Craving your favorite fast food, but you don’t want to leave your home? Or maybe you want to save by creating a bigger portion with the ingredients you have in your fridge. Don’t worry, we’ve got you! Whether you’re looking to save money, eat healthier, or just love experimenting in the kitchen, these DIY fast food recipes bring the fast food experience to your kitchen. Here are 10 DIY recipes from your favorite fast food that you can create at home.
10. Wendy’s Chili
This favorite item on Wendy’s menu was one of the OG food items that was on the menu when it opened back in 1969. With just ground beef with a mix of tomato juice and usual ingredients like green pepper and celery, you can whip your own mix. The best part about a DIY chili? You can adjust the spice level and taste through chili powder, cumin, plus cayenne pepper. You can enjoy a warm bowl of it as a dip or dish.
9. Long John Silver’s Battered Fish
The Lenten season is nearing, and if you’re joining the feast, then we’ve got a DIY Battered Fish recipe, a la Long John Silver’s style! With just some boneless white fish, cornstarch, and flour, you can create your own Battered Fish at home. You can also add a side of tartar sauce and fresh lemon to get the same serving at Long John Silvers.
8. Taco Bell’s Mexican Pizza
Craving for a Tex-Mex fusion with a combination of Italian-style flavors? Of course, Taco Bell’s Mexican Pizza is the menu item to get! But if you want more of it without having to spend much for an extra, you can just DIY it. With ground beef, tortillas, and taco sauce that’s easily available at groceries, you can create your own. The best thing about this is you can adjust the flavors according to your preference!
7. Krispy Kreme’s Glazed Donuts
Who doesn’t love Krispy Kreme’s Glazed Donuts? Literally no one! But if you’re craving this sweet treat, you can just DIY them at home. You can easily find the ingredients needed in your kitchens, like egg, flour, and cinnamon. They’re topped with a generous amount of glaze, which makes the perfect breakfast or dessert. We’re sure that you’ll be whipping more of these in your kitchens after they’re gone.
6. McDonald’s Breakfast Burrito
If you love cooking breakfast, you might want to try out this DIY Breakfast Burrito like at McDonald’s. They feature a mix of veggies, egg, and protein meat, all tucked in a tortilla. You can now skip the long line in drive-thrus and even bring some at work for a snack.
5. IKEA’s Swedish Meatballs
After a long shopping day at IKEA, a bowl of some comforting Swedish Meatballs is the perfect snack to power us up on the drive home. But if you’re craving these Swedish Meatballs at home, you can DIY them instead of heading to IKEA. Create the meatballs through a mix of ground pork and beef while flavoring them with different spices. Add in a homemade sauce for extra flavor.
4. Chick-fil-A Nuggets
If you want to save up your expenses and, at the same time, indulge in Chick-fil-A Nuggets, you can do so with a DIY recipe. The ingredients include diced chicken breast, Panko breadcrumbs, and buttermilk to marinate the chicken, among others. The best thing about this recipe is Chick-fil-A sauce to go along with your nuggets.
3. Olive Garden’s Breadsticks
Bring the taste of Olive Garden to your home with this recipe of the fan-favorite Breadsticks. The best thing about these soft sticks is that they’re infused with garlic and butter, just like at Olive Garden. With easy-to-find recipes in your kitchen, like olive oil, garlic powder, and butter, you can whip this craveable breadsticks as a pair to your homemade pasta.
2. Hooters’ Buffalo Wings
One of the best-selling menu items at Hooters is probably their Buffalo Wings! This recipe features mixed flour, cayenne pepper, and paprika to recreate the spice in every bite of the brand’s famous chicken wings. Serve them with a side of ranch or blue cheese dressing, just like at Hooters.
1. Starbucks’ Pumpkin Latte
You don’t have to wait for fall to taste Starbucks’ famous Pumpkin Latte! You can recreate them from a DIY recipe. What you need is some pumpkin spice and puree for the sauce and espresso with cinnamon, among others, for the spiced latte. For just 10 minutes of preparation time, you can enjoy this fall favorite while reading a good book.