Cheesecake Factory Fettuccini Alfredo: Price & Calories (2026)
At $22.95 to $25.95, Cheesecake Factory Fettuccini Alfredo is the plain-looking pasta that carries 1,930 calories, and the chicken version on the same menu adds exactly $7.00. The official description is a single line, "A Rich Parmesan Cream Sauce", and that is the whole dish: fettuccini in Parmesan cream sauce, with chicken as a priced choice rather than a separate plate. Twenty-one location menus, checked November 6, 2026, set the $22.95 to $25.95 range, the 50-store dataset backs it up, and the calories are the brand's own published numbers.
One sauce, one line: what Fettuccini Alfredo is
The menu gives this dish seven words and nothing else, "A Rich Parmesan Cream Sauce", and the name does the rest of the work: fettuccini pasta in that sauce. No other ingredient is named anywhere official, no topping, no garnish, no second sauce, which is why this is the shortest description of any pasta post so far. The spelling is Fettuccini, the way the restaurant writes it, not Fettuccine. The photo above shows the chicken version, because that is the version our own homepage and pasta cards already show, and the plain version has no official photo on the server to use instead. The dish itself is the same either way; the chicken is a choice on the same menu line, covered in the next sections.
How much does Fettuccini Alfredo cost?
Thirteen of the 21 menus charge $23.95 to $24.50, so the $22.95 to $25.95 range is narrow and the $23.95 median is where most of the country lands. Thirteen of the 21 stores charge $23.95 or $24.50, so most of the country sits within 55 cents of the median, five stores charge the $22.95 low end, and two charge the $25.95 top end. The 50-store dataset agrees on the range exactly, with the same $22.95 to $25.95 and the same $23.95 median. One store breaks the pattern and should not be quoted: Chesterfield lists $21.95, against every other menu and the dataset, so this page uses $22.95 as the floor.
| Source | Price |
|---|---|
| 21 official location menus (range) | $22.95–$25.95 |
| 21-menu median | $23.95 |
| Most stores (13 of 21) | $23.95–$24.50 |
| 50-store dataset (range) | $22.95–$25.95 |
| 50-store median | $23.95 |
What does adding chicken cost, and what does it add?
Adding chicken costs $29.95 to $32.95, and the upcharge is a flat $7.00 at every store sampled: $22.95 becomes $29.95, $23.95 becomes $30.95, and $25.95 becomes $32.95, with no exceptions in the 21 menus. What the $7.00 buys is 190 more calories, taking the plate from 1,930 to 2,120, and 41 more grams of protein, taking it from 50g to 91g, which nearly doubles the protein on the plate. It also adds 390mg of sodium, taking it from 2,570mg to 2,960mg. The chicken is a choice on the same menu line, not a separate dish with its own listing, which is why our own cards show this version: the card price says "Confirm locally" and the card calories say 2,120, and both of those belong to the chicken plate, not the plain one.
| Version | Price | Calories | Protein | Sodium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plain | $22.95–$25.95 | 1,930 | 50g | 2,570mg |
| With Chicken | $29.95–$32.95 | 2,120 | 91g | 2,960mg |
What 1,930 calories look like on this plate
Most of the 1,930 calories come from fat: 1,160 of them, which is 60 percent of the plate, on 128g of total fat and 78g of saturated fat. That is the price of a Parmesan cream sauce, and it is why a plate that looks plain can out-eat a lunch and most of a dinner elsewhere on the menu. The rest of the row is steadier: 50g of protein, 143g of carbohydrates with 6g of fiber, 8g of sugar, and 2,570mg of sodium. Against the other pasta posts, this is the second-heaviest plate in the series, behind Louisiana Chicken Pasta at 2,270 calories and ahead of Pasta Da Vinci at 1,540 and Evelyn's Favorite Pasta at 1,270. The lunch portion is the same dish at 1,450 calories, 480 fewer than dinner, on 94g of fat and 39g of protein. One store breaks the pattern on the chicken plate and should not be quoted: Chesterfield lists 2,060 calories for the chicken version, against the guide and the other 20 menus, so this page uses 2,120.
| Measure | Dinner | Lunch |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 1,930 | 1,450 |
| Calories from fat | 1,160 | 850 |
| Total fat | 128g | 94g |
| Saturated fat | 78g | 57g |
| Trans fat | 4.5g | 3g |
| Cholesterol | 285mg | 210mg |
| Sodium | 2,570mg | 2,000mg |
| Carbohydrates | 143g | 113g |
| Fiber | 6g | 5g |
| Sugar | 8g | 6g |
| Protein | 50g | 39g |
Is there a lunch portion?
Yes. Lunch-sized portions are available until 5:00 PM, and the lunch plate is 1,450 calories, which is 480 fewer than the dinner plate. The lunch menu lists it under Lunch Pasta, and the calories come from the official guide, not from a guess. What does not exist is a per-item lunch price: the lunch menu prices the Lunch Pasta section as a group, not this dish on its own, so this page quotes no lunch price rather than dressing a section price up as one. For the lunch numbers behind every pasta, see the pasta lunch calories listed the same way.
Is Fettuccini Alfredo gluten-free?
No. The dish carries no Gluten Free Upon Request marker on any of the 21 menus checked, which puts it on the other side of the line from Cobb Salad, Evelyn's Favorite Pasta and Factory Chopped Salad, where the marker is real. The plate is wheat pasta in a Parmesan cream sauce, so there is no gluten-free version to order here, and the guide carries no gluten-free preparation row for it either. If gluten is a concern, ask your server about the menu's marked options instead of assuming this one can be adapted. On the vegetarian question, the dish is meat-free by its official description, a Parmesan cream sauce with no meat named, but the restaurant does not label it vegetarian, so this page calls it meat-free by description and nothing more. If you want the full row, the Alfredo nutrition numbers list fat, sodium and protein the same way.
Alfredo or Louisiana: the pasta that fits your plate
Alfredo is the lighter and the cheaper of the two. It runs 1,930 calories at $22.95 to $25.95, while Louisiana Chicken Pasta runs 2,270 calories at $25.50 to $29.95, so the gap is 340 calories and a few dollars in the same direction. The plates are built differently: Alfredo is one sauce on pasta, with chicken as a $7.00 choice, while Louisiana has the chicken built in, in a Cajun sauce with peppers, and no plain version to order. Pick Alfredo when you want the simpler plate, the lower price, and the option to skip the chicken. Pick Louisiana when you want the chicken included and the 340 extra calories do not bother you.
Fettuccini Alfredo: the questions people actually ask
The plain plate runs $22.95 to $25.95, and most stores sit at the $23.95 median, with 21 location menus behind that range.
Dinner is 1,930 calories, and the lunch plate is 1,450, a 480-calorie drop for the smaller portion.
With chicken it costs $29.95 to $32.95, with 2,120 calories. The chicken adds exactly $7.00 at every store sampled.
Yes. Lunch-sized portions are available until 5:00 PM, with 1,450 calories. No per-item lunch price is published, so this page does not quote one.
No. The official menu gives this plate no Gluten Free Upon Request marker, so ordering it as gluten-free would be a mistake.
It is meat-free by its official description, a Parmesan cream sauce with no meat named, but the restaurant does not label it vegetarian.
No. The Happy Hour menu has no Alfredo on it, so the dinner range of $22.95 to $25.95 is the price at any hour.
Should you order it plain, or with chicken?
One sauce, two plates: plain at $22.95 to $25.95 and 1,930 calories, with chicken at $7.00 more for 190 more calories and protein nearly doubled, from 50 grams to 91. The lunch portion at 1,450 calories is the light way in, and there is no gluten-free marker to ask for, so do not order it as a gluten-free dish. Carbonara is the same price, 100 calories heavier, when the sauce is not the deciding factor.