Olive Garden Help?!

chaarlotte289

Hi!
So i was looking at the nutritional facts for Olive Garden and saw they had Gluten Free Penne Rotini Primavera for 500 and Rotini Pomodoro for 540. However, if I order gluten free rotini with pomodoro sauce from the Cuncia Mia menu its 430+240= 670 and the same for rotini ordered with primavera sauce 430+390=820.
Can anyone clarify this for me? Are the portions different or something?
Thanks!

mackeyj

It's two different sauces.

Primavera generally has milk or cream. Pomodoro doesn't.

peleroja

It appears to be the sauces that are different calories, not the pasta, from how you're explaining it. Which makes sense.

writergeek313

The primavera has vegetables in it, where the pomodoro is just tomato sauce. Here's a copycat recipe I found for the primavera sauce to give you an idea of what's in it: http://www.copykat.com/2009/05/14/olive-gardens-capellini-primavera/ There's some cheese, but no milk or cream.

I was there a few weeks ago and had a lunch portion of chicken primavera, which was grilled chicken with some kind of pasta and a tomato sauce with lots of vegetables. It's a seasonal special. I ate half and took the rest home and it worked out to 310 calories per serving. Even with salad and a breadstick I was able to stay within my calorie goals.

chaarlotte289

Thanks guys but thats not my question
I was saying... these TWO dishes.
Rotini with Fresh Tomato Pomodoro is 540 calories. Rotini Primavera is 500.
However, under the Cucina Mia category if I ordered Gluten-Free Rotini with Fresh Tomato Pomodoro (Gluten-Free) its 430 for the pasta and 240 for the sauce. Same with the Gluten-Free Rotini ordered with Primavera (Gluten-Free) is 430 for the pasta and 390 for the sauce.
Why are these different if I ordered it under the Cucina Mia category?

kirkor

Gluten-free substitutes are often higher calorie than flour-based items. One of the many reasons why they suck.