Finals season is tough on students, but when you’re a student, who works and is a mom, it gets even tougher. With my nose in the books, it wasn’t easy to get a good dinner on the table over the last two weeks. Luckily, thanks to the Foodbuzz Tastemaker Program and Panera, we were able to try some of Panera’s soups for dinner last week!

I am a huge fan of Panera. It is one of the few chain places that I really enjoy eating at and their food is always fresh and yummy. Tommy also basically lived off of Panera his last year in college, when they finally opened one in Williamsport, so the place kind of has a special place in his heart.

I am usually a Broccoli and Cheddar type of gal, but when we walked in and I saw the picture of Panera’s new Vegetarian Creamy Tomato, I knew I had to try it! In lieu of my usual Thai Chopped Chicken Salad, I tried went for their Big Kid Grilled Cheese. What can I say, I needed some comfort food.

The soup was delicious and totally hit the spot! Tomato soup was one of my favs growing up, and while Panera’s is very different from my mom’s traditional Polish tomato soup, it brought the comfort that I needed on a cold evening during finals week, for sure. The Asiago croutons added the perfect crunch to the otherwise velvety-smooth soup.

It didn’t take long for me to dig in, and when I saw the bottom of the cup, I kind of wished that I had gotten the bowl instead of the cup.

But there’s always next time!

Do you like Panera? What’s your must get item on their menu?

Panera Bread sent me a gift card to try their soups and is sponsoring this post. All yummy opinions are my own.

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Today’s dinner came together, almost completely with yummy things that I received thanks to my Foodie Pen Pals packages.

Tortellini Soup with sausage and zucchini with a side of corn bread!

The soup came together thanks to a soup mix which I got in this month’s package, along with some extra Tortellini which I got in my second Foodie Pen Pals package, many moons ago. The corn bread mix also came from my second package.

In just a half hour, this yummy dinner came together.

Lesson of the day: Don’t wait til tomorrow, with what you can eat today!

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