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April is Grilled Cheese Month, and that makes it an especially perfect time to think outside the traditional sandwich and get creative with this comfort food staple all year round.

Enjoy Cinco de Mayo all year long with Mexican-inspired meal ideas that the whole family will love.

If there’s one item on the entire Panera menu that gets the most attention, it’s the Strawberry Poppyseed with Chicken Salad. It’s only available in the warm-weather months, and it’s always a cafe favorite. If you consider yourself a fan, you’ve just got to give our Poppyseed Dressing a try at home, too.

With school back in session, evening schedules are busier than ever. Before you throw in the kitchen towel, give these recipes a try. Each one features Panera at Home products, family-friendly flavors, minimal prep and easy clean-up so you can spend less time in the kitchen and get on with your evening.

The thought of preparing a full holiday meal can be overwhelming, even if you do it every year. Thankfully, with these easy-to-make recipes, you can create a spread of hearty, delicious sides with Panera at Home products. From simple casseroles to easy soups and salads, you’ll remember this Thanksgiving for its flavor, not for the time spent in the kitchen.

Trying to get more whole grains into your diet? We have another delicious bread variety for you. It's the newest addition to our line - Whole Grain Baker's Oats.   Baker’s Oats is made with 6 whole oat ingredients and topped with rolled oats and white quinoa for a flavorful crust that adds a bit of crunch to your favorite toast or sandwich.  Baker’s Oats complements our Baker's Grains bread, made with 12 grains and seeds, and enrobed with sunflower seeds and flax.  Both breads are hearty yet soft on the inside.

With busy fall schedules, the last thing you have time for is making dinner. Enter Panera at Home. With refrigerated Soups, Mac & Cheese and Salad Dressings, you can pull together a fall-friendly meal everyone will love – with all the tastes of the season too.  Then, you can still get to soccer practice, your book club, the concert, the PTA meeting …

Grilling season is just around the corner, and Panera at Home products can make it easy to pull together a casual meal for the family or a backyard barbecue for the whole neighborhood. Give these meal ideas a try and you’ll surely be the talk of the summer.

Having people over to watch the game? Before you spend hours in the kitchen, make a run for takeout or just open a few bags of chips, check out these recipes for game-day nibbles. Fair warning: you just might have to crank up the volume to hear the TV over all the “oohs” and “ahhs".

The party’s at your house this year? Don’t stress. It’s easy to bite off more than you can chew when planning a menu, so let Panera at Home help you impress your guests.