Calories in Olive Garden Restaurant Food

Calories in Olive Garden Restaurant Food
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Olive Garden is a chain Italian restaurant found in many locations around the United States. It offers a large number of appetizers, classic pastas, chicken and seafood, beef and pork and dessert dishes.

Appetizers

Olive Garden offers a variety of appetizers, which vary in calorie numbers. Lower-calorie options include breadsticks, which are 150 calories each, stuffed mushrooms at 280 calories, minestrone soup at 100 calories per bowl and pasta e fagioli, which is 180 calories per serving.

Higher-calorie options include the lasagna fritta at 1,030 calories, smoked mozzarella fonduta at 940 calories, calamari at 890 calories and the chicken Alfredo pizza at 1,180 calories.

Classic Pasta Dishes

Lower-calorie classic pasta dishes at Olive Garden include the ravioli di portobello at 670 calories and cheese ravioli with marinara sauce at 660 calories. Higher-calorie options include the tour of Italy dish at 1,450 calories and the spaghetti with Italian sausage at 1,270 calories.

Chicken, Seafood, Beef and Pork Dishes

Lower-calorie chicken and seafood options include the Venetian apricot chicken at 380 calories and seafood brodetto at 480 calories. Higher-calorie options include the chicken and shrimp carbonara and the chicken Alfredo, which are 1,440 calories each. The lowest-calorie beef and pork dish is the steak toscano at 810 calories, and the highest-calorie dish is the pork Milanese at 1,510 calories.

Desserts

The calories in the desserts at Olive Garden vary. The lowest-calorie option is the strawberry and white chocolate cream cake at 210 calories. The highest-calorie option are the zeppoles, which are 920 calories per serving.

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Article reviewed by Lauren Fritsky Last updated on: Jun 14, 2011

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