Craving Panera's soup? Skip the drive thru and save money with our copycat Panera 10 vegetable soup recipe. This one pot soup is easy to make, freezer friendly, and tastes amazing!
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Quick Look: Panera 10 Vegetable Soup Recipe
- ⏲️ Prep Time: 45 minutes
- ⏲️ Cook Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
- ⏲️ Total Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
- 🍽️ Yield: 15 cups
- 🥕 Dietary Info: Vegetarian, Dairy Free; can be made Gluten Free & Vegan
- ⚡ Calories: 166 calories per serving (based on nutrition facts in recipe card)
- 🍎 Ingredients: olive oil, onion, carrot, celery, red and yellow peppers, poblano pepper, garlic, spices, tomato paste, vegetable stock, rice vinegar, soy sauce, brown rice, chia seeds, garbanzo beans, roasted corn, tomatoes, peas, spinach, lime juice, and lemons.
- 🥣 Method: Stovetop
- ⌛ Time-Saving Hack: Prep the veggies in advance or use a food processor to chop some of the veggies.
- 🔪 Equipment: Dutch oven, wooden turner.
- ⭐ Expert Tip: If you need to substitute the aleppo chili flakes, use regular paprika with a bit of cayenne.
- 🌶️ Flavor & Texture: Panera 10 vegetable soup has a thick and hearty texture like a stew, and is colorful and richly flavorful from the spices, flavorings, and aromatics. It's better than the original!
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Packed with 10 Colorful Veggies: This soup is made with ten veggies, along with lots of spices and flavorings, for an incredible flavor and hearty texture. Plus, it's vegan and gluten free friendly!
- Large Batch + Freezer Friendly: This recipe makes 20 cups of soup, making it perfect for meal prep or a freezer meal. It will keep in the freezer for up to 3 months.
- Reader Favorite Recipe: Our readers consistently praise this soup's delicious flavor and how closely it recreates Panera's soup. Many say it has become a favorite they make again and again!
Featured Comment
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I am a big fan of Panera's ten vegetable soup and this recipe does it justice. It is so tasty and it makes a generous amount so there is some left for the freezer. The directions are very easy to understand. This is in my soup rotation year round."
- Mickey
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Ingredients
The ingredient list is a long one, but most of the ingredients are easy-to-find pantry staples. Let's talk about the key ingredients.
- Vegetables: We used yellow onion, carrots, celery, red and yellow bell pepper, poblano pepper, spinach, garlic, and frozen green peas.
- Canned Vegetables: We used fire roasted tomatoes and fire roasted yellow corn.
- Spices: We used onion and garlic powder, aleppo chili, cumin, sea salt, white pepper, cumin, rosemary, basil, and bay leaves (fresh or dried).
- Acids: We used rice vinegar, freshly squeezed lime juice, and freshly sliced lemon wheels.
- Grains & Seeds: We used sprouted brown rice and the chia seeds (These ingredients help thicken the soup, so it's less brothy.)
See recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
Variations
- Need this keto friendly? Add Parmesan cheese and avocado slices to increase the fat.
- Can't find sprouted short grain brown rice? Swap it out with barley.
- Can't find dried aleppo chili powder? Swap it out with paprika and a bit of cayenne pepper.
- Can't find dried lemon peel? Swap it out with 1 teaspoon of lemon zest and add it at the end.
- Can't find fire roasted tomatoes or corn? Swap it out with regular tomatoes and corn, but realize it will lose some flavor.
How to Make Panera 10 Vegetable Soup
- Heat up the oil in a large Dutch oven, then sauté the onion, celery, carrot, bell peppers, and poblano until softened (about 10 minutes). Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, stirring constantly. (image 1)
- Bloom all the spices except the bay leaves for 30 seconds, stirring constantly so they don't burn. Add the tomato paste and stir for 5 minutes so it darkens and starts to caramelize. (image 2)
- Deglaze the pot by pouring in ½ cup of vegetable stock and scraping the bottom of the pot with a wooden turner.
- Add the rest of the stock and bay leaves and stir well. Add the rice vinegar, soy sauce, sprouted brown rice, chia seeds, garbanzo beans, and fire roasted corn. Add the peas and fire roasted tomatoes.
- Cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Remove the lid, stir, and simmer for 45 minutes, more stirring occasionally. Taste and adjust spices, then add the fresh spinach and let it wilt for a minute. Remove the soup from the heat and stir in the freshly squeezed lime juice. (image 5)
- Serve the soup hot with a lemon wheel. (image 6)
Panera 10 Vegetable Soup FAQs
Ten vegetable soup was introduced in January 2019 at all restaurants across the United States. It was taken off the menu at our local Panera Bread sometime in 2020.
Yes, it's very healthy and had the lowest calorie count out all Panera Bread's soups. Panera's one cup serving size contains 60 calories and ours has 166, but theirs is more brothy and less filling than our copycat recipe.
Yes, the main reason they put the 10 vegetable soup on the menu in January 2019 was to have a vegan option for their customers. It is plant-based and Mediterranean diet approved.
Yes, you absolutely can. This recipe makes 15 cups which is a lot, so if you can't eat it all freeze any leftovers for up to 3 months.
Serving Suggestions
Panera serves this entrée with a choice of sourdough bread bowl for an upcharge, a bag of kettle chips, a piece of baguette, or an apple.
Some serving suggestions to use at home are a slice of our hearty multigrain bread, or our easy garlic toast. A light refreshing side salad like our copycat Chick-fil-A side salad or our copycat Chick-fil-A fruit cup recipe would also round out the meal.
Expert Tips
- To save time, cut up the 7 fresh vegetables, measure the dried spices, and juice the limes ahead of time.
- Want extra broth in the soup? Add more broth and adjust the spices.
- Serve with a thick hearty slice of bread, like Panera's tomato basil bread.
- Can't eat it all? Freeze leftovers for up to 3 months.
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Recipe
Panera 10 Vegetable Soup Recipe (Copycat)
Ingredients
Veggies
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup yellow onion, finely chopped
- 1 cup carrot, sliced
- 1 cup celery, sliced
- ¾ cup red bell pepper, chopped
- ¾ cup yellow bell pepper, chopped
- ¾ cup poblano pepper, chopped
- 2 tablespoons garlic
Spices
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon regular paprika or aleppo chili flakes
- 1 tablespoon dried lemon peel or 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 tablespoon dried rosemary
- 1 tablespoon dried basil
- 2 teaspoons sea salt
- 1½ teaspoons white pepper
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 bay leaves
Remaining Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 8 cups vegetable stock
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce, or coconut aminos or tamari (for gluten free and vegan versions)
- ½ cup sprouted brown rice or barley, rinsed well
- 2 tablespoons chia seeds
- 1 15-ounce can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 15-ounce can fire roasted corn, drained and rinsed
- 4 15-ounce cans fire roasted tomatoes
- ½ cup frozen green peas
- 3 cups fresh spinach, packed
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
- 2 lemons, thinly sliced into wheels for garnish
Instructions
- Heat up the oil in a 6-quart Dutch oven over medium high heat until it shimmers, then add the first six vegetables. Sauté the vegetables until they have softened, about 10 minutes, making sure to stir occasionally with a wooden spoon. Add the garlic and stir until fragrant, roughly 30 seconds.
- Add all the dried spices except the bay leaves to the pot and stir constantly for 30 seconds to release their flavors and aromas. Add the tomato paste and cook for 4 to 5 minutes while stirring, so it darkens and starts to caramelize.
- Pour ½ cup of vegetable stock into the pot by scraping the bottom of the pot with a wooden turner to scrape off any brown bits.
- Add all the remaining ingredients except the spinach and lime juice. Stir until well combined.
- Cover and bring to a boil, roughly 10 minutes, then reduce the heat to medium low and simmer for 30 minutes. Uncover the soup and give it a stir. Let it simmer for another 45 minutes, then taste the soup and adjust any spices.
- Add the spinach and let it wilt for a minute, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat, pour in the freshly squeezed lime juice, and stir. Garnish each serving with a lemon wheel, and serve this delicious copycat recipe hot.
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Notes
- Need to substitute aleppo chili flakes? Don't use Hungarian paprika; use regular paprika with a bit of cayenne.
- Want to save time? Prep the fresh vegetables, measure the dried spices, and juice the limes ahead of time.
- Want your soup brothy? Add more broth and adjust spices.
- Want a bread suggestion? Serve it with Panera tomato basil bread.
- Have leftovers? Freeze for up to 3 months.
Nutrition
Serving sizes and nutritional information are only an estimate and may vary from your results.
Deej
Best flavor in any soup by far!!!
Emma
Thank you so much, Deej!
Sharon Bean
Hi,
Is the tablespoon of Aleppo pepper correct; or is that for the Paprika substitute. I ordered it online but want to make sure before adding it to the recipe.
Thank you.
Emma
Yes, the tablespoon measurement is for both aleppo pepper and paprika. If you're concerned that you may not like a full tablespoon of it, start by adding 1 1/2 teaspoons (half of a tablespoon) and add more later if desired.
Wanda Serrano
The best!!! soup flavor
Emma
That's wonderful, Wanda! We're glad you enjoyed it.
Tim
Making this tonight, with a few tweaks. No peas, as we don't like them, no chia seeds (where do you find those?), and my corn isn't fire roasted (store was out 🙁 ).
It already smells amazing, and I'm just in the first simmer phase. Can't wait to try it, and will update with results tomorrow.
Emma
We can find chia seeds at our local Walmart on the baking aisle with other grains, such as flaxseed, near the specialty flours. We hope you enjoy the soup, Tim!
Tim
It was fantastic. Very pleased with the results. 😀
Emma
That's wonderful, Tim! Thanks for making our recipe and sharing how it went!
Sharon Bean
Hello,
Are the basil & rosemary leaves called for in the recipe fresh of dried? I have both fresh and dried and can't wait to make this soup.
Thank you for your time
Emma
Dried rosemary is best here. Enjoy!
Sharon Bean
Thank you!!
Diane
I have been rather addicted to Panera's 10 vegetable soup and have tried to emulate it. This is a fantastic soup that I like even BETTER! Thank you!
Emma
That's amazing, Diane! We're so glad that you enjoy our recipe so much.
Erica Black
This is a good recipe however, I felt that the cumin was very overpowering and could use half the amount called for. I had to tweak it and add more broth.
Emma
We're glad you enjoyed it, Erica! You're welcome to tone down the cumin if you prefer.
Veroushcka Valencia
The soup is amazing I appreciate the time that you spent to make the recipe and my family absolutely enjoys it!
Emma
That's wonderful to hear, Veroushcka! We are thrilled that you and your family enjoys this soup so much!
michelle
The BEST veggie soup I’ve ever made! So savory and flavorful. Even better than Panera. I swapped quinoa for rice and added a few diced potatoes.
Emma
That's amazing to hear, Michelle! We're so glad that you enjoyed the soup.
Michelle
I’ve made this twice and my husband and son, whom usually frown at veggies, loved it. Saved money as well instead of buying it. I freeze it in containers. Thanks for sharing!
Emma
You're very welcome, Michelle! We're thrilled to hear that this soup is such a hit with your husband and son.
Kaylyn
Used low sodium chicken broth and flax seed instead of veggie broth and chia seed since they’re what I had in my pantry, but otherwise copied the recipe exactly and my goodness it was delicious! My husband is obsessed with Panera’s 10 veggie soup and this recipe hits the nail on the head! Thanks for sharing!
Emma
We're so glad that you and your husband enjoyed the soup so much, Kaylyn! Thanks for making our recipe.
Alex
This soup warms you up on a cold day. The spinach adds color and a nice flavor. The roasted tomatoes and corn also add a wonderful flavor.
Emma
So glad that you enjoyed it, Alex!
Beth
This soup looks yummy, and the lemon garnish is unique. The corn and celery have a nice chewy texture, and the soup is well spiced. There is a wonderfully diverse amount of ingredients. Definitely a must try!
Emma
Thanks for your kind words, Beth!