Olive Garden under 600 calories: 10 plates, ranked

Of the 43 dishes we track at Olive Garden, 10 come to 600 calories or less with the sides and choices they come with — 23%. The most protein in one plate under 600 is the Shrimp Scampi, with minestrone soup, 34 g for 600 calories, and it is the most filling of them by protein and fiber per calorie too. The most protein per calorie is the Cheese Ravioli with Meat Sauce (Lighter Portion), no soup or salad, 5.8 g per 100. 33 dishes do not fit under 600.

Source: Olive Garden nutrition guide (official), August 31, 2026 edition · Data refreshed September 16, 2026

• 10 plates under 600
• 34g most protein in one plate
• 34g protein in a full meal
• 33 dishes over 600

As of October 2026, 10 of the 43 Olive Garden dishes we track come to 600 calories or less with the choices they come with, and the most protein in a complete Olive Garden meal under 600 is 34 g (A Shrimp Scampi, no soup or salad, and a Lavazza Espresso).

Three complete Olive Garden meals under 600 calories

Under 600, the most-protein meal is built on the Shrimp Scampi (490 cal for the dish alone), which leaves 110 calories for the sides it comes with and a drink. One plate — a dish with a valid pick for each choice it comes with, never the same row twice — and at most one drink: the MinMax app's meal and the best under the cap, drink included.

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Every Olive Garden plate under 600 calories, ranked by protein

One row per dish, counted once with the best choices that still fit under 600 — by grams of protein, then calories. The median plate under 600 is 575 calories. Figures as Olive Garden published them, rounded to whole numbers (how we check them).

What 600 calories buys at Olive Garden

The 8 lightest plates under 600: Angel Hair (Create Your Own Pasta) (500), Cheese Ravioli with Meat Sauce (Lighter Portion) (500), Lasagna Classico (Lighter Portion) (500), Gluten-Free Rotini (Create Your Own Pasta) (530), Bucatini (Create Your Own Pasta) (560), Cheese Ravioli with Marinara Sauce (Lighter Portion) (590), Rigatoni (Create Your Own Pasta) (590) and Shrimp Scampi (600). Across the 10 plates on this page, the choices a dish comes with add as much as 260 calories. The heaviest plate that still fits is the Shrimp Scampi, with minestrone soup at 600 calories, exactly at the cap.

What doesn't fit under 600

33 of 43 Olive Garden dishes are over 600 calories even with their lightest choices; the lightest of them, the Herb-Grilled Salmon, misses by 10 calories at 610. With more room, see Olive Garden under 800. Closest misses: Herb-Grilled Salmon (from 610), Chicken Parmigiana (Lighter Portion) (from 630), Five Cheese Ziti al Forno (Lighter Portion) (from 630), Spaghetti with Meat Sauce (from 640) and Grilled Chicken Margherita (from 650).

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Under 600 calories at other chains

The same cap at 3 other sit-down chains, where a dish is also counted with its sides. The counter chains are ranked on fast food under 500 calories.

• Ruby Tuesday under 600
• BJ's Brewhouse under 600
• P.F. Chang's under 600