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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.
How to make Panera Mediterranean Warm Grain Bowl
- Marinate chicken breasts in your favorite citrus/garlic marinade overnight.
- Bake chicken breasts for 20 minutes at 350 until cooked to 165 degrees.
- During last ten minutes of baking, microwave frozen rice/quinoa for 4 minutes in a microwave safe bowl.
- In two large serving bowls, place arugula around edge of bowl.
- Prep veggies: slice tomatoes and dice cucumbers
- When quinoa is cooked, divide between two serving bowls
- Remove chicken from oven and let rest for 5 minutes
- Top quinoa/argula with tomatoes, cucumbers, olives
- Slice chicken and place on top of quinoa.
- Add a heaping spoonful of hummus and yogurt to the bowl
- Top with crumbled feta and squeeze lemon over warm grain bowl
- If you like, you can add a tahini dressing – it really doesn’t need it.
Panera Copycat Recipes & Other Favorites
- Panera Baja Warm Grain Bowl
- Copycat Panera Broth Bowl
- You can find other Panera recipes here…
Panera Mediterranean Warm Grain Bowl
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!
4.72 from 35 votes
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 35 minutes mins
Course Entree
Cuisine American, Mediterranean
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts
- 1-2 cups mojo criollo marinade
- 2 cups cooked brown rice & quinoa
- 2 cups arugula or spinach/mixed greens
- 10 grape tomatoes halved
- 1/3 cup Kalamata olive
- 1/2 cucumber diced
- 1/2 cup hummus
- 1/3 cup feta
- 1/2 cup Plain Fat Free Greek yogurt
- 1/2 lemon
- 1/4 cup tahini dressing
Instructions
Marinate chicken breasts overnight in Mojo Criollo Marinade
Cook chicken breasts –
Bake: 350 degrees for 20 minutes
Air Fry: 350 degrees for 12 minutes
Heat your rice/quinoa according to package directions
In two large serving bowls, place greens around edge of bowl
Prep veggies (slice tomatoes, cucumbers)
Add cooked quinoa and split between two bowls on top of greens
Remove chicken and let rest for 5 minutes
Top quinoa/greens with tomatoes, cucumber, olives
Slice chicken and place on top of quinoa
Add heaping spoonful of hummus and yogurt to the bowl
Top with crumbled feta
Squeeze lemon over both bowls
If you like, add tahini dressing – but I didn't feel it needed it!
Notes
– You can use rotisserie chicken if you like
– For the brown rice/quinoa – you can either use a bag of frozen rice/quinoa or Minute Rice makes a microwavable one! Super quick!
– Tahini dressing is expensive and not easy to find – I found that it wasn’t necessary with the yogurt and hummus – and when I tried the Panera version – I didn’t even taste it!
– Arugula is lighter than spinach but a little bitter – I found a mix of the two at the store that was really good
Nutrition
Serving: 1bowlCalories: 716kcalCarbohydrates: 82.6gProtein: 62.3gFat: 17.5gSaturated Fat: 2.1gCholesterol: 133mgSodium: 1221mgPotassium: 2701mgFiber: 13.8gSugar: 23.7gCalcium: 372mgIron: 7mg
Keyword chicken, copycat, panera, salad
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