Sweet Spicy Chicken Fries Sandwich
This piled-high, layered, Sweet Spicy Chicken Fries Sandwich is a messy sandwich – one you will need a plate for! But, it sure is blissful taking a big bite of all the mingling textures and flavors of those different layers!
When it comes to the different sports seasons of the year, I am clueless. I have no idea when basketball season ends, and football season begins. And, don’t even ask me about hockey and baseball…
And, speaking of game day feasting, there always seems to be an abundance of burgers and sliders at those game day potlucks I’ve been to. From vegan chickpea potato patties to double decker cheese sliders, burgers always seem to be center stage.
But, sandwiches… those piled-high, sure-to-wow-your-guests, messy sandwiches that demand two hands (and maybe even a bib), hardly ever make the game day potluck table!
So, today, I would like to share my contribution to the next game day potluck I attend: this Sweet Spicy Chicken Fries Sandwich.
This piled-high Sweet Spicy Chicken Fries Sandwich has shredded lettuce, tender shredded chicken (that was marinated and cooked in an easy sweet spicy sauce), caramelized onions, crispy mushrooms, McCain® Seasoned Curly Fries Seasoned Potato Fries, and McCain® Smiles® Mashed Potato Shapes. All piled between two toasted or grilled slices of bread!
Now, this is a messy sandwich – one you will need a plate for! But, all those mingling textures and flavors… AND McCain® Seasoned Curly Fries Seasoned Potato Fries and McCain® Smiles® Mashed Potato Shapes… ALL in each, messy, bite! Ahhh… BLISS!!!
I’m thinking you might just forget what team was playing on TV… maybe even what sport was on…? 🙂
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Ok, Ok… I know I’m pushing it with that last line…
All kidding aside though, on my trial run, this was one super easy, tasty, and just plain fun, sandwich to pull together.
McCain Foods is a multi-national company established in Canada. It is a house hold name in the UK and the world’s largest manufacturer of frozen potato products. McCain® products are made with real potatoes that are perfect to pair with your game day spread. After having enjoyed:
• McCain® Seasoned Curly Fries Seasoned Potato Fries,
• McCain® Smiles® Mashed Potato Shapes, and
• McCain® Extra Crispy Crinkle Fries,
I think a potato platter potluck needs to be the theme of one of our game day potlucks – whad’ya think?
If you grab some McCain® Craft Beer Battered Thin Cut Fries at your local grocery store, load them up with toppings to serve up. Or, add a burst of flavor to your menu with McCain® Seasoned Curly Fries Seasoned Potato Fries. Keep things fun with McCain® Smiles® Mashed Potato. McCain® products are equally great for dipping and layering!
Don’t forget to take advantage of this rebate offer mentioned above and why not give this piled-high, messy sandwich a try?
Ingredients
- For the Sweet Spicy Sauce:
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp chili powder or less according to your preference
- 1/2 tsp coriander
- salt and pepper to taste
- For Two Sweet Spicy Chicken Fries Sandwich
- 4 slices bread
- 1/2 cup shredded lettuce
- 4 chicken tenderloins
- 1 onion
- 1 8 oz package mushrooms
- 2 tbsp Sweet Spicy Sauce
- 6 McCain® Seasoned Curly Fries Seasoned Potato Fries
- 2 McCain® Smiles® Mashed Potato Shapes
Instructions
For the Sweet Spicy Sauce:
- Add honey, tomato paste, apple cider vinegar, chili powder and cumin to a saucepan over medium heat and whisk well until all ingredients are mixed well – for about 3 to 4 minutes.
- Remove from heat and season with salt and pepper to taste and set aside.
For Two Sweet Spicy Chicken Fries Sandwich:
- Prepare the chicken tenderloins by marinating them in 2 tbsp of the Sweet Spicy Sauce first. Then cooking them covered in a pan with a tbsp of olive oil – cook them on one side for 4-5 minutes, then flip and cook on other side for 4-5 minutes too. When cooked, shred chicken and set aside.
- Caramelize onion by sauteing a chopped onion over a medium/low flame in about 2 tbsp of olive oil. It will take about 15-20 minutes of stirring before onions are evenly caramelized. When done set aside.
- Crisp mushrooms by adding them to a pan with 1 tbsp olive oil and cooking about 7 minutes on one side. Then flipping and cooking another 7 minutes on the other or until golden brown and crisp on both sides.
- Prepare McCain® Seasoned Curly Fries Seasoned Potato Fries and McCain® Smiles® Mashed Potato Shapes according to package directions.
To Assemble the Two Sweet Spicy Chicken Fries Sandwiches:
- Toast/grill 4 slices of bread.
- Add on a 1/4 cup each on each slice.
- Top each sandwich with 2 shredded chicken tenderloins
- Top chicken with caramelized onions
- Top with crisp mushrooms
- Drizzle on some Sweet Spicy Sauce
- Add on McCain® Seasoned Curly Fries Seasoned Potato Fries and McCain® Smiles® Mashed Potato Shapes
- Top with other slice of bread and enjoy with more McCain® Extra Crispy Crinkle Fries on the side!
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Loving your sweet spicy chicken fries sandwiches Shashi. This is fantastic comfort food at its best. Lady Lynne said she cannot wait until I make these! Ha ha!
Wow, whatta sandwich! Incredible flavor packed into this — and all the different textures. Fun stuff — thanks.
I believe you’ve just made THE most appetizing sandwich I’ve ever seen. I’m not huge on game days, but the only reason I ever do go is for the food! I know someone who would *love* this sweet & spicy chicken sandwich, especially with those fries stuffed inside!
I don’t know much about sports either, but if I did these sandwiches would definitely make me forget the game. Talk about piled high – love it!!! And fries on there? What a brilliant idea, Shashi! Those smile fries always puts a smile on my face 😉 You’re seriously making me hungry right now!
Oh, these sandwiches are calling my name for sure, Shashi! I love fries on sandwiches, but I don’t think I’ve ever made a homemade version. And that sweet + spicy shredded chicken would be awesome with the crispy fries on top. I bet Robbie would love that smiley face fries, too. I’ll have to grab him a bag this weekend on our Walmart run! (That rebate is a great deal!) Thanks for sharing these yummy eats, my friend!
Looks amazing. Just need a bite, please!
Now this is what I call a sandwich. Gosh darn delicious! 😀
Oh my, this sandwich looks so delicious! I love fried chicken anything ♥
Fries are my favorites! This sandwich is mouthwatering!
Wow! What a fun and unique sandwich! This sounds delicious; I can’t wait to make it!
The chicken sandwich looks droolworthy! Sweet and spicy are wonderful flavours together.
I can’t wait to see my family’s faces when they see what’s for dinner. They are going to go crazy over these. So good!
This is absolutely fabulous! So tasty and satisfying!
This is beyond restaurant-worthy! Can’t get over how delicious and impressive these look
This is so yummy.I love to eat home made sandwich.I have never tried this but for now I will definitely try this at home.
Oh my, that is one dirty sandwich and I like it!!!
This sandwich looks incredible! Can’t wait to try it 🙂