken breasts, which are finished under the broiler with melted cheese. Serve it over pasta, rice, or mashed potatoes. The sauce is the part worth making, and it comes together in about 30 minutes.
This is another classic recipe served by the Cheesecake Factory where the magic lies in the sauce. Savory beef broth is punched up with Worcestershire sauce, Madeira wine, Dijon mustard, honey, and more, plus the cooked mushrooms and onions that help bring this pan sauce together.
The Cheesecake Factory’s Chinese Chicken Salad offers what every salad needs: hearty protein, crunchy, refreshing veggies, crispy mix-ins, and a mouthwatering dressing. Here, Asian-inspired ingredients shine, such as soy sauce, rice vinegar and noodles, ginger, and more. Plus, it’s ultra-simple to make a home with pre-cooked or rotisserie chicken.
Salmon basted in a savory miso sauce and finished in the oven, then served with a sake butter that lifts the whole dish. The oven time is hands-off, which gives you room to prepare the butter sauce so everything is ready at once.
Adding a bit of Cheesecake Factory flair is easy with these side recipes that pair well with a wide range of meals on your kitchen table, just like the Cheesecake Factory.
Brown Bread
The bread that arrives at the table before your meal is one of the most memorable parts of any Cheesecake Factory visit. Bakers give it its characteristic color and subtle sweetness with whole wheat flour, cocoa powder, brown sugar, and molasses. Chewy, slightly sweet, and yeasty, it works as a side for almost any meal.
Creamy, flavorful Cheesecake Factory-style mashed potatoes made with red potatoes for the right texture. A natural pairing for the Chicken Madeira, Steak Diane, or Romano Chicken in this collection.
Romaine topped with tomatoes, avocado, chicken, hard-boiled egg, and other classic Cobb toppings, finished with a simple vinaigrette. A filling, balanced side that pairs well with any of the pasta or protein dishes above.
The Cheesecake Factory has built its reputation on its dessert menu, and the cheesecakes in particular have a devoted following. The recipes below cover the most-requested versions, along with a couple of alternatives for anyone looking for something other than the namesake dish.
Original Cheesecake
No list of Cheesecake Factory desserts would be complete without the iconic original version that started it all. It’s all about the fundamentals here: a buttery, subtly spiced graham cracker crust, a lusciously creamy filling, and a light, flavorful topping. It’s an ideal recipe to add to your dessert arsenal.
This copycat Cheesecake Factory Oreo Cheesecake is rich, creamy, and loaded with crushed cookies from top to bottom. With a chocolate cookie crust, velvety Oreo-studded filling, and whipped cream topping, this indulgent dessert tastes just like the one from the restaurant, maybe even better.
What sets this fan-favorite version apart is the sweet, fruity strawberry topping that covers the cheesecake, made with a simple mix of water, sugar, cornstarch, and fresh berries. The recipe even offers an easy recipe for stabilized whipped cream, a superior alternative to anything found in a can or made the old-school way.
The Cheesecake Factory has satisfied countless sweet tooths with this recipe, which contrasts rich cheesecake ingredients with robust dark Godiva chocolate. It’s topped with a light mousse that serves as a textural contrast to the densely delicious cake. Despite the sophisticated feel and look, you’ll be surprised how easy it is to create restaurant-quality results!
There are few more indulgent Cheesecake Factory options than this one, which pairs the creaminess of white chocolate with traditional cheesecake filling and contrasts it with tarty, tangy fresh raspberries and raspberry jam. It all sits atop a chocolate cracker crust, the perfect complement to round out this one-of-a-kind offering.
This Copycat Cheesecake Factory Red Velvet Cheesecake is a showstopping dessert with layers of rich red velvet cake and creamy vanilla cheesecake, all wrapped in a smooth cream cheese frosting. It’s indulgent, beautiful, and every bit as decadent as the restaurant version it is perfect for holidays, birthdays, or anytime you want to impress.
Despite the name, there’s more to Cheesecake Factory’s dessert menu than its namesake dish. This carrot cake is a popular (and mouthwatering) alternative, which combines an ultra-moist spiced cake with a sweet, nutty cream cheese frosting.
From tantalizing appetizers to start your meal to sweet treats to close it out, these Cheesecake Factory recipes offer a wide-ranging look at the chain’s many delicious offerings. Use them to add a familiar boost to your meals, or pair them for the full Cheesecake Factory experience without ever leaving home.
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