If you’re a fan of foods like fried appetizers, steak, hearty burgers, sandwiches, or pasta, TGI Fridays might just be one of your go-to dining destinations. Undoubtedly, Friday’s offers its patrons an enjoyable dining experience with irresistible American-style food. But sometimes, you might want to enjoy it at home.
Whether you want to challenge yourself to make a TGI Fridays copycat for fun or you’re just trying to avoid the crowds, you can use these copycat recipes to replicate your favorite menu items.
Appetizers and sides
From mouthwatering fried green beans to crispy chicken strips and the ever-so-famous potato skins, you’ve got plenty of choices for making TGI Fridays appetizers and sides.
TGI Friday’s Pretzel Sticks and Beer Cheese Dip
Enjoy warm, soft pretzels with a silky beer cheese sauce for dipping, perfect for parties and gatherings
Indulge in crispy, seasoned fried green beans, which you can enjoy with a homemade cucumber wasabi ranch reminiscent of the restaurant’s fan-favorite menu item.
These succulent chicken strips are perfectly glazed and adorned with crunchy sesame seeds. Enjoy these chicken strips with additional whiskey glaze or another dipping sauce for flavor contrast.
Enjoy delicious loaded nachos just like the appetizer you love at TGI Fridays–perfectly creamy Swiss cheese, crispy bacon, pickled jalapenos, and chopped scallions on potato slices.
This isn't just any quesadilla- it has a delicious balsamic glaze and bruschetta marinara to accompany it. Inside the quesadilla, you’ll find tender diced chicken, sausage, and bacon.
Make one of the most classic TGI Friday burgers in the comfort of your home using Hawaiian buns, a homemade ground chuck patty, and a delicious, savory Jack Daniels sauce.
This divine Mandarin salad is a light yet satisfying meal with a homemade orange and honey dressing, sliced chicken breasts, and a fresh mixed lettuce blend.
Making flat iron steak is easy, and you can make it taste just like TGI Friday's with this copycat recipe, which comprises flank steak, garlic, rosemary, wine, and dry mustard.
Make a homemade lightened-up version of Friday's Dijon Chicken Pasta. This scrumptious meal includes chicken breast fillets, penne pasta, a homemade seasoning blend, and Dijon pasta sauce.
With sliced portobellos, red onions, and grape tomatoes, this delicious Portobello Melt on sourdough bread is a loaded grilled cheese that you can serve with fries or onion rings.
Of course, it isn’t the full TGI Fridays experience unless you have dessert. These tasty recipes can help you recreate one of the restaurant’s classic sweet treats.
TGI Friday’s Oreo Madness Ice Cream Sandwiches
You only need three simple ingredients to make this extravagant Oreo dessert that will instantly remind you of TGI Fridays.
Based on one of TGI Fridays' old menu items, these mini sundaes are to die for with fudgy brownies, chocolate custard, ice cream scoops, and a cornflake crunch for garnish.
Want something to sip on? Make one of TGI Friday’s delicious beverages, whether you’re craving a fruity cocktail or a chocolaty milkshake.
TGI Friday’s Captain Morgan Island Rum Punch
The Captain Morgan Island Rum Punch is bursting with fruity flavors of passion fruit, pineapple, and orange. Garnish it with a pineapple slice to upgrade its presentation!
Your guests will love these TGI Friday’s B52 shots with a layered look. The recipe features Kahlua coffee liqueur, Bailey’s Irish cream, and Grand Mariner.
You only need Cointreau, champagne, and cranberry juice to make TGI Friday's succulent Poinsettia Cocktail with fresh mint and lemon slices as a garnish.
It doesn’t get any better than a chocolaty, vodka-infused milkshake. The TGI Friday’s Mudslide can be made in five short minutes and has incredibly decadent flavors.
Learn the secrets of making TGI Friday's famous Jack Daniels dipping sauce with ingredients such as soy sauce, teriyaki sauce, brown sugar, and Jack Daniels whiskey.
In just 30 minutes, you can make a nine-layer dip that tastes precisely like TGI Friday's version! You'll be in heaven, from the tasty guacamole to the refried beans and crispy bacon, perfect for dipping.
With the help of these recipes, you can kick your TGI Fridays craving and enjoy your go-to order at home. Not only do these dishes and drinks look exactly like the options offered at the restaurant, but they taste like them, too!
Treat yourself to something special or make an assortment of recipes for a crowd. Either way, you can bring the taste of Fridays into your home.
I love your recipes from all of the great restaurants, but I have yet to find a recipe for Denny’s white chocolate lemon cheesecake. Have you done this one before.
It was the best. Every time I went to eat there that was always my choice.
Years ago, you had a Turkey, ham, Swiss cheese bacon croissant on the menu. Do you have that recipe?
I love your recipes from all of the great restaurants, but I have yet to find a recipe for Denny’s white chocolate lemon cheesecake. Have you done this one before.