Copycat Panera Mediterranean Warm Grain Bowl - The Food Hussy (2024)

This copycat Panera Mediterranean Warm Grain Bowl recipe has everything that the Panera version has – but it’s even better and super easy to make! I love the combo of all my favorite ingredients like olives, hummus, tahini and Greek yogurt!

I tried these at Panera as soon as they came out in 2019! Before I even tried them – I knew I was going to copycat them! They sounded delicious – and frankly – pretty easy to remake! I have some tricks to make them even easier. 😉 Of course – that’s what I do.

Are the Panera Warm Grain Bowls good?

When Panera came out with their warm grain bowls (pictured above – Left – Baja, Right – Mediterranean) I went out right away and got both of them!!! And yes – they are both delicious! I had a hard time choosing which one to make first! The Baja has a lot of southwest salad type of ingredients like black beans, avocado and tomato while the Med has Greek inspired ingredients like hummus and kalamata olives.

What are the ingredients in the Panera Mediterranean Warm Grain Bowl?

• Greens – they use arugula but you can use spinach or mixed greens
• Cooked brown rice and quinoa – you can buy a precooked version for a short cut. They have freezer brands but also Minute Rice has some in cups that I usually buy to make these.
• Chicken breasts
• lemon/garlic marinade (My favorite!)
• Grape tomatoes
• Kalamata olives
• Cucumber
• Hummus – they used a “plain” traditional – I used Roasted Red Pepper hummus because I love it!
• Feta
• Plain non-fat greek yogurt – you can sub sour cream if you’d like
• Fresh lemon juice
• Tahini dressing (optional) – Honestly, I didn’t even notice the tahini dressing in the original bowl and with the hummus and yogurt – you don’t even need it.

Panera Copycat Recipes & Other Favorites

• Panera Baja Warm Grain Bowl
• Copycat Panera Broth Bowl
• You can find other Panera recipes here…