Olive Garden Breadsticks

Now you can make Olive Garden Breadsticks at home! These breadsticks are light, fluffy and seasoned perfectly for that melt in your mouth experience that you love. Make this recipe at home and skip going to the restaurant!

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I LOVE Olive Garden. I can’t say I’m in love with any particular pasta dish. It’s the breadsticks and salad that do me in. I love bread, what can I say?!! Beer Bread, Rosemary Bread (this is the Macaroni Grill bread recipe, YUM!) It’s the perfect accompaniment to any meal!

I think the key ingredient in these breadsticks is the sea salt so this is your warning if you don’t have sea salt go buy some!

These are super simple to make. Remember I’m scared of yeast!

We love serving them with our Instant Pot Lasagna Soup and favorite Air Fryer Chicken Parmesan, or even Crock Pot Olive Garden Chicken Pasta. It’s like eating at a restaurant in the comforts of your own home, plus it’s cheaper and healthier!

Ingredients for Olive Garden Breadsticks

• Granulated sugar – Add a hint of sweetness to the breadsticks just the way you like it.
• Instant or rapid rise yeast – If you use active dry yeast you will need to activate the yeast and proof the dough first before you make into breadsticks.
• Salt – If you skip this they will be bland.
• Butter
• All-purpose flour – Unbleached flour will work best or bread flour will also work.
• Garlic powder – This is what gives it the delicious garlic butter flavor.

Steps to Prepare

• Activate Yeast – Pour the water into a stand mixer with the sugar and yeast, allow to sit until frothy.
• Mix – Add salt, butter, and 2 cups of flour. Using a dough hook, mix it on low. Add the remaining flour a half cup at a time, until dough scrapes the sides of the bowl clean.
• Knead – Mix the dough about 5 minutes on medium speed, until its smooth and no longer sticky.
• Form Breadsticks – Roll the dough out into a long log, cut the dough into 12-14 pieces. Roll those pieces into about 6-inch logs. Spray cookie sheets with cooking spray, and lay the breadsticks out leaving about 2 inches of space between each one.
• Proof – Place them in the oven with the temperature turned to 170 degrees. Let them rise for about 20 minutes, or until doubled in size.
• Brush & Bake – Once risen, brush them with the 1 1/2 T of melted butter and sprinkle them with sea salt. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Bake the breadsticks and bake or until golden brown. Remove them from the oven and brush with the remaining butter/garlic mixture.

Expert Tips

• Be sure to allow ample time for breadsticks to rise, about a hour, so they are fluffy.
• The closer the oven rack is to the element the more golden brown the top will be, so if you want them golden brown move your rack up one level.
• Make sure you use sea salt for the garlic butter as this is key to getting that Olive Garden taste.
• This recipe does make quite a few, so if you do have leftovers and need to store them allow them to cool completely. Then wrap them in foil and again in plastic and store them in the refrigerator.
• Wrap the breadsticks in foil to protect the crust. This will keep the crust from burning but allow the inside to reheat. If you reheat it without wrapping it in foil first, the breadsticks will be hard. Bake in a preheated oven at 325 degrees F for about 5 minutes to warm them up.

Serve while hot! So yummy!!

Finish your meal!

• Need a quick and easy meal? Spaghetti alla Carbonara is ready in 30 minutes!
• Got leftover ham? Make Ham and Cheese Tortellini for dinner. A cheesy mixture of tortellini, ham and peas.
• Busy night? An easy twist on an old favorite with Crock Pot Chicken Parmesan.
• Tender, juicy meatballs cooked in a marinara sauce makes this the Best Ever Spaghetti and Meatballs.

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5 from 11 votes

Olive Garden Breadsticks

Light, fluffy homemade Olive Garden Breadsticks with just the right amount of seasoning! You'll love this easy recipe!

Prep:10 minutes mins

Cook:15 minutes mins

Resting Time:35 minutes mins

Total:25 minutes mins

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Ingredients

Dough

• ▢ 1 1/2 c. warm water
• ▢ 2 Tbsp sugar
• ▢ 1 Tbsp instant or rapid rise yeast
• ▢ 1 Tbsp salt
• ▢ 2 Tbsp butter softened
• ▢ 4 c. all-purpose flour

Topping

• ▢ 3 Tbsp butter melted & divided
• ▢ 1/2 tsp Sea salt to taste
• ▢ 1/4 tsp garlic powder

Instructions

• For the dough, pour the water into a stand mixer with the sugar and yeast, let that sit and froth for about 10 minutes.
• Add salt, butter, and 2 cups of flour. Mix the dough on low. Add the rest of the flour a half cup at a time, until dough scrapes the sides of the bowl clean. Mix the dough about 5 minutes on medium speed, until its soft and easy to work with.
• Roll the dough out into a long log, cut the dough into 12-14 pieces. Roll those pieces into about 6 inch long snakes. Spray 2 large cookie sheets with cooking spray, and lay the breadsticks out leaving about 2 inches between each one. Place them in the oven with the temperature turned to 170 degrees. Let them rise for about 20 minutes, or until doubled in size.
• Once risen, brush them with the 1 1/2 T of melted butter and sprinkle them with salt.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and bake them for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. While they are baking combine the rest of the melted butter with 1/4 t garlic powder. When the breadsticks are golden brown, remove them from the oven and brush them with the butter/garlic mixture.

Tips

Expert Tips

• Be sure to allow ample time for breadsticks to rise, about a hour, so they are fluffy. 
• The closer the oven rack is to the element the more golden brown the top will be, so if you want them golden brown move your rack up one level. 
• Make sure you use sea salt for the garlic butter as this is key to getting that Olive Garden taste.
• This recipe does make quite a few, so if you do have leftovers and need to store them allow them to cool completely. Then wrap them in foil and again in plastic and store them in the refrigerator.
• Wrap the breadsticks in foil to protect the crust. This will keep the crust from burning but allow the inside to reheat. If you reheat it without wrapping it in foil first, the breadsticks will be hard. Bake in a preheated oven at 325 degrees F for about 5 minutes to warm them up.

Nutrition Information

Calories: 508kcal (25%), Carbohydrates: 94g (31%), Protein: 13g (26%), Fat: 8g (12%), Saturated Fat: 5g (31%), Cholesterol: 19mg (6%), Sodium: 1086mg (47%), Potassium: 131mg (4%), Fiber: 3g (13%), Sugar: 3g (3%), Vitamin A: 222IU (4%), Calcium: 20mg (2%), Iron: 5mg (28%)

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