Panera Asian Sesame Chicken Salad Price & Calories (2026)

Panera’s Asian Sesame Chicken Salad combines grilled chicken, crisp romaine, crunchy toppings and sesame vinaigrette. Check the latest prices, nutrition facts, ingredients and allergen information before ordering.

Half

 $8.79

260 Calories

Whole

$11.99

530 Calories

Salad Stuffer

$10.78

580 Calories

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Panera Asian Sesame Chicken Salad Price & Calories
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Panera Asian Sesame Chicken Salad Nutrition Facts

Here is the detailed nutritional breakdown of Panera Asian Sesame Chicken Salad:.

NutrientHalf saladWhole salad
Calories260530
Total fat15 g31 g
Saturated fat2 g4 g
Trans fat0 g0 g
Cholesterol35 mg70 mg
Sodium950 mg1,900 mg
Carbohydrates17 g35 g
Dietary fiber3 g6 g
Total sugars5 g9 g
Protein15 g29 g

What Comes in Panera Asian Sesame Chicken Salad?

Panera’s Asian Sesame Chicken Salad combines grilled chicken, crisp romaine and several crunchy toppings with sesame vinaigrette. The official ingredient listing includes:

IngredientWhat it adds
Romaine lettuceCrisp salad base
Grilled sliced chickenProtein
Wonton stripsCrunchy texture
Sliced almondsNutty flavor and crunch
Sesame seedsSesame flavor
Fresh cilantroFresh herbal flavor
Asian Sesame VinaigretteSweet and tangy sesame dressing

The combination of chicken, lettuce and crunchy toppings gives the salad a mix of textures rather than relying only on leafy vegetables.

What About the Asian Sesame Chicken Salad Stuffer?

Panera also offers an Asian Sesame Chicken Salad Stuffer, which places the salad ingredients inside an Italian-style roll. Its nutritional values are different from the regular salad:

  • Regular Salad Stuffer: 580 calories
  • Salad Stuffer without almonds: 540 calories

Choose the correct product when comparing calories because a salad and a sandwich-style Stuffer are different serving formats.

Asian Sesame Chicken Salad Dressing

The salad comes with Asian Sesame Vinaigrette served on the side. Its detailed ingredient listing includes:

  • Water
  • Distilled vinegar
  • Sesame oil
  • Soybean oil
  • Sugar
  • Black pepper
  • Dried onion
  • Dried parsley
  • Xanthan gum
  • Salt
  • Stevia leaf extract
  • Rosemary extract

Panera’s November 2026 nutrition guide separately lists the dressing:

Dressing portionCalories
Half portion80
Whole portion170

The dressing has its own nutrition listing. Do not automatically add these figures to the salad total; check the specific menu item’s nutrition details and whether any additional dressing is being ordered.

Allergens and Customization

According to Panera’s official product listing, the standard Asian Sesame Chicken Salad contains three declared allergens:

  • Sesame: Present in sesame seeds and sesame vinaigrette.
  • Tree nuts: Present in sliced almonds.
  • Wheat: Present in the crispy wonton strips.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Panera currently lists Asian Sesame Chicken Salad on its official US menu. However, availability can vary by bakery-café, so check your selected location before ordering.

Yes. It comes with Asian Sesame Vinaigrette served on the side. Panera separately lists the dressing at 80 calories for a half portion and 170 calories for a whole portion.

Panera provides a no-nuts version with different calorie and nutrition figures. However, removing almonds does not make the salad automatically safe for someone with a tree-nut allergy.

The Salad Stuffer contains 580 calories. Its no-almond version contains 540 calories.

It contains wheat in its crispy wonton strips.

Panera publishes the salad’s ingredients and product information, but the official menu listing is not a complete home-cooking recipe with ingredient quantities and preparation instructions. You can use the ingredient list as a starting point for a homemade Asian sesame chicken salad, but a copycat recipe should not be presented as Panera’s exact original recipe.

A whole Asian Sesame Chicken Salad without nuts is 440 calories, compared with 530 calories for the standard version.

The half version contains 220 calories without nuts, compared with 260 calories in the standard version.

Removing almonds reduces the listed calories, but it does not guarantee that the food is safe for someone with a tree-nut allergy.

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