New Thai Chicken Soup at Panera

Plus other new menu items!

New menu items are always so exciting, aren't they? At Panera, the company is stepping things up a notch this year with some really delicious-sounding items. The first, a Thai chicken soup, contains carrots, bell peppers, mushrooms, edamame, yellow coconut curry broth and other Thai spices. It's the first of the company's new globally-inspired foods so we'll surely see more rich flavors like this be released throughout the year.

Their next new item is the citrus Asian crunch salad, which is made up of kale, cabbage, romaine, carrots, red onions, and edamame, and it is served with a tangerine soy ginger dressing and a teriyaki drizzle. Yum! It's also served with chicken and carrots on top but vegetarians can certainly hold the chicken if they prefer.

What do you think of these new menu offerings at Panera? Which do you hope to try first, and what do you hope will be added to their globally-inspired lineup sometime in 2022? Share your thoughts in the chat.