Olive Garden Classic Entrées Menu With Prices and Calories (October 2026)

Olive Garden’s dinner entrée list is long enough that people end up staring at it for five minutes and then ordering Chicken Alfredo anyway. Fair enough, it’s a good plate. But there’s a lot more on that list, and some of it is cheaper, lighter, or just better suited to what you’re in the mood for. Here’s the full entrée lineup with prices and calories, plus a few honest notes on what’s worth ordering.

One thing before we start: these are typical U.S. prices from October 2026. Your local restaurant may charge a little more or less, so check before you go.

What Comes With an Entrée

When you dine in, every entrée comes with unlimited breadsticks and a choice between soup or the Famous House Salad. That’s a big part of why the prices look fair. You’re not just paying for a pasta bowl, you’re getting a small meal around it. If you’re eating light, you can honestly fill up on the salad and a couple of breadsticks and take half your entrée home.

Olive Garden Entrée Prices, Lowest to Highest

Entrées run from $15.99 at the bottom to $25.79 at the top. Here’s the whole list in order of price, with official calories next to each.

The Most Popular Entrées

Chicken Alfredo and Tour of Italy are the two that people order most. Chicken Alfredo is the simple one: fettuccine, creamy sauce, grilled chicken, done. At $22.29 it’s priced right in the middle of the menu, though at 1,480 calories it’s not exactly a light dinner.

Tour of Italy is the pick when you can’t decide. You get Chicken Parmigiana, Lasagna Classico and Fettuccine Alfredo on a single plate for $24.49. Three of the restaurant’s best-known dishes for one price is a decent deal, and it’s easy to split if you’re sharing.

Best Value on the Menu

If you want to spend as little as possible, Spaghetti with Meat Sauce at $15.99 is the cheapest entrée and it’s only 640 calories. It’s nothing fancy, but with the soup or salad and the breadsticks it’s a full dinner for under sixteen dollars.

Lasagna Classico at $20.29 is another smart choice. It’s filling, it’s under 1,000 calories at 940, and it costs less than most of the cream-sauce dishes.

Lightest Options

Shrimp Scampi is the lowest-calorie pasta entrée at just 490 calories, and it costs $22.29, the same as Chicken Alfredo. Spaghetti with Marinara also comes in at 490.

If you’d rather skip pasta altogether, the grilled plates are the way to go. These are the official calorie counts:

• Herb-Grilled Salmon: 610 calories
• Grilled Chicken Margherita: 650 calories
• 6 oz. Sirloin: 980 calories

Prices on the grilled items change more from one location to another, so look at your local menu for those.

Vegetarian Entrées

Three entrées on the list are vegetarian: Fettuccine Alfredo ($17.79), Five Cheese Ziti al Forno ($19.49) and Cheese Ravioli ($18.29). Fettuccine Alfredo is the cheapest of the three. The ravioli is the lightest, at 750 to 860 calories depending on the sauce.

Seafood Entrées

For seafood, you’ve got Shrimp Scampi, Shrimp Alfredo, Seafood Alfredo and the Shrimp Carbonara. Scampi is the light one. Seafood Alfredo ($23.99) is the richer, creamier choice. The Shrimp Carbonara is the most expensive entrée on the whole menu at $25.79, though at 1,200 calories it’s lighter than a few of the cheaper dishes.

The Heaviest Plate

Worth knowing so it doesn’t surprise you: Chicken Tortelloni Alfredo is the richest entrée at 1,980 calories. That’s close to a full day’s worth for a lot of people. Great for a treat, but plan on leftovers or sharing.

A Few Tips for Ordering

• Ask for a to-go box when your plate arrives. Most entrées are big enough for two meals.
• Pick the salad if you want to keep calories down, or the soup if you want something warmer and heavier.
• If you’re torn between two dishes, Tour of Italy covers three at once.
• Check the Olive Garden app or website for current deals before you order, since prices and offers shift by location.

Frequently Asked Questions

Final Word

You really can’t go far wrong here. Go for Spaghetti with Meat Sauce if you’re watching your wallet, Shrimp Scampi if you’re watching calories, and Tour of Italy if you want a bit of everything. Prices and calories can change, so confirm with your local Olive Garden before ordering. This guide is independent and not affiliated with Olive Garden or Darden Restaurants.