The best Copycat Panera Recipes for those craving your favorite restaurant meal. Tasty and easy soups, salads, sandwiches, desserts, dressings and more!

The Best Copycat Panera Recipes

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!

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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 was Copycat Panera Recipes.

If this restaurant brings a special memory to you too, enjoy these copycat recipes below!

This is one of our favorite Fall & Winter Soup Recipes, 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

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

We love making our favorite recipes at home. Take a look at these Copycat Dips and Sauces both from your favorite restaurants to your favorite grocery store purchases. Pin to Pinterest.

Also take a look at these Copycat Disney Recipes. Pin to Pinterest.

Enjoy these Chick-fil-A Copycat Recipes including chicken, fries, sides, drinks and more! Pin to Pinterest.

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Ooey, Gooey, cheesy goodness – this Sausage and Ricotta Pizza Stuffed Cheese Bread really hits the spot. An easy homemade pizza recipe the entire family will enjoy.

Sausage and Ricotta Pizza Stuffed Cheese Bread

So late last year (2017), I gave birth to twins. Everything was as smooth sailing as smooth sailing goes (with twins that are your 4th and 5th children) until the reflux it. Let me tell you. I had 5 kids, two who suffered mild colic but this colic was the worst. Constant screaming. Weeks of it. It was in my research and talking to others, I discovered my son had a dairy allergy. With that came a 6 month strike of dairy – it was awful. No cheese, no milk, no butter – you try and find meals that have no dairy in them. Anyways, upon the graduation of breast feeding (I was really pumping), came all the cheese I could eat. All the GOOD cheese I could eat. That included this heavenly dinner recipe – Sausage and Ricotta Pizza Stuffed Cheese Bread.

As a woman CRAVING cheese, this stuffed pizza recipe hit the spot. I mean really hit the spot. This dinner recipe is so delicious. You, and your family, will love it! I promise.

Ooey, gooey, cheesy goodness – enjoy!

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs. Ground mild Italian sausage
• 1 ½ – 2 cups Pizza sauce
• 2 cups Mozzarella cheese
• ½ cups Parmesan cheese
• 2 cups Ricotta cheese
• 1 ½ tsp. Oregano
• 2 tsp. Basil
• 2 Cloves of garlic minced
• 1 Onion chopped
• 2 Loaves of French bread
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 tbsp. Coconut oil

Directions:

1.) Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.

2.) Place 1 tablespoon of coconut oil into a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the chopped onion to the skillet, and cook until the onion has browned, is soft, and translucent. Set the onion aside in a bowl and keep warm.

3.) Add 2 pounds of ground Italian sausage to the same skillet, and cook until browned, chopping up any large pieces with a cooking spoon.

4.) When the meat is just browned, add in a mix of 1 ½ teaspoons of Oregano and 2 teaspoons of Basil.

5.) Add in 2 cloves of minced garlic.

6.) Pour in 1 ½ to 2 cups of pizza sauce. Stir to combine all of the ingredients well, and add salt or pepper to taste.

7.) While the meat is browning, hollow out the insides of two loaves of French bread. Set the bread from the inside of the loaves aside to use in another dish as you see fit.

8.) Place one cup of ricotta cheese into each hollowed out loaf of bread, and smooth it out with the back of a spoon.

9.) Top each loaf of bread with half of the meat mixture.

10.) Add 1 cup of mozzarella cheese to the top of each loaf of bread on top of the meat mixture.

11.) Sprinkle ¼ of a cup of Parmesan cheese on the very top of the loaves of bread.

12.) Place the bread into the oven on a baking sheet for 8-10 minutes until the cheese on the top has browned and become bubbly.

13.) Serve with a garnish of herbs and a side of fresh salad greens.

Enjoy!

Sausage and Ricotta Pizza Stuffed Cheese Bread

• Author: Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living

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Ingredients

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• 2 lbs. Ground mild Italian sausage
• 1 ½ – 2 cups Pizza sauce
• 2 cups Mozzarella cheese
• ½ cups Parmesan cheese
• 2 cups Ricotta cheese
• 1 ½ tsp. Oregano
• 2 tsp. Basil
• 2 Cloves of garlic minced
• 1 Onion chopped
• 2 Loaves of French bread
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 tbsp. Coconut oil

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Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
2.  Place 1 tablespoon of coconut oil into a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the chopped onion to the skillet, and cook until the onion has browned, is soft, and translucent. Set the onion aside in a bowl and keep warm.
3. Add 2 pounds of ground Italian sausage to the same skillet, and cook until browned, chopping up any large pieces with a cooking spoon.
4. When the meat is just browned, add in a mix of 1 ½ teaspoons of Oregano and 2 teaspoons of Basil.
5. Add in 2 cloves of minced garlic.
6. Pour in 1 ½ to 2 cups of pizza sauce. Stir to combine all of the ingredients well, and add salt or pepper to taste.
7. While the meat is browning, hollow out the insides of two loaves of French bread. Set the bread from the inside of the loaves aside to use in another dish as you see fit.
8. Place one cup of ricotta cheese into each hollowed out loaf of bread, and smooth it out with the back of a spoon.
9.  Top each loaf of bread with half of the meat mixture.
10. Add 1 cup of mozzarella cheese to the top of each loaf of bread on top of the meat mixture.
11. Sprinkle ¼ of a cup of Parmesan cheese on the very top of the loaves of bread.
12. Place the bread into the oven on a baking sheet for 8-10 minutes until the cheese on the top has browned and become bubbly.
13. Serve with a garnish of herbs and a side of fresh salad greens.

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Want another pizza recipe? Take a look at this Pillsbury Biscuits Deep Dish Pizza Recipe. Pin to Pinterest.

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