The best Copycat Panera Recipes for those craving your favorite restaurant meal. Tasty and easy soups, salads, sandwiches, desserts, dressings and more!
We used to go out to eat a lot more. As a family of four, I felt I could barely tackle taking kids into a restaurant. One of our favorite spots was Panera Bread Company. In fact, my husband would always date our daughters by taking them to pricier restaurants and my location of choice was Panera. I know, you guys, I had high standards… and the frugal title of my blog is truth!
Panera Bread
I have always loved the restaurant Panera. It truly was one of my favorite spots for soup, sandwiches, salads, and of course desserts! When our last two children were born (twins in December 2017), the dinners outside of the home halted. While in the hospital, and while one of the boys was in the NICU, I had my fair share of Panera at the hospital location. However, once they were released and we entered flu and cold season, we were in our home exclusively. It’s been almost a year since they were born and even though we can once again go out into the germ infested world, going out in public, especially to a restaurant, is very hard with a family of seven.
Copycat Recipes
Because we all still like to enjoy a good restaurant meal, I have had to take some of my favorite recipes into our home and learn to make them myself. Perhaps for the nostalgia, the NICU and our history of the dates, at the top of our list wasCopycat Panera Recipes.
If this restaurant brings a special memory to you too, enjoy these copycat recipes below!
This is one of our favorite , our very own Copycat Panera Autumn Squash Soup.
Also, another popular recipes on Frugal Coupon Living, our Copycat Broccoli Cheddar Soup.
Want a breakfast bite. Make these easy Cinnamon Crunch Bagels.
Do you love Panera Bread Bowls? This homemade bread bowl is perfect for holding a bowl of soup – crusty on the outside and soft on the inside. | Baker Bettie
Sweet and Salty Kitchen Sink Cookies – yes, please! | Cooking Actress
This Copycat Panera Chicken and Wild Rice Soup Recipe is creamy, flavorful, and filling! | Gal on a Mission
This Panera Bread Creamy Tomato Soup Copycat is the chain’s classic, famous, creamy soup – be sure to have your baguette to dip! | Sweet and Savory Meals
Need some dessert. This copycat Panera Toffee Nut Cookie is made with Heath Bar English Toffee Bits and walnuts. | My Wife Can Cook
This recipe is under 30 minutes, a tasty five cheese soufflé with roasted tomatoes and bacon: a work of art for your belly. | Superman Cooks
Make this quick and easy copycat Panera Mac and Cheese recipe for the kids! Pasta covered in a creamy white cheddar cheese sauce – sign me up. | Mildly Meandering
Love a good sandwich? This delicious Panera Turkey, Apple, & Cheddar is made just a little bit healthier than the chain restaurant! Little bit of crunch and a little bit of tang! | Tried and Tasty
One of my favorite orders, CopyCat Panera Bread Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe. | Eating on a Dime
This copycat dressing will be a staple in your home. Apple Cider Vinaigrette- only 5 ingredients to make your Panera favorite at home! | A Salad for All Seasons
This Copycat Panera Bread BBQ Chicken Salad recipe is a delicious lunch or dinner. | The Life Jolie
Souffles don’t have to be a challenge! Pillsbury butter flake crescent rolls are the base to this cheesy spinach and cheese egg souffle. It is a savory breakfast your family will love! | Tastes of Lizzy T
Care to indulge in a treat. These Cinnamon Sugar Crunch Scones taste like Panera Bread’s cinnamon scones. The magic is in the topping! | Yes to Yolks
A healthy version of Panera’s honey walnut cream cheese that’s protein packed, thanks to a secret ingredient. Lay it on thick! | Well Plated
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Want a breakfast recipe for fall? This Panera Pumpkin Muffin Recipe is an easy copycat recipe for their jumbo muffins! | Snappy Gourmet
We have another copycat Panera Bowl Recipe. This Power Chicken Hummus Bowl is low calorie, packed with nutrition, and gluten free. | Nutritious Seas
A copycat recipe for Panera’s Soba Noodle Broth Bowls with Chicken | Sweet Love and Ginger
No copycat Panera round-up is complete without including a tasty French Onion Soup recipe. | Copy Kat
Comforting and creamy broccoli cheddar soup is a fan-favorite! So easy to do, quick to make, and perfect for those cold weather evenings! | Sweet Tea and Thyme
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Does Panera Bread bake their own pastries? ›
Each day our trained bakers fill our bakery shelves with delicious freshly baked cookies, pastries, bagels, and a range of breads from focaccia to classic baguettes. We believe in serving delicious, freshly prepared, Clean food made with carefully selected ingredients that we are proud to serve our own families.
Did Panera get rid of 10 vegetable soups? ›
Unfortunately, Panera Bread has discontinued its 10 Vegetable soup, but it had 100 calories for 1 ½ cups. My own copycat recipe only has 95 calories for 1 ½ cups. Is Panera Bread 10 Vegetable Soup Gluten Free? No, it contained barley and was not gluten-free.
Why did Panera get rid of potato soup? ›
Although the dish was scrapped due to declining popularity, its biggest fans have not stopped talking about it online. One disappointed fan wrote one on Twitter this week: “I was today years old when I found out Panera discontinued their potato soup. I thought I kept going on the wrong day…”
What is the most unhealthy food at Panera? ›
Panera Bread's Bacon Mac and Cheese Bread Bowl is the least healthy option despite its comfort-food appeal. With 1,180 calories per bowl, 19 grams of saturated fat, and 2,640 milligrams of sodium, this menu item checks all the boxes we recommend limiting for heart health.
What is the healthiest Panera soup? ›
You might be surprised at where each of your favorites falls on the list!
- The Healthiest Panera Soup: Turkey Chili.
- Cream of Chicken and Wild Rice Soup.
- Homestyle Chicken Noodle Soup.
- Vegetarian Autumn Squash Soup.
- Bistro French Onion.
- Creamy Tomato Soup.
- The Unhealthiest Panera Soup: Broccoli Cheddar Soup.
Detailed Ingredients
Whole Wheat Flour, Water, Sprouted Whole Wheat Flour, Yeast, Brown Sugar, Wheat Gluten, Soybean Oil and / or Canola Oil, Contains Less Than 2% of: Wheat Bran, Salt, Cultured Wheat Flour, Salt, Vinegar, Fermented Rye Flour, Lactic Acid, Ascorbic Acid, Enzymes, Soy Lecithin.
What is Panera discontinuing? ›
The highly caffeinated line of Charged drinks at Panera Bread was the subject of two wrongful-death lawsuits.
What does Panera do with leftover pastries? ›
Day-End Dough-Nation® Program
We care for our communities by donating to charities dedicated to feeding our neighbors in need. That's why our bakery-cafes donate their unsold bread, bagels, and baked goods to local non-profits at the end of the night through our Day-End Dough-Nation program.
What is the Panera controversy? ›
Lawsuits have blamed the highly caffeinated drink for at least two deaths. A Panera Bread spokesperson says the restaurant chain is phasing out its Charged Lemonade, a highly caffeinated beverage that has been blamed for at least two deaths in lawsuits.
One fateful day last month, Panera took their delicious baked potato soup off the menu — my go-to order since I was six. There was no warning, no chance for a final farewell, they just pulled the rug out from under me and took away my favorite comfort meal.
Does Panera make their soups from scratch? ›
That Soup Isn't Made In-House
It may taste homemade, but that Panera soup wasn't actually prepared by the workers at your local shop. "The soups are made at a factory/plant/etc., flash-frozen, shipped to us, and we thaw it out in what's called a thermalizer, essentially a soup-thawer," says one former employee.
Is Panera Bread in financial trouble? ›
Is Panera Bread Profitable? Panera's profitability, especially post-2017 acquisition by JAB Holding, remains undisclosed in the public domain. However, its impressive revenue figures, particularly the $4.8 billion in 2022 sales, and its significant digital sales hint at a healthy financial status.
What company did Panera merge with? ›
Panera announced on August 25, 2021, that it had merged with Caribou Coffee and Einstein Bros. Bagels to form Panera Brands.
Why did Panera get rid of corn chowder? ›
Panera at Home Southwest Corn Chowder due to an undeclared wheat allergen. The recall is limited to 1 SKU of 16 oz.
What are the ingredients in Panera's tomato soup? ›
Detailed Ingredients
Tomatoes (Tomatoes, Tomato Puree, Citric Acid), Water, Heavy Cream, Onions, Contains 2% or less of: Butter (Cream, Salt), Seasoning (Sugar, Salt, Spices), Corn Starch, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Garlic and Nisin Preparation.
Does Panera use artificial ingredients? ›
Our Food Beliefs serve as a compass, helping us provide meals that are delicious, and made with high-quality, select ingredients. Clean Foods - Clean simply means we don't fill our pantry with the artificial preservatives, sweeteners, flavors, and colors from artificial sources that are listed on our No No List.
Are Panera soups high in sodium? ›
The baked potato soup in a bread bowl has 890 calories, 18g fat, 7g saturated fat, 152g carbohydrate, 6g sugar, 33g protein, and 2,110mg sodium. The broccoli cheddar soup is a favorite at Panera, but with 360 calories, 21g fat, and 1,330mg sodium, a bowl is not among the more nutritious choices.
Is chicken noodle soup from Panera Bread healthy? ›
Nutrition & Allergens
Indicates that the sodium (salt) content of this item is higher than the total daily recommended limit (2,300 mg). High sodium intake can increase blood pressure and risk of heart disease and stroke.
