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50+ Ways To Recreate Your Favourite Takeout Food At Home

How to enjoy everything from pizza to ramen noodles, beef pho, and pad Thai without leaving the house.

By Heather MacMullin

Updated July 24, 2024

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Chinese takeout box: Takeout ideas you can make at home

Meet those takeout food cravings with some budget-friendly, at-home inspiration. From our easy takes on Thai, Japanese and Korean dishes, to flavourful Indian butter chicken and spiced Chinese dumplings, there's a recipe for everyone's repeat order below.

Chinese takeout

Craving Chinese takeout? Try one of these:

Chinese 5-spice pork dumplings (pictured above) Sesame chicken congee Hot and sour soup Kung pao chicken Ginger-chicken stir-fry Garlicky chicken-fried rice

50+ Ways To Recreate Your Favourite Takeout Food At Home

Photo, Roberto Caruso.

Pizza delivery

Craving pizza? Try one of these:

Tuscan margherita pizza (pictured above) BBQ chicken pizza Indian vegetarian pizza Prosciutto and arugula pizza Turkish pizza

50+ Ways To Recreate Your Favourite Takeout Food At Home

Photo, Roberto Caruso.

Korean takeout

Craving Korean takeout? Try one of these:

Kalbi-style beef ribs (pictured above) Bibimbap Korean beef bulgogi Korean spicy pork Bulgogi steak and cheese melt

50+ Ways To Recreate Your Favourite Takeout Food At Home

Photo, John Cullen.

Thai takeout

Craving Thai takeout? Try one of these:

Thai sweet potato and red curry soup (pictured above) Speedy Pad Thai Rustic Thai pot-au-feu Thai fish curry Golden tofu soup Thai chicken salad

50+ Ways To Recreate Your Favourite Takeout Food At Home

Photo, Erik Putz.

Indian takeout

Craving Indian takeout? Try one of these:

Better butter chicken (pictured above) Goan halibut coconut curry Paneer curry with potatoes and spinach recipe Tandoori shrimp with lemon slaw Tilapia tikka wraps

50+ Ways To Recreate Your Favourite Takeout Food At Home

Photo, Roberto Caruso.

Vietnamese takeout

Craving Vietnamese takeout? Try one of these:

Easy Vietnamese beef pho (pictured above) Fresh mint and shrimp salad rolls Bahn mi sandwiches Faux pho Vietnamese espresso affogato

50+ Ways To Recreate Your Favourite Takeout Food At Home

Photo, Angus Fergusson.

Mexican takeout

Craving Mexican takeout? Try one of these:

Grilled steak tacos (pictured above) Serrano chili ceviche Potato and chorizo empanadas Slow-cooked pork carnitas Mexican chicken tacos and pico de gallo salsa Huevos rancheros Pear and currant dessert empanadas

steak tacos on blue plates with salsa and pickled onions

Photo, Sian Richards.

Middle-Eastern takeout

Craving Middle-Eastern takeout? Try one of these:

Spiced ground lamb with pine nuts and creamy hummus Cauliflower, pistachio and pomegranate pearl couscous Creamy labneh with spiced nuts Egg and tomato shakshuka Za’atar spiced lamb with grapefruit salad

50+ Ways To Recreate Your Favourite Takeout Food At Home

Photo, Sian Richards.

French takeout

Craving French takeout? Try one of these: French onion soup (pictured above) Croque monsieur Ratatouille fish en papillote Cheese soufflé Beef bourguignon

Slow cooker French onion soup in blue bowl

Photo, Roberto Caruso.

Japanese takeout

Craving Japanese takeout? Try one of these: Udon noodle soup (pictured above) Japanese fried karaage (chicken) bites Gingery ramen with eggs Creamy Japanese dressing Tofu okonomiyaki Japanese tofu curry Beef and soba noodle bowl

50+ Ways To Recreate Your Favourite Takeout Food At Home

Photo, Roberto Caruso.

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