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I have to say when asked what is my favorite recipe I have ever recreated what would it be? It would be without a doubt, the Olive Garden Alfredo Sauce.
When I was in high school we lived in Coldspring, Texas, it was far from any major city. So for me going to the Olive Garden was amazing. My home town had one restaurant at the time, and while it was quite good, it didn’t have things like any sort of Italian style dishes. They didn’t serve up something more exotic like Alfredo sauce, or that delicious chocolate covered cheesecake they used to sell.
I always thought their Alfredo sauce was intriguing. I lived out in the country, so for me, this was exotic. I would watch public television on the weekends (we didn’t have cable) for the cooking shows. I would check out books from our library just to try to find recipes similar to ones I tried in restaurants. This is how I got started recreating recipes.
Here are all of my Olive Garden Recipes. So many of my early recipes were my favorite Olive Garden recipes. I have done quite a few over the years. I hope you enjoy my collection of Olive Garden recipes.
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Favorite Olive Garden Recipes
Appetizer Recipes
Olive Garden Angry Alfredo with Chicken
You can make the delicious Olive Garden Angry Alfredo with Chicken appetizer at home with this easy copycat recipe.
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Olive Garden Breadsticks
Enjoy homemade Olive Garden Breadsticks with this copycat recipe.
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Olive Garden Parmesan Roasted Asparagus
Olive Garden Parmesan Roasted Asparagus is an appetizer that is served at the restaurant. You can make this asparagus side dish at home.
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Olive Garden Grilled Chicken Flatbread
You can make Olive Garden Grilled Chicken Flatbread at home with this easy copycat recipe.
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Olive Garden Stuffed Mushrooms
Everyone enjoys a great stuffed mushroom, and these are awesome. It’s like having Olive Garden mushrooms at home! This copycat recipe for Olive Garden stuffed mushrooms is crowd-pleasing. This recipe is a winner in my family, and it will be in yours.
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Olive Garden Salad
Make the much-loved Olive Garden salad at home with this easy copycat recipe.
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Olive Garden Salad Dressing Copycat
Recreate the Olive Garden Salad dressing at home.
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Olive Garden Toasted Ravioli
You are going to love fried ravioli even more when you make it at home.
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Olive Garden Fried Mozzarella Sticks
Enjoy this easy to make Olive Garden Fried Mozzarella Sticks recipe. This appetizer is even better when made at home.
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Olive Garden Spinach Artichoke Dip
MakeOlive Garden Spinach Artichoke Dip at home with this copycat recipe.
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Soup Recipes
Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup
Grab a large pot and make some of this delicious soup, it has pillowy soft potato gnocchi, tender chicken, carrots, and more.
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Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana
Made with fresh Russet potatoes, Italian sausage, chicken broth, onions, and fresh kale, this soup is irrestible.
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Olive Garden Pasta e fa*gioli
It's time to break out your Dutch oven and prepare a hearty bowl of soup with tomatoes, kidney beans, pasta, and fresh vegetables.
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Entree Recipes
Olive Garden Shrimp Alfredo
Make the Olive Garden Shrimp Alfredo pasta at home.
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Olive Garden Stuffed Chicken Marsala
Do you love Chicken Marsala? You are going to love this upgraded version of the Olive Garden Stuffed Chicken Marsala.
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Olive Garden Chicken Margherita
Chicken breasts, pesto, and tomatoes make for a great weeknight dinner.
Olive Garden Steak Gorgonzola Alfredo
RecreateOlive Garden Steak Gorgonzola Alfredo at home.
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Olive Garden Baked Parmesan Shrimp
Olive Garden Baked Parmesan Shrimp is an easy shrimp recipe you will love to prepare for dinner.
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Olive Garden Chicken and Shrimp Carbonara
Olive Garden Chicken and Shrimp Carbonara is a dinner everyone will love.
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Olive Garden Chicken Scampi
Love theOlive Garden Chicken Scampi? You can make this pasta dish at home with this copycat recipe.
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Olive Garden Baked Pasta Romana with Beef
The Olive Garden Baked Pasta Romana with Beef was an entree that was served at the Olive Garden a few years back. This is a good recipe for when you have leftover roast beef.
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Olive Garden Roasted Butternut Squash
Olive Garden served roasted butternut squash a few years back. This butternut squash is flavored with sweet wine.
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Olive Garden Bolognese
You can recreate the Olive Garden Bolognese at home with this copycat recipe.
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Olive Garden Carbonara
Enjoy Olive Garden's not so traditional take on Carbonara sauce.
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Olive Garden Five Cheese Lasagna
Make the classicOlive Garden 5 Cheese Lasagna at home.
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Olive Garden Shrimp Christopher
You can make Olive Garden Shrimp Christopher tonight for dinner.
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Olive Garden Ravioletti and Mushroom Walnut Sauce
Olive Garden Ravioletti and Mushroom Walnut Sauce is a menu item no longer available at the Olive Garden.
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Olive Garden Florentine Lasagna
Olive Garden Florentine Lasagna is filled with spinach.
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Olive Garden Chicken Formaggio Pizza
You can make theOlive Garden Chicken Formaggio Pizza at home with this easy copycat recipe.
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Olive Garden Capellini Pomodoro
Olive Garden Capellini Pomodoro is a light dinner that is perfect for summer.
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Olive Garden Alfredo Sauce
We all need a great Alfredo Sauce recipe in our recipe box. And since we only need one, this copycat Olive Garden Alfredo Sauce recipe is the one you want. It's creamy, delicious, and made with cream.
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Olive Garden Neapolitan Ziti
Olive Garden Neapolitan Ziti is a dish that everyone will love.
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Olive Garden Sicilian Scampi
Enjoy this classic Olive Garden SicilianScampi at home.
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Olive Garden Venetian Apricot Chicken
Olive Garden Venetian Apricot Chicken is delicious grilled chicken with asparagus, broccoli, tomatoes, basil, and apricot sauce. It's no longer on the menu and you can make it with this copycat recipe.
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Olive Garden Shrimp Caprese
You can recreate the Olive Garden Shrimp Caprese at home with this copycat recipe.
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Olive Garden’s Capellini Primavera
You can make Olive Garden Capellini Primavera at home with this copycat recipe.
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Olive Garden Parmesan Crusted Chicken
Olive Garden Chicken Fritta is a wonderful pasta dish with creamy cheese sauce.
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Olive Garden Sam Remo
TheOlive Garden Sam Remo is a wonderful dish filled with chicken, peppers, and tomatoes.
Olive Garden Chicken Marsala
Enjoy theOlive Garden Chicken Marsala when you make it at home.
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Dessert Recipes
Olive Garden Cookie Dough Cheesecake
Make theOlive Garden Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheesecake at home with this easy copycat recipe.
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Olive Garden Brownie Funtastico
You can make theOlive Garden Brownie Funtastico at home.
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Olive Garden’s Raspberry Mousse Cheesecake
Make the Olive Garden Raspberry Mouse Cheesecake at home.
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Olive Garden Apple Carmelina
Olive Garden has delicious desserts, and you can make the restaurant's apple carmelina at home!
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Olive Garden Apple Carmelina
Olive Garden has delicious desserts, and you can make the restaurant's apple carmelina at home!
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Olive Garden Tiramisu
Delight your family and friends with a luscious Italian dessert. It's quick and easy to make with this Olive Garden Tiramisu copycat recipe.
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Olive Garden Pumpkin Cheesecake
Enjoy the Olive Garden Pumpkin cheesecake, even more, when you make it at home with this copycat recipe.
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Olive Garden Peaches and Cream Cheesecake
Make theOlive Garden Peaches and Cream Cheesecake at home.
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Drink Recipes
Watermelon Moscato Sangria (Olive Garden)
Make the much-loved and refreshing Olive Garden Watermelon Sangria today with this easy copycat recipe.
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Olive Garden Green Apple Moscato Sangria
Make theOlive Garden Green Apple Moscato Sangria at home.
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Olive Garden Sangria
Make your own Olive Garden Sangria at home.
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Olive Garden Berry Sangria
You can drink the Olive Garden Berry Sangrias at home, they are so easy to make.
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Olive Garden Peach Iced Tea
You can make the famous Olive Garden Peach Tea at home with this copycat recipe.
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About Stephanie Manley
I recreate your favorite restaurant recipes, so you can prepare these dishes at home. I help you cook dinner, and serve up dishes you know your family will love. You can find most of the ingredients for all of the recipes in your local grocery store.
Stephanie is the author of CopyKat.com's Dining Out in the Home, and CopyKat.com's Dining Out in the Home 2.
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COLLEEN
Hi Stephanie. I would love the recipe for that steak tips in a brown wine sauce. It’s now off the menu. It was so delicious
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RonneeSue
Omg it waa one of my favorites. So tender and delicious. I hope Stephanie posts a recipe!
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Darci
Hi!
Were you ever able to get the Parmesan Crusted Zucchini recipe (goes with Chicken Margarita) figured out?Reply
Stephanie
I need to finish this recipe! I have played around with it.
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lupe
a recipe for the chicken alfredo pizza would be nice!
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SYBIL HERRING
I thought I saw a recipe here recently that was the artichoke-spinach sauce with chicken and now I cant find it. Was I dreaming? Also the original alfredo sauce recipe just goes to a ‘can’t find’ page. What’s up with that? I don’t really want to make a gallon of it.
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Stephanie
I don’t think I have had a recipe for artichoke-spinach sauce from the olive garden. All of my OG recipes are on this page, and I update this page as new recipes are added.
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Kathy
Would love to have Olive Garden limoncello mousse recipe! Thx
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Josalyn
I was looking for their plain old spaghetti sauce – my favorite!
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Carolyn Farley
I would like their salad dressing
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Boo
You can get it at any grocery store…
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Lynn
One of my favorite Italian restaurants happens to be Olive Garden. I tried one of their new lasagnas, Seafood. It was amazing.
Could you possibly add this to your list, please?
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Leanne Westman
Hi Neighbor, I grew up in the San Luis Valley and now live in Co Springs area.
We had dinner at Olive Garden tonight and I had the Chicken Margherit, it’s a new dish and it was AMAZING. I am not normally a zucchini fan but I decided to try it and was amazed, I wished that I had more. I would love it if you could try this dish & recreate it.
Thank you so much for all of your work in recreating these recipes.
~Souther Colorado neighbor.Reply
Stephanie
I have been working on this recipe, it should be posted online soon.
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Could you post the recipe for Chicken Scampi? Thank You!
Stephanie
Sure here you go. https://copykat.com/olive-garden-chicken-scampi/?hvid=4sFv2G
Samantha
I would love to know how to make the braised beef and tortelloni !! It’s good tasty but so expensive 🙁
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