Golden Corral Recipes (2024)

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    Chocolate Chess Pie

    1/4 cup butter
    1 1/2 ounces unsweetened chocolate
    1 1/2 cups sugar
    1 tablespoon flour
    pinch of salt
    1/2 cup milk
    2 eggs
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    1 unbaked 9" pastry shell

    - Melt butter with chocolate.
    - In a mixing bowl, combine chocolate and butter mixture with sugar, flour, salt, milk, eggs, and vanilla; beat with electric mixer for 5-6 minutes.
    - Pour filling into prepared pastry shell; bake at 350° for 35-45 minutes, until set.
    - Cool on wire rack for at least 30 minutes.

    311 votes

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    1 envelope Active dry yeast
    1/4 cup Very warm water
    1/3 cup Sugar
    1/4 cup Butter or margarine
    1 teaspoon Salt
    1 cup Scalding hot milk
    1 Egg -- lightly beaten
    4 1/2 cups Sifted all-purpose flour
    2 tablespoons Melted butter or margarine -- for brushing rolls

    - Sprinkle the yeast over very warm water in a large bowl. Stir until yeast dissolves.
    - Add sugar, 1/4 cup butter or margarine and salt to hot milk. Stir until the sugar dissolves and butter or margarine is melted.
    - Cool mixture to 105-115 degrees.
    - Add milk mixture to yeast, then beat in egg.
    - Beat in 4 cups of flour, 1 cup at a time, to form a soft dough.
    - Use some of the remaining 1/2 cup of flour to dust a pastry cloth.
    - Knead dough lightly for 5 minutes, working in the remaining flour (use it for flouring pastry cloth and hands).
    - Place dough in a warm buttered bowl; turn greased side up.
    - Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 60-90 minutes.
    - Punch dough down and knead 4-5 minutes on a lightly floured pastry cloth. Dough will be sticky, but use as little flour as possible for flouring your hands and pastry cloth, otherwise rolls will not be as feathery light as they should be.
    - Pinch off small chunks of dough and shape into round rolls about 1 1/2-1 3/4 inches in diameter.
    - Place in neat rows, a bit apart, in a well-buttered large pan.
    -Cover rolls and let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, 30-40 minutes.
    -Brush tops of rolls with melted butter or margarine; bake in a 375° oven for 18- 20 minutes.
    - Serve warm with plenty of butter. Makes 24 rolls

    200 votes

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    Golden Corral's Banana Pudding

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    1 (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk
    1 1/2 cold milk or water
    1 (4oz.) size package of instant vanilla pudding
    2 cups Cool Whip, thawed
    1 box of vanilla wafers
    3 bananas, sliced

    - Mix sweetened condensed milk with cold milk.
    - Add pudding mix, beat well.
    - Chill in refrigerator for 5 minutes.
    - Fold in thawed cool whip.
    - Spoon 1 cup of pudding in bottom of serving dish.
    - Top 1/3 of each, bananas, wafers, and pudding, repeat layering twice, ending with pudding, top with wafers.
    - Chill thoroughly and keep in refrigerator.

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    Golden Corral Meatloaf

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    2 pounds lean ground beef
    1 medium onion, finely chopped½ to 1 teaspoon garlic powder, or to taste
    ½ teaspoon dried oregano
    ½ teaspoon dried thyme
    ¼ teaspoon dried basil
    ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
    ¾ teaspoon salt, or to taste
    1 teaspoon ground black pepper, or to taste
    ½ cup panko bread crumbs
    1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
    2 eggs
    ½ to 2/3 cup milk
    1-1/2 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil
    ½ cup tomato juice or tomato sauce (Do not use ketchup)

    - Preheat oven to 350°.
    - Combine ground beef, onion, garlic, oregano, thyme, basil, cloves, salt, pepper, bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese in a large mixing bowl.
    - In a small bowl, beat eggs with milk.
    - Add to meat mixture along with oil and tomato juice; mix well with hands.
    - Form into loaf shape and put into a 9x5-inch loaf pan or a parchment-lined baking pan.
    - Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
    - Remove and drain well; serve with brown gravy if desired. Makes 8 servings.

    272 votes

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    Golden Corral's Bread Pudding

    3 cups French bread, cubed and partially dried
    1/2 cup melted butter
    2 cups whole milk
    2 eggs beaten
    1 teaspoon cinnamon
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    1/3 cup brown sugar (dark)
    ***White Sauce***
    1 cup whole milk
    2 tablespoons butter
    1/2 cup granulated sugar
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    1 tablespoon flour
    1 dash salt

    - Scald milk and butter together; remove and set aside.
    - Beat eggs, add brown sugar and cinnamon.
    - When milk is cool enough, add egg mixture - make sure that egg mixture does not curdle.
    - Add bread cubes and stir carefully, do not beat.
    - Place in a well-oiled pan. Place in an oven at 350°F for 40 minutes. Set aside when done.
    - White sauce: Mix all ingredient together. Bring to a boil for 3-4 minutes, stir constantly.
    - Set aside for 5 minutes and pour about half mixture on warm bread pudding and place remainder of sauce in a serving bowl for extras. Best served warm, but great at room temperature. Makes 8 servings.

    158 votes

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    Bourbon Street Chicken

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    1 Pound Chicken leg or thigh meat
    Cut in bite size chunks
    4 oz Soy sauce
    1/2 cup Brown sugar
    1/2 tsp Garlic powder
    1 tsp Powdered ginger
    2 tbsp Dried minced onion
    1/2 cup Jim Beam Bourbon Whiskey
    2 tbsp White wine

    -Mix all the marinade ingredients; pour over chicken pieces in a bowl.
    - Cover and refrigerate. Stir often for several hours (best overnight).
    - Bake chicken at 350° for one hour in a single layer, basting every 10 minutes.
    - Remove chicken.
    - Scrape pan juices with all the brown bits into a frying pan.
    - Heat, add 2 tbsp white wine.
    - Stir and add chicken.
    - Cook for a minute and serve.

    130 votes

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    FAQs

    What's the cheapest time to eat at Golden Corral? ›

    The cheapest time to eat at Golden Corral is during their lunch hours on weekdays.

    Do you tip waitresses at Golden Corral? ›

    Who knows who has touched it, coughed or sneezed on it, etc. Golden Corral does not require a percentage tip. You are getting your own food and seating yourself. If they are good at bringing drink refills and hot rolls, a tip of one or two dollars per adult diner is sufficient.

    What ranch do buffets use? ›

    If you want the restaurant style ranch flavor, you have to use the Restaurant Style Hidden Valley Ranch powder.

    How do restaurants make their ranch so good? ›

    Even when a restaurant does start with premade ranch, they will often fold in extra fresh herbs, and maybe even more buttermilk, to lighten and bring in some brighter flavors that can be lost in shelf-stable bottling.

    What is the busiest day at Golden Corral? ›

    Golden Corral customers are much more likely to go out to a restaurant on a Saturday or Sunday compared to the average consumer, Numerator found. This coincides with Sunday, which is one of Golden Corral's busiest days alongside Wednesdays.

    What's the best time to go to a buffet? ›

    Go to a buffet relatively close to when it first opens

    If you visit a 24/7 buffet in Las Vegas, that's a negligible question. The best time to go to a buffet is relatively soon after it has opened, but not as soon as the staff unlocks the front door.

    What is a fair tip at a buffet? ›

    The Emily Post Institute, at emilypost.com, has a helpful tipping guide that suggests leaving 10 percent of the total bill for buffet-style restaurants. That seems to be a good starting point, but there is no harm in tipping more.

    Do Golden Corral servers make good money? ›

    Average Golden Corral Corporation Server hourly pay in California is approximately $16.00, which meets the national average.

    Does Golden Corral have steak every day? ›

    Monday-Saturday after 4pm + Sunday after 11am

    At Golden Corral, our signature sirloin steaks are cooked-to-order every night of the week. Enjoy a perfectly grilled steak, just how you like it, along with all the salads, sides and buffet favorites you love.

    Why is restaurant ranch so creamy? ›

    Because while some restaurants do use a bottled shelf stable dressing, what you are referring to is a powdered ranch mix (typically the Hidden Valley brand) that the restaurant cooks add milk/ buttermilk and sour cream to make their dressing.

    Who eats the most ranch dressing? ›

    When it comes to ranch dressing, the Midwest doesn't mess around. A variety of popular memes might explain it best: Ranch can be found in pizza aisles and kegs and is considered part of the Midwest starter pack, notes CheezBurger.

    What are the biggest buffets in the United States? ›

    Shady Maple Smorgasbord is located at 129 Toddy Drive, East Earl in Lancaster County, and is the largest buffet in the United States. In 1962, under maple trees, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Martin sold produce along the road, this was the beginning of the Shady Maple Farm Market, according to Shady Maple.

    What brand do restaurants use for ranch dressing? ›

    Most restaurants don't buy pre packaged ranch. They buy hidden valley seasoning and mix it themselves with ingredients they already have.

    Is ranch just garlic mayo? ›

    Is ranch like garlic mayonnaise? Not really, that's aioli. Ranch is more like buttermilk, green onion, garlic, black pepper mayonnaise. There's a lot more going on in ranch than just garlic and mayo.

    Why do fast food charge for ranch? ›

    “The main reason we charged for extra packets is to prevent abuse,” former McDonald's grill master Ivan Josiah Lapis, who worked for the grub-on-the-go giant for two years, explained in a popular Quora post. “It's fair to assume that two packets of sauce are enough for a six-pack of nuggets, right?” he continued.

    Does Golden Corral serve steak every day? ›

    At Golden Corral, our signature sirloin steaks are cooked-to-order every night of the week. Enjoy a perfectly grilled steak, just how you like it, along with all the salads, sides and buffet favorites you love.

    How much is Golden Corral per person in California? ›

    Golden Corral breakfast price is: $8.69. The price for Golden Corral lunch buffet is: $9.95 per adult. Dinner begins at 4 pm any day of the week. You will be charged the amount of $11.99 as well as $2.19 for the beverages.

    Who owns Golden Corral? ›

    Golden Corral, by contrast, is a privately held company, owned by Investors Management Corp. Its chairman is James Maynard, who opened the first Golden Corral in Fayetteville, N.C., in 1973.

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