High-Protein Panera: Best Orders and Exact Protein

The best high-protein order at Panera is the Half Green Goddess Cobb Salad with Chicken and a cup of chicken noodle soup: 30g of protein for 410 calories, or 7g of protein per 100 calories. Every number on this page comes from Panera's own nutrition data, checked October 7, 2026.

At Panera, most salads, sandwiches, and bowls come whole or half, so the portion changes the protein number as much as the item does. A whole Green Goddess Cobb Salad with Chicken lists 40g of protein for 580 calories, and the half lists 20g for 290, which leaves room for a cup of soup.

The 5 best high-protein Panera orders

Each order is one item exactly as Panera lists it, except the salad and soup pairing, which is the two listings added together.

1. Half Green Goddess Cobb Salad with Chicken and a cup of chicken noodle soup

   30g protein 410 calories 7g per 100 cal

   Order: Half Green Goddess Cobb Salad with Chicken + a cup of Homestyle Chicken Noodle Soup

   A salad and soup pairing built on the two items with the best protein per calorie at Panera.

2. Green Goddess Cobb Salad with Chicken, whole

   40g protein 580 calories 7g per 100 cal

   Order: Green Goddess Cobb Salad with Chicken, whole

   The best protein per calorie of any whole salad, sandwich, or bowl on the menu.

3. Asiago Bagel Stack Sandwich, Spicy Steak

   39g protein 630 calories 6g per 100 cal

   Order: Asiago Bagel Stack Sandwich, Spicy Steak, as listed

   The best protein per calorie among the sandwiches.

4. Steak & Wake on Ciabatta

   32g protein 520 calories 6g per 100 cal

   Order: Steak & Wake on Ciabatta, as listed

   The best protein per calorie at breakfast.

5. Smokehouse BBQ Chicken on Artisan Ciabatta, whole

   45g protein 820 calories 5g per 100 cal

   Order: Smokehouse BBQ Chicken on Artisan Ciabatta, whole

   A whole chicken sandwich with less fat than any other whole sandwich with meat on it.

Every Panera item with real protein, ranked

Salads, Salad Stuffers, Market Bowls, sandwiches, soups, mac and cheese, and breakfast from Panera’s Nutrition Guide, in whole and half portions where Panera sells both.

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Easy ways to get more protein per calorie at Panera

Every swap here adds protein and cuts calories at the same time. Each row uses Panera’s numbers for both items.

Make it at home

My chicken salad uses Greek yogurt instead of mayo, and the chicken white bean soup adds a full pot of cannellini beans to a chicken soup.

FAQ

Which Panera salad has the most protein?

The Green Goddess Cobb Salad with Chicken, at 40g of protein for 580 calories for a whole salad. The Caesar with Chicken lists 35g for 670.

How much protein is in a Panera half salad?

A half Green Goddess Cobb Salad with Chicken lists 20g of protein for 290 calories, and a half Caesar with Chicken lists 18g for 340.

Which Panera sandwich has the most protein?

The French Ciabatta Dipper, at 66g of protein for 1,240 calories with its dipper. Without a dipper, the Toasted Italiano lists 58g for 1,330.

How much protein is in Panera's chicken noodle soup?

Panera lists its Homestyle Chicken Noodle Soup at 14g of protein for 180 calories in a bowl, and 10g for 120 in a cup.

What's the highest-protein breakfast at Panera?

The Asiago Bagel Stack with Sausage & Egg lists the most, at 33g for 810 calories. The Steak & Wake on Ciabatta lists 32g for 520, which is the better ratio.

Where these numbers come from

Nutrition checked October 7, 2026 against Panera's official nutrition information. Numbers come from Panera's US Nutrition Guide PDF, effective September 2, 2026, with whole and half portions as Panera lists them. Panera says menus vary by location. Breads, bagels, pastries, drinks, kids' items, and catering aren't included.

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