Breading

• Use panko as a breading for meat, fish, poultry, tofu, seitan or vegetables by mixing with seasonings and egg or oil. Panko-breaded foods can be baked or fried.
  
  

Thickener

• Thicken soups or stews with panko bread crumbs instead of cornstarch or arrowroot to add a hearty texture.
  
  

Topping

• Add extra crunch to eggplant Parmesan, lasagna, meatloaf or macaroni and cheese by sprinkling panko on top before baking.
  
  

Stuffing

• Substitute panko in any stuffed vegetable or meat recipe that calls for bread crumbs. Use panko in recipes that call for cubed bread to create a denser stuffing.
  
  

Dessert

• Chef Michael Chiarello recommends mixing panko with melted butter, sugar and cinnamon and using it as a substitute for the topping on a fruit crisp or cobbler.