Since names alone don’t explain much, here’s what you’re getting with the entrées people search for most:

Tour of Italy is a sampler plate, not a single dish — it combines Chicken Parmigiana, Lasagna Classico, and Fettuccine Alfredo on one plate, which is why it’s priced closer to a premium entrée. It’s the best pick if you can’t decide between three classics and want a taste of each.

Steak Gorgonzola Alfredo is grilled beef tenderloin medallions tossed with fettuccine Alfredo, sun-dried tomatoes, and spinach, finished with gorgonzola cheese and a balsamic glaze. It’s the closest thing to a steakhouse dish on the menu.

Stuffed Chicken Marsala is chicken breast stuffed with Italian cheeses and sun-dried tomatoes, topped with a marsala mushroom sauce — a step up from the standard Chicken Parmigiana in both richness and price.

Chicken Scampi is sautéed chicken with bell peppers, red onion, and roasted garlic tossed with angel hair pasta in a scampi sauce — a lighter, brighter dish compared to the cream-heavy Alfredo lineup.

Ravioli Carbonara takes the classic cheese ravioli and adds a creamy carbonara sauce with bacon, sitting between Cheese Ravioli and the richer Alfredo dishes in both flavor and calories.

Lightest and Highest-Protein Picks

If you’re watching calories, Grilled Chicken Margherita (900 calories) and Cheese Ravioli (750–860 calories) are the lightest full entrées on the list, both well under the 1,500+ calorie range of the Alfredo-based dishes. For protein without the cream-sauce calorie load, Herb Grilled Salmon and grilled chicken dishes like Chicken Scampi are the better picks over anything built around Alfredo sauce.

Gluten and Allergen Notes

Chicken Parmigiana and Eggplant Parmigiana are both breaded, meaning they contain wheat, so they’re not appropriate for a gluten-sensitive order without substitution. Most Alfredo and marinara-based pastas can be made with the Gluten-Sensitive Rotini on request, but this is a gluten-sensitive preparation rather than a certified gluten-free one, since the kitchen isn’t a dedicated gluten-free environment.

Vegetarian and Vegan Entrées

Fettuccine Alfredo, Five Cheese Ziti al Forno, Eggplant Parmigiana, and Spaghetti with Marinara are all vegetarian. For a genuinely vegan entrée, Spaghetti with Marinara ordered without cheese is the most reliable option, since it avoids the dairy that shows up in nearly every other entrée on this list.

Family-Style and Group Options

If you’re feeding a group instead of ordering individual entrées, the Family-Style Lasagna Bundle serves 4–6 people for roughly $58.99 to $66.99 depending on location, coming in at a substantial 6,700 calories for the full pan. It’s worth comparing this against ordering 4–6 individual entrées separately if your group wants variety rather than everyone splitting the same dish.

How These Compare to the Pasta Menu

If you’ve already looked at Olive Garden’s pasta-specific menu, you’ll notice overlap — Chicken Alfredo, Fettuccine Alfredo, and Five Cheese Ziti al Forno all appear on both. The entrées menu is the fuller list, including proteins like steak and stuffed chicken that don’t fall under the pasta category, while the pasta menu focuses specifically on the Alfredo lineup and Create Your Own Pasta customization.