5 from 6 votes
Olive Garden Pasta Salad Recipe
Olive Garden Pasta Salad has all the Italian flavors of the famous Olive garden salad, but in pasta salad form.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Chill Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
Servings:
8
servings
Calories:
246 kcal
Course:
Side Dish, Salad
Cuisine:
Italian, American
Ingredients
- 8 oz. rotini pasta or any bite-size pasta, tri-color
- 1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese shredded
- 1/4 cup red onion thinly sliced
- 2 Roma tomato sliced
- 4 Pepperoncini peppers whole
- 1 1/2 cups Italian dressing Olive Garden brand
- 3 cups romaine lettuce chopped
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to its package directions. Drain the pasta and rinse it under cold water until the pasta is cool.
- Transfer the pasta to a large mixing bowl. Add the parmesan cheese, red onion, tomatoes, and pepperoncini.
- Add the salad dressing. Mix well.
- Top the pasta salad with the chopped lettuce.* Cover the bowl with plastic wrap. Chill in the refrigerator for at least one hour.
- Once the pasta salad has chilled, stir well to coat the lettuce in dressing.
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Notes
- *Don't mix the lettuce into the pasta salad at this point to retain its crunch.
- You could also add 1/2 cup of large pitted black olives to be more authentic to the original Olive Garden salad. We don't like them, so I leave those out.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1/8th of the recipe
Calories
246kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
29g
(10%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
12g
(18%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
5g
(29%)
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Trans Fat
0.03g
(2%)
Cholesterol
5mg
(2%)
Sodium
552mg
(23%)
Potassium
212mg
(5%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
1751IU
(35%)
Vitamin C
8mg
(9%)
Calcium
76mg
(8%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 246
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1/8th of the recipe | |
| Calories | 246kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 29g | 10% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 5g | 29% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.03g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 5mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 552mg | 23% |
| Potassium | 212mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 1751IU | 35% |
| Vitamin C | 8mg | 9% |
| Calcium | 76mg | 8% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.