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Summer is winding down, and that means a few things. To us, it’s the start of comfort food season, and we’ve already started stocking up on baking supplies and loading the freezer with things we can throw in the slow cooker to make cozy meals on busy nights. And for many people, it’s also the start of back-to-school season, which means the budget is stretched thin (why are backpacks so expensive these days?), and ravenous children abound thanks to long days at school and grueling sports practices. Thankfully, Olive Garden is bringing back a pasta deal that’s perfect for comfort food cravings, budget-friendly meals out, and crowds of hungry kids: it’s the return of the Never Ending Pasta Bowl!
Olive Garden’s Never Ending Pasta Bowl meal deal is honestly one of the best values around. For starters, every meal begins with unlimited hot, fresh breadsticks, and your choice of endless soup or salad. And we don’t care what the haters say — Olive Garden’s soups are pretty delicious, and their ice-cold salads with zingy Italian dressing are the perfect pairing with heavy pasta dishes (we keep a bottle of the Olive Garden salad dressing in our fridge because it’s really that good, and Aldi’s dupe of it is equally delish). Then, of course, there’s the pasta and sauces.
There are several different types of pasta and sauce to choose from. Pastas include fettucine, spaghetti, angel hair, and rigatoni, while the sauces include classic marinara, Alfredo, creamy mushroom, and more. In fact, there are more than 80 possible combinations of pasta and sauce, so every bowl you get can be something different. But best of all is the price — Olive Garden’s Never Ending Pasta Bowl meal is just $13.99 per person, and you can truly eat as much pasta, salad, soup, and breadsticks as your heart desires.
Olive Garden’s Never Ending Pasta Bowl officially runs from August 26 through November 17, but Olive Garden announced on Instagram that fans who show up at the restaurant starting today can ask for the Never Ending Pasta Bowl and will be able to be one of the first diners to enjoy the meal, even though it’s not officially on the menu just yet.
Going out to eat can be expensive, especially when you’re dining with a group of hungry, growing kids. But Olive Garden’s Never Ending Pasta Bowl will definitely feed your crew, and for less than you’d probably spend ordering at a drive-through. The only difficult thing about it is deciding between soup or salad to start your meal!
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