Low Calorie “Olive Garden” Breadsticks

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These Low Calorie Breadsticks are an Olive Garden “copycat” recipe, and just 59 calorie each!

These homemade breadsticks are easy and fun to make, and are wonderful with soups, salads, and pasta dishes! I know you’ll love them!

Low Calorie Breadsticks

I have even included a low calorie Minestrone Soup recipe (that is also an Olive Garden copycat) and some healthy low calorie pasta recipes for you to make. So you can get the full experience, for a fraction of the calories!

Low Calorie “Olive Garden” Breadsticks

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Ingredients in Healthy Breadsticks

I like to make these homemade breadsticks with the butter and cheese topping. It does add 25 calories to each breadstick however, so I made the topping optional.

Either way you choose to make the breadsticks, they are still much healthier than Olive Garden’s breadsticks. So choose to add the topping or skip it, they will be yummy either way.

Why You’ll Love These Low Calorie Breadsticks:

  • Olive Garden “Copycat” – these taste just like Olive Garden’s breadsticks!
  • Low Calorie – just 59 calories each!
  • Optional Topping – to keep the calories low you can skip the “optional” butter topping.
  • Just 4 Ingredients – all you need is yeast, flour, salt and olive oil spray!
  • Nutrition Label – as always, the reader favorite nutrition label can be found below.
Low Calorie Breadsticks

Shopping List for Healthy Breadsticks:

  • Olive oil spray
  • Rapid rise yeast
  • All purpose flour
  • Salt

Optional “Olive Garden” Butter Topping:

  • Butter
  • Parmesan cheese
  • Salt
  • Garlic powder

How to Make Healthy Breadsticks

These low calorie breadsticks are quick and easy to prep and bake. But they do require some “rising time”. You can minimize that time by placing the dough in the warmest spot in your home.

Tools and Equipment:

  • 1 Baking Sheet
  • Countertop mixer (or a bowl and whisk)
  • Plastic wrap
  • Kitchen Towel
Low Calorie Breadsticks

How to Make Healthy Breadsticks:

  1. In a standing mixer (or a large bowl), whisk together the water, and yeast. Let it sit for 5-10 minutes until it becomes foamy.
  2. Add the salt, and 1/2 cup of flour at a time mixing with the kneading hook, making sure it is incorporated before adding more flour. (If using a bowl and spatula, work 1/2 cup of flour in at a time until you have a sticky dough.)
  3. If using a standing mixer, kneed the dough for 2-3 minutes on medium speed until you have a smooth dough. If you don’t have a standing mixer, add some flour to a clean countertop and kneed the dough by hand for 3-5 minutes until you have an elastic like dough.
  4. Leave (or add back) the dough in the mixer bowl, and cover with plastic wrap and then a kitchen towel. Leave to rise for 1 hour
  5. (Special Tip: Leave the dough to rise in a warm and draft free spot of your home).
  6. Spray a baking sheet with olive oil spray and preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
  7. Uncover the dough, punch down and give a quick 1 minute kneed, then move to a clean floured surface. Cut into 12 portions.
  8. Roll each portion into breadstick “logs” and add to the prepared baking sheet as you work. Cover with a damp kitchen towel to rise for one hour (again, ideally in a warm place).
  9. Bake at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until the rolls are golden brown.
  10. Remove from the oven and leave on the baking tray for 10 minutes to finish cooking, then move to a wired rack to cool.
  11. Brush each with melted butter and sprinkle over the cheese, salt and garlic powder.
  12. Serve warm.

Low Calorie “Olive Garden” Breadsticks Recipe

Now you can make Olive Garden Breadsticks at home for a fraction of the calories! I have supplied you with more Low Calorie Italian Recipes as well. So you can enjoy your favorite meal in a healthier way.

You might also like these Low Calorie Garlic Knots, or my “Copycat” Low Calorie Cheddar Bay Biscuits.

More Low Calorie Italian Recipes:

Low Calorie Olive Garden Breadsticks

Low Calorie “Olive Garden” Breadsticks

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This copycat breadstick recipe tastes just like Olive Garden's famous breadsticks, but for a fraction of the calories!
I like to add the butter and cheese to the top, but I kept this step as "optional" just incase you want to keep the calories as low as possible. If you choose to add the butter and cheese to the top, it will only add 25 calories to each breadstick!
Special Tip: Make sure your yeast is fresh, otherwise the dough won't rise.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Appetizer, Side Dish
Cuisine American, Italian
Servings 12 servings
Calories 59 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Baking Sheet
  • Countertop mixer (or a bowl and whisk)
  • Plastic wrap
  • Kitchen Towel

Ingredients
 
 

  • Olive oil spray
  • ½ cup warm water plus more as needed
  • 1 packet rapid rise yeast or 3/4 tablespoons
  • 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
  • ¼ tablespoon salt

Optional “Olive Garden” Butter Topping:

  • 2 tablespoons butter melted
  • 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon garlic powder

Instructions
 

  • In a standing mixer (or a large bowl), whisk together the water, and yeast. Let it sit for 5-10 minutes until it becomes foamy.
  • Add the salt, and 1/2 cup of flour at a time mixing with the kneading hook, making sure it is incorporated before adding more flour. (If using a bowl and spatula, work 1/2 cup of flour in at a time until you have a sticky dough.)
  • If using a standing mixer, kneed the dough for 2-3 minutes on medium speed until you have a smooth dough. If you don’t have a standing mixer, add some flour to a clean countertop and kneed the dough by hand for 3-5 minutes until you have an elastic like dough.
  • Leave (or add back) the dough in the mixer bowl, and cover with plastic wrap and then a kitchen towel. Leave to rise for 1 hour
  • (Special Tip: Leave the dough to rise in a warm and draft free spot of your home).
  • Spray a baking sheet with olive oil spray and preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
  • Uncover the dough, punch down and give a quick 1 minute kneed, then move to a clean floured surface. Cut into 12 portions.
  • Roll each portion into breadstick “logs” and add to the prepared baking sheet as you work. Cover with a damp kitchen towel to rise for one hour (again, ideally in a warm place).
  • Bake at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until the rolls are golden brown.
  • Remove from the oven and leave on the baking tray for 10 minutes to finish cooking, then move to a wired rack to cool.
  • Brush each with melted butter and sprinkle over the cheese, salt and garlic powder.
  • Serve warm.

Nutrition

Serving: 1breadstickCalories: 59kcalCarbohydrates: 12.2gProtein: 1.8gFat: 0.2gSaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 148mgPotassium: 28mgFiber: 0.5gSugar: 0gCalcium: 3mgIron: 1mg
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