Anyone who has eaten at Panera Bread knows the joy that is eating a hot bowl of the mac and cheese, whether it's for breakfast (respect), lunch, or dinner. While said dish is undeniably the best on the menu (don't @ me), Panera has some delicious new options coming to an all-new dinner-centric menu.
Featuring hearty, wholesome, and homemade meal choices, Panera's new dinner menu will feature ten hand-crafted items available to order from 4:30 to 10 p.m. daily, beginning in Lexington, KY, and Providence, RI, in September 2019.
Among the dinner selections you can order, customers will find artisan flatbreads (the steak one will surely be a crowd favorite, yes, we tried it), hot sandwiches, and dinner bowls.
On the dinner flatbread menu you can choose from a Margherita Artisan Flatbread made with fresh mozzarella and fontina, tomato bell pepper sauce, red grape tomatoes, and fresh basil; a Steak & Blue Cheese Artisan Flatbread made with grass-fed steak, blue cheese, fresh mozzarella and fontina, garlic cream sauce, caramelized onions, arugula, and a sweet balsamic glaze; and a Chipotle Chicken & Bacon Artisan Flatbread made with smoked pulled chicken, chopped bacon, garlic cream sauce, fresh mozzarella and fontina, red grape tomatoes, fresh cilantro, and chipotle aioli.
As with the classic Panera menu, the dinner version doesn't disappoint. Both the Toasted Pastrami Sandwich and the Toasted Tuscan Grilled Chicken Sandwich are served hot and hearty.
Looking for something less carb-focused (though not carb-free, of course)? Choose from one of Panera's dinner bowls, including a Teriyaki Chicken & Broccoli Bowl (which Delish's Lifestyle Editor, Madison Flager, compared to a "healthy Panda Express meal") and a Pesto Chicken Bowl.
Since there are even more items on the menu—including Parmesan Broccoli, Sweet Potato Mash, and Tomato Basil Cucumber Salad—it really is high time to get this menu up everywhere! My stomach's growling.
