Friday, July 13, 2012

Missing Training Table- Chicken Fiesta Sandwich

Ah....Training Table.  One of Utah's best burger restaurants.  You can get a great burger (or sandwich) and also die a heavenly death eating cheese fries with their special hickory fry sauce.  We also like Smashburger.  But back to Training Table.  We have tried making their Chicken Fiesta sandwich at home many times.  It just hasn't tasted quite right without their hickory sauce.  So, we would usually go to the restaurant (to eat) and then buy a quart- it freezes (in family serving sizes) well. 
Right now, that isn't an option, and I don't think they'd ship.  Or, rather, it wouldn't be worth the refrigerated shipping fees if they did ship.  After doing a little research online, I found something that said that Cattlemen's barbecue sauce is a close match to their hickory sauce. After trying to locate some, I found that I would have to drive about an hour to buy it, so I settled for buying several different varieties at the store and trying them out. Of the ones that I bought, I found one that isn't like Training Table's sauce, but its taste complements the pineapple and chicken, so it still works well. Good enough for someone in Training Table withdrawal, anyway. The winner:
It was quite good, although still a second to Training Table's.  The nicest part of the Chicken Fiesta?  It's super easy.  Just grill up a boneless, skinless, trimmed chicken breast (or enough for your family).  We tried using various spices on the chicken- but found we liked it better with just Lawry's seasoning salt and pepper.  I do think that teriyaki chicken would be good on it, too.  When the chicken is done, grill two pineapple rings per sandwich.  Layer them on hamburger buns with lots of barbecue sauce (and mayo if you want to be more like TT- but I prefer to not water down the flavor of the bbq sauce), and enjoy while pretending you are in a cheerful restaurant listening to the phones for ordering buzzing all over the place.  You'll be out of luck making cheese fries that are anywhere near as good, but at least the sandwich will be close!

***I have since found Cattlemen's at Sam's Club and I immediately bought it.  After I got home, I realized that I still have several open jars of various brands of bbq sauce from trying to figure out which one's closest.  So I haven't opened the gallon sized container of Cattlemen's to see if that's even better.  When I open it, I'll come back and let you know.  In the meantime, does anyone have any great recipes using lots of barbecue sauce???   :) 

***If you live in Utah and are lucky enough to be able to go to Training Table....go!  For me!  And then go to Wingers.....the closest one here is in Tennessee (not close at all).....then go splash around in the fountains at Gateway....and then go to Iggy's--- another Utah original,  for their bread dipped in sweet and spicy chile water.....then go into the mountains for a picnic.....and to the Mandarin for almond chicken and mongolian beef.....and then to Great Harvest for a thick slice of wheat bread......then go to one of the amazing, large, and FULL libraries where you can get any book you want....and then to Smashburger for a spicy chicken sandwich..... and then to Gardner Village, just to wander around with the kids.....and then to Rumbi for a VooDoo Salad,  and then to Megaplex where you can use your refillable mug for only a buck AND have reserved seats.... then go swimming at one of the amazing, clean (and cheap) family rec centers....then to Kneaders for their Chicken a la Mondo Salad or Turkey bacon avocado sandwich.....and then to St. George to MARV'S--- the absolute BEST Burger ever (and I usually don't like burgers, even though you'd never know it from this post).....and to Pizza Factory for a bread stick twist....then back to Salt Lake to Material Girls and Thimbles and Threads, two of the cutest quilt shops around with incredibly nice, friendly owners.....and then top it all off with Sweet Tooth Fairy's Pina Colada cupcakes, only available in July (they won't ship cupcakes- super lame!)if you've missed the July availability- get a vanilla one-- and I usually don't like vanilla, but this one's yummy.....OR an Iceberg/ Arctic Circle shake.....all while enjoying that the summer evenings cool off and become quite pleasant.....and that there is little to no humidity and very few bugs!  It may take you a month or two (or more), but you can do it! For me!  :) 

2 comments:

  1. Ok, on your list of things I need to do in Utah, I haven't done most of them! I need to get busy!!!! ;) Loves!

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  2. I totally went to Training Table about a week ago. I agree it is delish. Love the cheese fries and the dipping sauce. I have also been to the library...the new Herriman one is awesome for kids. Lets see, what else... been to the movies and Kneaders, but never the Sweet Tooth Fairy. I will have to go and eat a cupcake in your honor. Miss you!!

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