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With only 10 (TEN!) days left until Christmas, the Month of Holiday Giveaways is halfway over – but I’ve saved some of the tastiest giveaways for last. Get your appetite ready for the…

Panera Gift Card Giveaway!

If you’ve been reading IGE for any length of time, than you know I love me some Panera.

Whether it be a Thai Chopped Chicken Salad, You Pick Two of Cream of Chicken Wild Rice Soup & Mediterranean Veggie Sandwich, or a warm vanilla latte, I always know I’m in for a home cooked tasting, fresh and yummy treat when I head their way.

This holiday season, Panera is all about sharing. Sharing good food, peace, wishes and happiness with all their customers, and they’d like to share some Panera gift cards with four of you!

Enter to win 1 of 4 Panera $10 Gift Cards by 5pm central on 12/16 by telling me the one person in the entire world you’d like to share a meal with at Panera!
Enter a second time by sharing this post on Facebook via the “share” button below, and leaving a second comment telling me you’ve done so.

Des Moines area readers: I’ll be sharing some holiday entertaining recipes on the KCCI morning news tomorrow morning around 6:38am. Tune in to channel 8 to watch!


































I’d share a meal with my husband. He’d most likely get a frozen mocha and I’d get hazelnut coffee. And we’d share a sandwich.
I would go with my best friends. Every time we all come back home from college we always meet at Panera. I would definitely have to get the “pick 2″ with turkey sierra and baked potato soup. YUM!
I would want to share with my sister. She lives across the country from me so I don’t get to see her often enough!
oh em gee! PANERA!
I would order a big bowl of their delicious black bean soup with a crusty whole wheat baguette on the side! And I would go with my sweet grandmother who also has a pure love for awesome bread!
I’d share a meal with my boyfriend. I’d have the you pick two with ceasar salad and plain turkey sandwich and he’d have one of the chicken sandwiches!
I would share it with my best friend and get the greek salad and a bagel. Yum!!
Oooo, I would LOVE to grab our “usual” Greek salads and black bean soup with my Wednesday book club girls back in Iowa!
I’d share with my husband and have a you pick two of chicken wild rice soup and a caesar salad.
I’d share with my teen daughter. Now that she’s 16 and driving, I don’t see her nearly as much as I’d like to.
I would go with my best friends, Jamie and Giselle, and order a You Pick Two of the Sierra Turkey sandwich and the Chicken Tortilla soup. So good! I can’t wait until they open a Panera in NYC!
I’d take my daughters – we love Panera!
My best friend and I love Panera. We don’t go a lot because it’s kinda expensive, but it’s delicious!
I’d share wiht my son. He loves Panera bagels and I can’t resist the greek salad!
I would love to share my meal with Dale Earnhardt Jr!!!!
I would love to share the meal with anyone in my immediate family! They live in Houston and I’m all the way in St. Louis, so I barely get to see them:(
I LOVE Panera! I try to eat there any time I go visit my parents because the closest Panera to me is over 2 hours away. I would to share a meal with my sister because I don’t get to see her as much as I’d like and we always love us some Panera.
The one person I’d love to share a meal with at Panera would be my boyfriend
He and I are both big fans and it’s sort of our “go to” easy and at least semi-healthy take out for dinner after long days at work. I’m obsessed with the thai chopped chicken salad and the chicken noodle soup. Yum.
I would go with my bestie from Altoona. I live in Oregon and have for the past 13 years, but when we sit down together, no matter how long we’ve been apart, it’s just like no time has passed.
I would share my meal with my best friend who lives far away in Missouri and I don’t get to see very often!
I’d like to share a meal at Panera with my mom. We both love Panera and I love spending time chatting with her.
I would share with my brother. He just returned home from Iraq and I haven’t seen him in forever.
I would like to share some Panera with you, IGE. Just let me know when.
Panera is a great spot for a mother-daughter date. Thanks for the giveaway!
My best friend who doesn’t live in the same city anymore. We used to eat at Panera (ahem, St. Louis Bread Co. for this STL girl) all the time together!
I’d share a meal with my hubby or my boys.
I would share it with my boyfriend, who has been one of my biggest supporters this week of finals!
I’d share with my Mom, we go there roughly once a week! Love their food!
my husband and i go every weekend for coffee and bagel. Think i could take him again. Love thier soup!!
I’d share with my boyfriend. We love Panera!!
I love sharing mid-week meals at Panera with my fiance. It is the perfect place to spend a cozy fall or winter evening. We both love bread bowls with Broccoli Cheese soup…Might have to make it dinner tonight
Lunch with my sweet girl
I would share my Panera with my husband. He loves the Cuban and the hazelnut coffee. I would get one of those tasty salads!
Honestly? Right now? My mom. Panera actually started in St. Louis where I’m from so it always reminds me of home. Having moved away this year, getting to eat there with my mom would be amazing!!
I’d share a meal with whichever of my 4 kids was behaving the best that day.
I’d share with my husband. We both love Panera Bread!
I’d like to share with my mama! We live so far away from each other, and nothing sounds better than catching up over a warm, comforting bowl of soup on a cold winter day!
I would LOVE to share a Panera date with my best friend who lives all the way in Oregon (I’m in NC). We could stay there chatting for HOURS!
My coworker and I love panera, I would bring her! Chopped chicken salad is a fave…and I love their super crunchy chips!!
I would love to share a lunch date at Panera with my husband!
I’d like to share a meal with my best friends from college, all of whom live far away from me. I miss them a ton!
I love Panera, too. My favorite is the Mediterranean veggie sandwich. I’d love to have a Panera meal with my two darling nieces, Aimee (3) and Frida (almost 5).
My mom and I love going to Panera, and I like their turkey harvest salad.
I’d share with my kids. They all love Panera!
My Mom, she passed away recently… but we used to go to Panera’s to drink coffee and eat bagels when she was still around
I would share Panera with my mom. We live a bit apart and would love to catch up over a “pick two”
I’d share it with my Husband and Daughter, who is 10 months old now and loving all types of soup!
nick and i LOVE eating breakfast at Panera! I would share with him on a weekday morning, for a fun breakfast date before work
I’d love to share it with my boyfriend!
I would share lunch with my sister who I don’t see that often!
The one person I would want to share a meal with would be my mom. She just finished her second semester back in college- I’m so proud of her!
my husband, i like him