Olive Garden Dipping Sauces with Breadsticks

About This Dish

Dipping Sauces with Breadsticks at Olive Garden is an add-on order priced at $4.49, pairing freshly baked breadsticks with a warm dipping sauce of your choice from three options: marinara, homemade Alfredo, or five-cheese marinara. The regular order includes 4 breadsticks with enough sauce to serve 2 guests, while the large includes 8 breadsticks sized for 4. Each breadstick contributes 140 calories, with large dipping sauce servings ranging from 190 to 870 calories depending on which sauce is selected.

For guests who want a lighter, bread-forward snack without a full appetizer plate, this is the go-to option. The Alfredo and five-cheese marinara selections in particular turn the breadstick from a bread accompaniment into a satisfying starter on its own. The five-cheese marinara dipping sauce is the menu differentiation here — it blends the brightness of tomato with the richness of multiple melted cheeses, sitting between the pure Alfredo and the plain marinara on the richness scale.