High-protein options at Olive Garden
43 Olive Garden items fit; here are the top 20, ranked by protein per calorie. Every number comes from Olive Garden's own published nutrition information, retrieved September 30, 2026.
- 1.
Grilled Chicken
Side
- cal
- 130
- protein
- 26 g
- net carbs
- <1 g
- sugar
- 0 g
- sodium
- 540 mg
- 2.
Grilled Chicken Margherita
Dinner
- cal
- 650
- protein
- 65 g
- net carbs
- 10 g
- sugar
- 5 g
- sodium
- 2120 mg
- 3.
Herb-Grilled Salmon Coho (Regional)
Dinner
- cal
- 510
- protein
- 50 g
- net carbs
- 5 g
- sugar
- 2 g
- sodium
- 1020 mg
- 4.
6 oz. Tuscan Sirloin
Gluten Sensitive Menu
- cal
- 480
- protein
- 46 g
- net carbs
- 5 g
- sugar
- 2 g
- sodium
- 1680 mg
- 5.
Grilled Chicken Parmigiana
Gluten Sensitive Menu
- cal
- 810
- protein
- 75 g
- net carbs
- 52 g
- sugar
- 10 g
- sodium
- 3040 mg
- 6.
Kids Grilled Chicken with Rotini Pasta & Marinara
Gluten Sensitive Menu
- cal
- 430
- protein
- 33 g
- net carbs
- 53 g
- sugar
- 14 g
- sodium
- 1310 mg
- 7.
Herb-Grilled Salmon
Dinner
- cal
- 610
- protein
- 45 g
- net carbs
- 5 g
- sugar
- 3 g
- sodium
- 1360 mg
- 8.
Calabrian Steak & Shrimp Bucatini
Dinner
- cal
- 1220
- protein
- 78 g
- net carbs
- 76 g
- sugar
- 11 g
- sodium
- 2960 mg
- 9.
Chicken Parmigiana
Dinner
- cal
- 1020
- protein
- 64 g
- net carbs
- 73 g
- sugar
- 13 g
- sodium
- 3300 mg
- 10.
Stuffed Chicken Marsala
Dinner
- cal
- 1170
- protein
- 70 g
- net carbs
- 86 g
- sugar
- 10 g
- sodium
- 3020 mg
- 11.
Shrimp Scampi
Dinner
- cal
- 490
- protein
- 29 g
- net carbs
- 48 g
- sugar
- 5 g
- sodium
- 1120 mg
- 12.
6 oz. Sirloin
Dinner
- cal
- 980
- protein
- 57 g
- net carbs
- 47 g
- sugar
- 3 g
- sodium
- 1840 mg
- 13.
Cheese Ravioli with Meat Sauce
Dinner
- cal
- 860
- protein
- 50 g
- net carbs
- 61 g
- sugar
- 11 g
- sodium
- 2190 mg
- 14.
Cheese Ravioli with Meat Sauce
Lunch portion / Lighter portion
- cal
- 500
- protein
- 29 g
- net carbs
- 37 g
- sugar
- 6 g
- sodium
- 1240 mg
- 15.
Lasagna Classico
Lunch portion / Lighter portion
- cal
- 500
- protein
- 29 g
- net carbs
- 30 g
- sugar
- 7 g
- sodium
- 1290 mg
- 16.
Lasagna Classico
Dinner
- cal
- 940
- protein
- 54 g
- net carbs
- 55 g
- sugar
- 11 g
- sodium
- 2260 mg
- 17.
Chicken Parmigiana
Lunch portion / Lighter portion
- cal
- 630
- protein
- 36 g
- net carbs
- 56 g
- sugar
- 10 g
- sodium
- 1970 mg
- 18.
Cheese Ravioli with Marinara Sauce
Lunch portion / Lighter portion
- cal
- 440
- protein
- 25 g
- net carbs
- 35 g
- sugar
- 4 g
- sodium
- 1330 mg
- 19.
Chicken Tortelloni Alfredo
Dinner
- cal
- 1980
- protein
- 112 g
- net carbs
- 90 g
- sugar
- 9 g
- sodium
- 3720 mg
- 20.
Cheese Ravioli with Marinara Sauce
Dinner
- cal
- 750
- protein
- 41 g
- net carbs
- 58 g
- sugar
- 8 g
- sodium
- 2370 mg
How we picked
- 25 g of protein or more.
- Ranked by protein per calorie, so lean picks come first.
- Numbers are for the item as Olive Garden serves it. Swaps and substitutions change them — scan the menu with Plate Guide to plan a custom order.
- Source: Olive Garden nutrition information, retrieved September 30, 2026. Menus change and some items are regional.
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