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Updated August 21, 2026
Chicken Scampi

Olive Garden Chicken Scampi

$20.79 1,050 cal Classic Entrées

Chicken sautéed with fresh bell peppers and red onions in a creamy scampi sauce. Served over angel hair pasta.

3.6 · 8 ratings
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About This Dish

Olive Garden Chicken Scampi is a Classic Entrées dish priced at $20.79, with 1,050 calories, 45 grams of fat and 2,470 milligrams of sodium. Chicken tenderloins are sautéed with fresh bell peppers and red onions in a creamy scampi sauce and served over angel hair pasta. Unlike the Shrimp Scampi, which uses a light garlic-butter sauce, the chicken version gets a cream-enriched scampi sauce, which is why it lands at roughly double the calories. It is a dinner-only entrée with no lunch or lighter portion, and dine-in orders include unlimited breadsticks and a choice of soup or salad.

The peppers and onions give Chicken Scampi more vegetables than most Olive Garden pastas, and the angel hair keeps the plate lighter in texture than fettuccine dishes at the same price. It is a popular substitute for guests who like the flavor of the Alfredo dishes but want something with a little more bite from the garlic and roasted peppers. For groups, a family-size pan of Chicken Scampi with peppers, onions and angel hair that serves 4 to 6 is $63.29 on the family-style and catering menus, or 4,190 calories per pan, which works out to about 700 to 1,050 calories per person.

Nutrition Facts

Per serving

1050 Calories
45g Total Fat
2470mg Sodium

* Nutritional values are approximate and may vary. Last updated Aug 21, 2026

How to Copycat Olive Garden Chicken Scampi at Home?

Prep: 10 min Cook: 25 min Total: 35 min Easy

Olive Garden Chicken Scampi occupies a unique space on the menu because the scampi sauce is neither a traditional butter-lemon garlic sauce nor a pure Alfredo cream. It is a hybrid: garlic-forward and cream-enriched with white wine acidity that keeps the dish from feeling as heavy as a straight Alfredo. This balance is what makes Olive Garden Chicken Scampi copycat recipes so frequently searched, as home cooks want to replicate that specific flavor profile.

The secret to the copycat Olive Garden Chicken Scampi sauce is using both white wine and a small amount of chicken broth to build the liquid base before adding cream. This creates the brightness and depth that pure cream sauces lack. The bell peppers and red onion are another key element, providing natural sweetness and color that transform this from a plain pasta dish into something visually and culinarily interesting.

Ingredients

4 servings

Chicken and Vegetables

Scampi Sauce

Pasta

Instructions

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  1. Season chicken tenderloins with Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and cook the chicken for 3 to 4 minutes per side until golden and cooked through. Remove and set aside.

    8 min

  2. In the same skillet, add bell peppers and red onion. Cook over medium-high heat for 4 to 5 minutes until softened and lightly caramelized. Remove and set aside with the chicken.

    5 min

  3. Reduce heat to medium. Melt butter in the same pan, add garlic, and cook for 60 seconds until fragrant.

    2 min

    Deglaze immediately after the garlic becomes fragrant. Garlic burns in under 90 seconds on medium heat and will turn bitter.

  4. Pour in white wine and chicken broth. Increase heat and let the liquid reduce by half, about 3 to 4 minutes, scraping up any browned bits from the pan.

    4 min

  5. Reduce heat to medium-low. Pour in heavy cream and simmer for 3 to 4 minutes until slightly thickened. Stir in Parmesan until smooth. Season with salt and red pepper flakes.

    4 min

  6. Cook angel hair pasta in heavily salted water for 2 to 3 minutes until al dente. Drain and add directly to the sauce. Return the chicken and vegetables to the pan and toss everything together.

    5 min

    Angel hair cooks in 2 to 3 minutes and continues cooking from residual heat. Add it to the sauce just before you think it is fully done.

Pro Tips

  • Do not skip the white wine. It provides the acidity that separates scampi sauce from plain Alfredo. A dry Pinot Grigio or Sauvignon Blanc works well.
  • Slice the bell peppers into thin strips, not chunks. Thin strips cook evenly in the same time as the onion and maintain a slight bite in the finished dish.
  • Angel hair pairs specifically with this lighter sauce because it absorbs flavors quickly without dominating. Using fettuccine or spaghetti changes both the timing and the final texture.

Variations

Shrimp Scampi

Replace chicken tenderloins with 1 lb of large peeled shrimp. Cook shrimp for 90 seconds per side over high heat before setting aside with the vegetables.

Lemon Butter Scampi

Add the juice of 1 lemon and 2 additional tablespoons of butter to the finished sauce for a brighter, more traditional scampi flavor profile.

Serving Ideas

  • Serve immediately while the angel hair is still loose and the sauce is glossy
  • Top with extra Parmesan and fresh parsley
  • A crisp house salad dressed with Italian dressing balances the cream sauce
  • Pair with a glass of chilled Pinot Grigio for the classic Italian combination
  • Garlic bread or breadsticks for dipping into the remaining scampi sauce

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Frequently Asked Questions

Chicken Scampi is $20.79 for the dinner portion, which includes unlimited breadsticks and soup or salad when you dine in. There is no lunch or lighter size. A family-size pan that serves 4 to 6 is $63.29. Prices vary slightly in New York, Alaska and California.
One dinner portion has 1,050 calories, 45 grams of fat and 2,470 milligrams of sodium. The creamy scampi sauce accounts for most of the fat; the Shrimp Scampi, made with a garlic-butter sauce instead, has 490 calories by comparison.
Sautéed chicken tenderloins, fresh bell peppers and red onions in a creamy scampi sauce made with garlic, white wine, butter and cream, served over angel hair pasta. It contains dairy and wheat and is not on the gluten-sensitive menu.
Both are served over angel hair at $20.79, but the Shrimp Scampi uses a light garlic sauce with asparagus and tomatoes (490 calories), while the Chicken Scampi uses a creamy scampi sauce with bell peppers and red onions (1,050 calories). Only the shrimp version has a lunch portion.
Sauté sliced chicken tenderloins until golden, cook sliced bell peppers and red onion in the same pan with garlic, deglaze with white wine, then finish with butter and a splash of cream and toss with cooked angel hair. The full recipe on this page takes about 30 minutes.

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