Olive Garden is beloved for its comfort food, but some dishes pack more calories than you might expect. These 15 meals overflow with cheese, sauce, and flavor, bringing massive calorie counts along for the ride.
Get ready to explore these indulgent delights that satisfy your cravings and challenge your waistline!
1. Tour Of Italy
This plate doesn’t pick favorites—it brings them all. A huge portion of Chicken Parmigiana, Lasagna Classico, and creamy Fettuccine Alfredo crowd the dish in one glorious mash-up.
It’s saucy, it’s cheesy, and it’s unapologetically big. The portions are bold enough to split, though many go all in solo.
2. Chicken Alfredo
Heavy cream and loads of parmesan coat thick fettuccine noodles like a silky blanket. The grilled chicken adds protein, but it’s the sauce that steals the spotlight.
It’s a classic for a reason: comforting, rich, and over-the-top decadent. Every swirl pulls up a creamy avalanche.
3. Shrimp Alfredo
Swap the chicken for a generous helping of sautéed shrimp, and the calorie count still soars. The garlic-heavy Alfredo sauce doesn’t hold back.
The shrimp bring a bit of lightness—but only in texture, not in calories. It’s indulgent seafood cloaked in buttery luxury.
4. Asiago Tortelloni Alfredo With Grilled Chicken
Stuffed pasta, creamy Alfredo, and melty baked cheese—all on the same plate. Then it’s topped with grilled chicken for good measure.
This one’s all about layers: inside the tortelloni, on top of the pasta, and melted into the corners of the dish. It’s rich squared.
5. Chicken Parmigiana
A massive fried cutlet smothered in marinara and blanketed in bubbling cheese arrives with a side of spaghetti. It’s crispy, saucy, and filling enough for two.
The breading holds its crunch even under the weight of all that cheese. A true heavyweight in flavor and calories.
6. Fettuccine Alfredo
This simple dish hides its caloric punch under a velvet-like sauce. Just pasta and Alfredo—but with so much cream and cheese, it becomes a full-on event.
Portions run large, and the sauce coats every strand like butter on toast. It’s pure indulgence in noodle form.
7. Five Cheese Ziti Al Forno
Think baked ziti, but upgraded. This one bubbles with five different cheeses and a creamy marinara blend baked to golden perfection.
The melted top adds a satisfying crust over the soft, saucy pasta. Cheesy edges and pockets of flavor make it hard to stop eating.
8. Lasagna Classico
Thick layers of noodles, meat sauce, ricotta, and mozzarella stack tall on the plate. Every bite is rich, soft, and swimming in marinara.
This is Italian-American comfort food in its most recognizable form. It’s hearty, nostalgic, and famously high in calories.
9. Giant Cheese Stuffed Shells
Oversized pasta shells are packed with creamy ricotta and drenched in Alfredo and marinara. It’s a red-and-white sauce double feature.
It’s hard to tell what’s more overwhelming—the size of the shells or the richness of the filling. Either way, it’s a feast for cheese lovers.
10. Spaghetti With Meat Sauce And Meatballs
A mountain of pasta under a pool of beefy tomato sauce, with giant meatballs rolling across the top. It’s classic, simple, and deeply filling.
The meatballs are dense, savory, and rich enough to make the dish feel more like a stew than a pasta. A calorie-packed favorite.
11. Cheese Ravioli With Alfredo Sauce
Soft pillows of pasta bursting with cheese get topped with one of the richest sauces on the menu. Alfredo clings to every edge and fold.
The ravioli’s creamy filling meets the buttery sauce in a double-cheese celebration. Flavorful, smooth, and undeniably heavy.
12. Chicken & Shrimp Carbonara
This dish blends smoky bacon, tender shrimp, grilled chicken, and a creamy egg-based sauce tossed with spaghetti. It’s salty, rich, and full of texture.
The mix of proteins keeps things interesting, while the sauce brings everything together in one warm, golden bowl. Every element ups the decadence.
13. Chicken Marsala Fettuccine
Earthy mushrooms and a sweet wine reduction blanket the pasta and grilled chicken. The fettuccine adds even more weight to this already hearty plate.
It’s savory, slightly sweet, and unmistakably rich. A dish that tastes like autumn wrapped in silk.
14. Fried Mozzarella Appetizer
Golden-fried rectangles of mozzarella ooze with cheese when sliced. Marinara on the side adds tang and heat.
It’s crispy outside, gooey inside, and somehow gone too fast. A starter that eats like a meal—and clocks in like one, too.
15. Chocolate Brownie Lasagna
This dessert layers brownies and chocolate mousse like a sweet version of lasagna, topped with icing and chocolate chips. It’s rich, dense, and unapologetically sweet.
Every bite is a fudge-lover’s dream. A final course that doubles down on indulgence and leaves no room for restraint.