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 !
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 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
- 1
For the Sweet Spicy Sauce:
- 2
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.
- 3
Remove from heat and season with salt and pepper to taste and set aside.
- 4
For Two Sweet Spicy Chicken Fries Sandwich:
- 5
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.
- 6
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.
- 7
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.
- 8
Prepare McCain® Seasoned Curly Fries Seasoned Potato Fries and McCain® Smiles® Mashed Potato Shapes according to package directions.
- 9
To Assemble the Two Sweet Spicy Chicken Fries Sandwiches:
- 10
Toast/grill 4 slices of bread.
- 11
Add on a 1/4 cup each on each slice.
- 12
Top each sandwich with 2 shredded chicken tenderloins
- 13
Top chicken with caramelized onions
- 14
Top with crisp mushrooms
- 15
Drizzle on some Sweet Spicy Sauce
- 16
Add on McCain® Seasoned Curly Fries Seasoned Potato Fries and McCain® Smiles® Mashed Potato Shapes
- 17
Top with other slice of bread and enjoy with more McCain® Extra Crispy Crinkle Fries on the side!