Olive Garden brings back popular ‘Buy One, Take One’ deal for limited time

At Olive Garden, you’re treated like family! And that means you don’t leave without food to enjoy later at home. The popular Italian restaurant is bringing back one of its most popular giveaways — for a limited time .

From March 16 to May 3, 2026, diners who enjoy one of their favorite entrées from a select menu in-restaurant get a FREE entrée to take home for later — starting at $14.99. (The take-home entrée is served cold and needs to be reheated at home.)

In-Restaurant Entrées

Each entrée is served with unlimited breadsticks and soup or salad.

• NEW! Rigatoni alla Vodka
• Spaghetti with Meat Sauce
• Four-Cheese Manicotti
• Fettucine Alfredo ($3 upcharge)
• Five-Cheese Manicotti ($4 upcharge)
• Lasagna Classico ($4 upcharge)
• Chicken Parmigiana ($7 upcharge)

Take-Home Entrées

The second entrée does not include soup, salad or breadsticks.

• Fettucine Alfredo
• Spaghetti with Meat Sauce
• Five Cheese Ziti al Forno