When you're craving comfort food, there's no better way to indulge than with a creamy, delicious bowl of pasta. From a simple bowl of mac and cheese to spaghetti bolognese, from gnocci to lasagna, the Italian staple can satisfy any pang of hunger.
Of course, usually when you decide to order a pasta dish, you know that it's not going to be a light meal. But there are some dishes that have so many calories that they equal almost a full day's worth of meals.
With this in mind, HealthGrove, a Graphiq site, aggregated the most caloric pasta dishes at 10 nationally known chain restaurants. The data is pulled from menus as of May 12 this year.
Pastas with cheesy sauces dominate the list — especially mac and cheeses and alfredo pastas, which consist of 28 percent of the most calorific dishes. So when you're out and looking for the comfort of a creamy pasta dish, make sure you know exactly what you're biting into.
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#10. Domino's Pizza
Chicken Carbonara in Bread Bowl
Calories per serving: 1480
See menu here.
#9. Ruby Tuesday's
Cajun Jambalaya Pasta
Calories per serving: 1523
See menu here.
#8. Mimi's Cafe
Chicken Tillamook Cheddar Mac
Calories per serving: 1560
See menu here.
#7. Applebee's
4-Cheese Mac & Cheese with Honey Pepper Chicken Tenders
Calories per serving: 1580
See menu here.
#6. Olive Garden
Chicken & Shrimp Carbonara
Calories per serving: 1590
See menu here.
#5. Uno Chicago Grill
Deep Dish Mac & Cheese
Calories per serving: 1690
See menu here.
#4. The Old Spaghetti Factory
Hearty Mizithra and Brown Butter
Calories per serving: 1990
See menu here.
#3. Spaghetti Warehouse
Turin Trio
Calories per serving: 2000
See menu here.
#2. Red Robin
Buzz Clucks and Mac
Calories per serving: 2123
See menu here.
#1. Macaroni Grill
Buffalo Chicken Parmesan
Calories per serving: 2170
See menu here.
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