As part of its all-new Big Italian Classics line, Olive Garden is now serving a 12-ounce Giant Meatball & Four Cheese Manicotti.
The handmade jumbo meatball is served atop oversized manicotti that's stuffed with four kinds of cheese, all served with a generous helping of marinara and alfredo sauce. This menu item will only be available from Olive Garden for a limited time throughout the spring season. As the oversized meatballs are freshly made by hand on a daily basis, they are also only available in limited quantities each day.
Some of the other options on the Big Italian Classics line include: Giant Four Cheese
Manicotti with Meat Sauce, Stuffed Fettuccine Alfredo with Chicken and Stuffed Fettuccine Alfredo
with Shrimp.
Oversized Meatball Entrees
Olive Garden is Now Serving a 12-Ounce Giant Meatball
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