Panera Bread’s fall menu goes heavy on the sweets and soups, including 3 items you’ve never seen before

It’s the first week of September which means, cue Seinfeld’s George Constanza, we’re “shifting into soup mode.” Panera Bread is right there with us, rolling out its new fall menu today. The seasonal offerings include the return of two soups: rustic baked potato soup and autumn squash soup. The fast-casual chain is also adding a three-cheese lasagna soup to its menu for the first time. The soup has a ricotta tomato broth with Italian-style sausage, lasagna ribbon pasta, parmesan cheese, and asiago cheese. Then there’s the ciabatta dippers for, as the name suggests, dipping into your hearty soups. You can pick up the French ciabatta dipper or a chicken pesto ciabatta dipper. Rounding out the savory options is a harvest medley salad, with ingredients such as crunchy beet strips, mandarin oranges, and pumpkin seeds. [Photo: Panera Bread] On the sweet side, Panera Bread’s fall menu will see the return of its chocolate chip bagel. The chain is also introducing two desserts: a PB&J cookie and cinnamon croissant bites. Here’s the full list of Panera’s fall menu additions: Three-cheese lasagna soup (New) Rustic baked potato soup Autumn squash soup French ciabatta dipper Chicken pesto ciaba…