Quick Tips for Making Shrimp Alfredo!

• Shrimp – use large, raw, deveined shrimp – it’ll make your life easier!
• Cheese – buy a block of cheese and grate yourself! The pre-shredded has a coating that doesn’t melt right!
• Garlic – use cloves of fresh garlic – it’s a main flavor! No “jarlic” for this one

Recipe Variations

Shrimp Alfredo is pretty great on it’s own – but here’s a few tweaks you can make to make it just how YOU like it!

• Seafood – make it a full on seafood alfredo by adding seared scallops and fresh crab!
• Veggies – add broccoli, onions or mushrooms for a more complete meal
• Swap Protein – swap the shrimp for grilled chicken!
• Lighten It Up – swap heavy cream for 2% milk – you might need a little more flour to thicken or have a looser sauce but it will still taste delicous!
• Pasta – don’t feel like you HAVE to use fettuccine! Avoid angel hair but spaghetti, linguine or even rotini are great too!

How to make Copycat Olive Garden Shrimp Alfredo Recipe

I cannot express to you how easy this Olive Garden Signature Dish is to make! Alfredo sauce only takes five minutes! Why would you ever buy the jarred stuff????

1. Cook pasta according to package directions in a large pot. Drain and set aside. 
2. While pasta cooks, In a skillet, add olive oil and melt 2 tablespoons butter to a large skillet over medium high heat. Once butter is melted, add shrimp and sauce for 1-2 min on each side until opaque. Remove from pan and set aside in a bowl and toss with Italian seasoning.
3. In a saucepan over medium-high heat, add remaining butter and garlic. Cook for 1 minute, stirring occasionally.
4. Lower stove to medium heat and whisk in flour.
5. Quickly add milk, heavy cream, Parmesan and Romano cheese to saucepan and stir frequently until the cheese melts and incorporates into the sauce. Bring the mixture to a simmer and thicken. Add salt & pepper and whisk to combine. Remove from heat.
6. Drain pasta and toss with Alfredo sauce. Top with shrimp and garnish with Italian seasoning and fresh parsley. Serve with side salad, garlic bread or breadsticks and enjoy!

Tips, Tricks & FAQs

What to serve with Shrimp Alfredo

• Olive Garden Signature Salad & Italian Dressing
• Dominos Parmesan Bread Bites
• Air Fryer Broccoli

More Olive Garden Recipes

• Giant Stuffed Shells
• Traditional Red Sauce with Meat
• Chicken Scampi (per personal favorite!!!)
• More Olive Garden Recipes

What You Will About Alfredo & Meatballs

• Quick – You can do this for a weeknight meal! The meatballs take about 20 minutes to bake and you can do the pasta & sauce while they’re in the oven.
• Comfort Food – there is no better comfort food than alfredo! It’s rich and creamy and just goes down like a warm hug.
• Easy! Homemade alfredo sauce is really simple and trust me – it’s so much better than the jarred stuff! You’ll never buy it again!

How to make Alfredo with Meatballs

Basically – we’re going to get the meatballs going and then when they’re just about done – start your alfredo! They’ll all be done at the same time! Homemade alfredo only takes 5-7 minutes! So in about 30 minutes your alfredo meatballs recipe is on the table!

1. Preheat oven to 350º
2. In large bowl, combine panko and milk and set aside for 5 minutes.
3. After 5 minutes, add onion flakes, garlic, chicken, egg, parsley, rosemary, thyme, mustard, salt & pepper. Combine meat mixture gently with hands.
4. Gently shape meatball mixture into 1 1/2 inch balls. Place balls on a parchment covered baking sheet. 
5. Bake for 20 minutes until meatballs are 160º in the center when checked with meat thermometer. 
6. While meatballs are in the oven, Cook pasta according to package instructions to al dente.
7. When there is five min left on pasta and meatballs, in a large deep non-stick skillet over medium heat, add butter to pan. Once melted, add garlic to the pan.
8. Cook for 1 minute, stirring occasionally
9. Whisk in flour
10. Quickly add in cream, milk and cheese.
11. Whisk frequently until sauce simmers and remove from heat
12. Drain pasta when done
13. Remove chicken from air fryer and let rest for five minutes. Then slice.
14. Add cooked pasta to alfredo and toss lightly. Top with meatballs.
15. Serve and sprinkle with parmesan cheese and parsley or basil

More Meatball Recipes

• Dutch Oven Meatballs
• Traeger Smoked Meatballs
• Air Fryer Turkey Meatballs

What to serve with Alfredo & Meatballs

• Little Caesars Italian Cheese Bread
• Olive Garden House Salad
• Air Fryer Garlic Bread

More Alfredo Recipes

• Papa Johns Chicken Alfredo Bowl
• Red Lobster Crab Alfredo
• Olive Garden Chicken Alfredo

What You Will About Ravioli Carbonara

• Comfort Food! This cheesy ravioli dish is just warm and soothing and so tasty!
• Classic Menu Item – Olive Garden has so many classic Italian dishes and this is a favorite!
• Quick!!! Making your own sauce takes less than 10 minutes and is SO MUCH BETTER than anything you’ll find in a jar!

Recipe Variations

We all know you have to have a salad and breadsticks with anything from Olive Garden – but you can change up the recipe if you like. Here are some ideas:

• Shrimp Carbonara – Hey – saute some shrimp and add to it for some protein. Or a grilled chicken breast!
• Spaghetti – OG uses cheese ravioli but grab any pasta (long, short or curly!) or even tortellini!
• Vegetables – add sauteed veggies like spinach, broccoli or mushrooms or frozen peas for a more traditional carbonara
• Pasta Water – if you’d like to thin out the sauce a little, save 1/4 cup of the pasta water and add it to the sauce.
• Marinara Sauce – Ok – might seem wild – but add in 1-2 cups of marinara sauce – it adds a whole new dimension to the dish! (And feeds more people!)

How to make Olive Garden Ravioli Carbonara

Quick Quick Quick! I love how fast this dish is to make – I used fresh pasta from the refrigerated section so the sauce cooks in the same time as it takes to make the pasta! Here’s how to make this delicious dish:

1. Preheat oven to Broil-High. Spray a 9×13 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
2. Boil a large pot of water to boil over high heat. Add 1 tbsp salt. Once water is boiling add ravioli and cook according to package directions. 
3. While water is boiling, in a skillet over medium high heat, cook bacon until chewy – not crispy. Remove to paper towel To drain and set aside. 
4. When there is five min left on pasta, in a non-stick skillet or a large saucepan over medium heat, add 6 tbsp butter to pan. Melt butter and add garlic to the pan.
5. Cook for 1 minute, stirring occasionally. Whisk in flour and then quickly add in cream, milk and 1 cup Parmesan cheese.
6. Whisk frequently until sauce simmers and remove from heat
7. Drain pasta when done. Add cooked pasta to carbonara/alfredo sauce and toss lightly. Pour ravioli and sauce into prepared baking dish.   
8. In a small bowl, melt remaining 2 tbsp butter in the microwave for 20 seconds and then mix with breadcrumbs.
9. Sprinkle ravioli with breadcrumb mixture, remaining parmesan cheese and mozzarella cheese.
10. Place ravioli in oven for 2-3 minutes under broiler until cheese is melted. Watch very closely! 
11. Remove from oven and serve with a sprinkle of parsley or basil

Tips, Tricks & FAQs

More Olive Garden Recipes

• Soups & Salads
  • House Salad
  • Minestrone Soup
  • Pasta e Fagioli
• Appetizers
  • Stuffed Ziti Fritta
  • Stuffed Mushrooms
• Famous Pasta Dishes
  • Shrimp Scampi
  • Jumbo Stuffed Shells
  • Chicken Alfredo
  • Shrimp Alfredo
  • Chicken Margherita
  • Chicken Scampi
  • Asiago Tortellini with Grilled Chicken
• Classic Pasta Sauces
  • Meat Sauce
  • Creamy Mushroom Sauce
  • Fettucini Alfredo

What to serve with Ravioli Carbonara

• Little Caesars Italian Cheese Breadsticks
• Chick Fil-A Kale Crunch Salad
• Apple & Goat Cheese Salad