Olive Recipes

Tapenade is a traditional sauce or condiment from Provence, in the south of France. It adds a punch of flavor for very few calories. You can buy premade tapenade, but you'll spend more money and be consuming more sodium than if you made it at home.

Halloween parties are often short on savory food offerings. Take these simple cheese and olive kebabs to give everyone a break from the sugar!

Fresh summer salad dressing

great recipe from Top secret recipes web page

An elegant entree of tuna, bathed in an herb-infused white wine sauce, served on a bed of couscous.

This is a fabulous traditional Italian dish that I grew up on. This is a great complement to just about any main dish.

At only 181 calories a serving, this can replace garlic and olive oil spaghetti. Plus, it's a tasty way to eat your veggies!

This slow-cooked chicken is easy, delicious and versatile. Leftovers are great for a fetticcini alfredo or salad the next day.

This is Olive Garden's Venetian Apricot Chicken Recipe.

A healthy and easy version of a Northern Italy Classic

Make this chicken the next you have company for dinner, and they'll swear you hired caterers. It tastes like it came from a restaurant, but for much less money and effort.

The best hummus I've made yet! I had to look at the recipe a few times to make sure that I wasn't leaving olive oil out - rest assured, the it doesn't call for any oil and tastes amazing!

It is a very good soup and hits the spot on cold winter days. I've included this and a few other Olive Garden-inspired recipes on the site for all of our visitors that enjoy eating at the restaurant chain. In my opinion, making these recipes at home makes them even better than the ones you eat at the restaurant! :)

This tasty, savory bread is a wonderful way to use fresh rosemary, either from your garden or from a market.

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I was using up sourdough starter discard and adapted a King Arthur recipe. It does use yeast as well to give if the rise and lightness. This was exceptionally light and tasty!
Nutrition count is per 30 grams

Yummy thin crust

Simple and so delicious. Everyone will appreciate them.

Lovely alternative biscotti using olive oil. These are crunch without being so hard you need to dunk them for older eaters. They are deliberately smaller sized than store bought and freeze well.

Extra virgin olive oil and red wine vinegar herb dressing. Italian spices. Low salt.

Copycat recipe of Olive Garden's Tortellini al Forno - Recipe makes 5 1-cup servings.

The macros of this salad are nearly even; this is one more idea for salads with macro-protein products and all sorts of veggies, which is full of fresh ingredients and quite low in carbs!

Tender and juicy, this Instant Pot Italian Chicken recipe is simple to make. Can be made in crock pot.

Make a vegetarian, diet-friendly version of Olive Garden's famous Pasta e Fagioli soup at home in your slow cooker!

This is a fun little fantasy-style breakfast from my blog.

Red based Pasta and Soup