Copycat Applebees Southwest Steak Food

COPYCAT APPLEBEE'S SOUTHWEST STEAK RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the skillet over medium heat.
• Season the steaks with blackened steak seasoning on both sides.
• Melt the butter in a pan and add the olive oil. Grill the steaks for 4 minutes on each side. Set aside.
• Dice the deseeded tomatillos and red onions and combine with your corn kernels and black beans.
• Add the romaine lettuce and tomatillo mix and drizzle with cilantro ranch dressing.
• Top the salad with Monterey jack cheese and strips of fried tortilla.
• Serve with the cut steak topped with chimichurri sauce.

APPLEBEE'S COPYCAT SHRIMP AND PARMESAN STEAK RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Heat cream in a saucepan and lightly boil until it's half its original volume, being careful not to scorch. Stir in Parmesan cheese, basil, salt and pepper. Lower heat and keep warm while you prepare the steak and shrimp. Season the steak to your preference. Grill either inside or outside, until done to your liking. Heat the butter in a small saute pan. Add the shrimp and salt and pepper to taste. Saute until cooked through, and lightly browned, about 4-6 minutes. Place the grilled steak on the plate, top with the sautéed shrimp and Parmesan sauce.

APPLEBEE'S QUESADILLA BURGERS (COPYCAT)

Steps:

• For hamburgers:.
• Combine all seasoning ingredrients. Use one heaping Tblsp of seasoning mix per pound of hamburger meat. Mix into hamburger meat until well combined. Fry or grill. ( I used George Foreman grill).
• Assembling the complete burger:.
• Heat a large frying pan over medium heat. Spread butter on one side of each tortilla. Put one tortilla, butter side down in the hot pan. Sprinkle the cheeses evenly onto the center of the tortilla in the pan- but not all the way to the edges. Put the tomato, onion, bacon and jalapeno over the cheese, add the cooked seasoned burger and cover with the other tortilla butter side up (like a grilled cheese sandwhich). When the bottom is browned, about 45-90 seconds, flip the quesadilla and grill the other side. Remove the quesidilla from the pan and using a pizza cutter, cut throught the middle. Serve.