11 Recipes That'll Turn Your Kitchen Into An Olive Garden (2024)

This chunky pasta e fa*gioli is filled with all the Olive Garden goodness—white and red beans, ground beef, tomatoes, and ditalini pasta all snuggle up in a rich Italian-spiced broth. Pair a steaming bowl of Olive Garden pasta e fa*gioli with Olive Garden-style salad and some copycat breadsticks, and you have a restaurant-style feast in your own home.

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Olive Garden is one of the most popular Italian American restaurants in the country, and other than the salad, soup, and breadsticks, we figure that that popularity is in large part driven by one dish and one dish alone: fettuccine Alfredo. Fettuccine Alfredo is the epitome of creaminess with a rich cheese sauce that is some of the best comfort food out there.

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In case you missed it, copycat recipes are kind of our speciality. And this one tastes just like Olive Garden's 5-cheese ziti al forno...maybe better! Our advice: Buy a jar of marinara but make your own Alfredo! It's creamy and, yes, extra-cheesy, and so easy to make. What can possibly be better?

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Not gonna lie, this homemade version of the famously buttery breadsticks from Olive Garden might just be better than the original. We love serving these with plenty of marinara or Alfredo sauce for dipping!

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As far as chowders go, clam and corn tend to get all the love. But over at the Olive Garden (and now here!), they’ve highlighted the almighty chicken chowder in a beautiful way—by adding tons of vegetables and fluffy, chewy gnocchi.

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Kick off your ultimate homemade OG experience with their iconic bright, tangy salad. Make sure to have plenty of breadsticks on hand to mop up this signature dressing.

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In a ranking of history’s best flavor trios, the ingredients that feature prominently in scampi (garlic, white wine, and butter) score way up there with Neapolitan ice cream. Olive Garden’s chicken scampi has been a favorite at the chain for decades, and we’re all for helping bring it to your table. And don’t be afraid to undercook your angel hair just a tad, since overcooked noodles will break into choppy, sloppy threads when you toss them in that luscious sauce.

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If you're like most fans of the Olive Garden, you probably see the soups as glorified dipping sauce for their unreal breadsticks. But if you've taken a second to really savor their garden zuppa Toscana, you can see just how much love and flavor they put into this hearty soup. Like some of our favorite other comfort foods, such as fettuccine Alfredo and chicken Parm, this soup will have you feeling like you're getting a big hug from your nonna.

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One of our favorite OG copycats was an instant no-brainer: Their "lasagna fritti". Besides the fact that you're FRYING LASAGNA, the process for fried lasagna isn't too crazy. Olive Garden drizzles their "lasagna fritta" with marinara then places it over a bed of alfredo sauce. You are well aware of our alfredo obsession at this point, but surprisingly the creamy white sauce seemed unnecessary here—marinara was plenty. And since the crunchy golden squares are so dunkable, why bother with forks and knives? Just dig in.

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The great Italian classic, minestrone, is a soup that can span the seasons: comforting on a chilly winter’s night, and light enough for a summer lunch. It’s also packed full of veggies for a dish that’s vegan (okay, if you skip topping it with freshly grated Parm)! The popularity of Olive Garden’s legendary minestrone reaches far and wide, and we cracked the code on how to make it at home.

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