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Olive Garden Brings Back Two Iconic Menu Items

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Over the past several years, numerous guests have taken to social media, shouted to the rooftops, and otherwise asked Olive Garden to bring back these two menu items. As food fans know, the power of the internet can make a difference and Olive Garden has announced these entrees have returned to the menu.

The Steak Gorgonzola Alfredo is a rich, indulgent dish. The grilled sirloin tips sit on top of a bed of fettuccine alfredo. With chunks of gorgonzola blue cheese, the contrast of cheese flavors adds depth to the dish. The balsamic drizzle adds that touch of acid to cut through all the richness. Even though there is spinach and sun-dried tomatoes, this dish is all about the creamy sauce and robust steak.

The Stuffed Chicken Marsala is the perfect dish for someone who loves Italian flavors but prefers to skip the pasta. Served with mashed potatoes, the creamy marsala mushroom sauce is rich yet never overly unctuous. The grilled chicken breast is filled with Italian cheeses and sun-dried tomatoes. It is a classic, comforting, and totally satisfying.

The Steak Gorgonzola Alfredo has a menu price of $20.99 and the Stuffed Chicken Marsala is priced at $19.99. For anyone who has been longing for a bite, the return of these menu items is priceless.

Olive Garden’s Never Ending Pasta Is Back

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From August 26 – November 17, 2024, Olive Garden fans can score bottomless pasta for $13.99 per person—the same price as when the deal returned in 2022 following a two-year hiatus. The promotion includes all-you-can-eat pasta for in-restaurant dining only. Olive Garden e-club members can enjoy the Never ending pasta bowl now.

The promotion includes endless pasta, endless soup, endless salad, and, the real star of the show, endless breadsticks. For an extra $4.99 (the same as before), customers can add endless toppings to their pasta, with a whopping 80 different flavor combinations to choose from. Options include:

  • Pastas: Fettuccine, Spaghetti, Rigatoni, and Angel Hair
  • Sauces: Creamy Mushroom, Traditional Marinara (vegan), Five Cheese Marinara, Traditional Meat Sauce, and Alfredo
  • Toppings: Meatballs, Italian Sausage, and Crispy Chicken Fritta for an extra $4.99.

The best part of the return is it will only cost $13.99, the price that was seen before inflation.

Now, those who want to spice up their pasta can choose from 80 different flavor combinations

According to the restaurant chain, there are 80 different combinations of sauces, pastas, and proteins that Olive Garden  fans can order.

National Pasta Day Deals

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October is National Pasta Month, and October 17 recognizes National Pasta Day.

Pasta is a type of noodle in traditional Italian cuisine, with the first reference dating to 1154 in Sicily and first attested in English in 1874.During the Renaissance, pasta was thought of as a dish for wealthy people. But by the late 17th century, in Naples, it was becoming more of a staple in everyone’s diet. Typically, it is made from unleavened dough of durum wheat flour that is mixed with water or eggs and formed into sheets or various shapes. It can then be served fresh or dried to be stored for later use.

Fresh pasta was originally produced by hand but, today, many varieties of fresh pasta are commercially produced by large-scale machines and the products are widely available in supermarkets.  The average American consumes 20 lbs. of pasta annually. This makes it the 6th highest food per capita in the country. 24% of the global consumption of pasta is by Americans – the largest of any country in the world. Americans consume 6 billion pounds of pasta each year.

Here are some of the pasta-bilities to help you celebrate:

Carrabba’s Italian Grill:
On National Pasta Day, Wednesday, October 17, when guests dining at Carrabba’s can enjoy Spaghetti Pomodoro, Linguini Positano, and Fettucine Alfredo for only $10.

During the entire month of October, Carrabba’s is supporting cancer research with their new dish named Pasta Georgio.One dollar of every Pasta Georgio sold through December 31 will go to cancer research in honor of Carrabba’s Vice President of Operations who passed away from pancreatic cancer earlier this year.

Pasta Geogia has “penne pasta with sautéed bell peppers and Romano, tossed in roasted red pepper sauce, then topped and baked with meatballs and mozzarella.”

MCL Restaurant & Bakery Celebrates National Pasta Day with an All You Care To Eat Spaghetti Day for only $5.09. Choose  Ragu Meat or Marinara Sauce. And enjoy plate after plate of  delicious spaghetti topped with your favorite sauce.  Wednesday, October 17th All You Care To Eat Spaghetti Only $5.09.

 

 

Olive Garden is celebrating  National Pasta Month in October, customers can enjoy a Never Ending Pasta Bowl. The promotion includes unlimited servings of pasta, sauce and toppings, as well as, soup or salad and breadsticks for $10.99

If you know of deals we missed, please add them in the comments below.