Instant Alert: We tried Olive Garden's new 'Italian nachos' — and they're actually weirdly good

MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS   |   UNSUBSCRIBE   |   VIEW ONLINE   We tried Olive Garden's new 'Italian nachos' — and they're actually weirdly good by Hollis Johnson on Feb 2, 2018, 9:44 AM Olive Garden has new "Italian nachos" on the menu. People's reactions are mixed — they're hardly Italian, but the idea is strangely intriguing. Amazingly, they're weirdly tasty and not as gross as expected. Olive Garden is continuing its storied tradition of, well, redefining Italian cuisine with its debut of loaded Italian nachos. Wait ... nachos? From Olive Garden? Yes, yes. A month into 2018 and its absurdities are just now beginning to unfold. Olive Garden added these "nachos" to the menu last week, and they'll be available until April 1 — a sort of drawn-out pre-April Fool's joke, we can only assume. The dish consists of fried lasagna sheets playing the role of chips — an interesting choice for an understudy, to say the least. Heaped atop them are cheese, a three-meat ragu, peppers, and a drizzle of alfredo sauce. It's an audacious, pugnacious, and ostentatious move for a chain most beloved and reviled for its decidedly and unabashedly Americanized takes on Italian culinary tradition. We managed to grab some in order to see just how crazy these "nachos" are, and more importantly, to find out if they're any good. SEE ALSO: Taco Bell is taking aim at McDonald's with $1 fries — and they're like nothing else in fast food Only something this awesome ("awesome," as in "awe-inspiring and terrifying") could make a trip to Times Square, where the nearest Olive Garden is, worth it for a New Yorker. Alas, we do what we must ... ... as does Olive Garden. And they are charged with the task — nay, duty — to fearlessly experiment with the culinary traditions of the Italian peninsula and bring to us their discoveries and creations. Lo and behold, here they are. Fried squares of lasagna pasta sheets, slathered in a ragu, smothered in mozzarella and parmesan, dotted with cherry peppers, and drizzled with Alfredo sauce. See the rest of the story at Business Insider   Share the latest business news with your network:    Email sent to: nguyenvu1187.love5@blogger.com   |   Manage your email preferences   |   Unsubscribe Terms of Service   |   Privacy Policy Business Insider. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011