Last night, just because it was Monday and we wanted to, the hubs & I went out for dinner. Just the two of us. It was quiet. It was fun. It was delicious!
We have a favorite place to go for moments like these ~ a place where we went when we dated. Cheddar's. Home of the famous monster skillet cookie and the incredible, insanely delicious onion ring mountain. (Well, that's what I call it, anyway!) This casual cafe is a great place for a tasty sandwich and great conversation.
We got our usual mountain of onion rings ~ I ate 5 ~ but I wanted to try something other than my typical Philly cheese steak sandwich. They were advertising their new Tuscan chicken sandwich, and it sounded so good, I just had to try it.
I'm happy to say that I was not disappointed! The sandwich had the most amazing flavors going on! The grilled chicken was piping hot and seasoned perfectly. The added components of melty Fontina cheese, thin, crisp bacon (you can never go wrong with bacon!) romaine lettuce and a basil pesto mayo sauce only enhanced the delicious flavor of rosemary focaccia bread that was lightly toasted on the inside, but incredibly soft overall. It was, as Guy Fieri says, "Off the hook, crazy good, on the way to Flavortown".
I think that it will be an easy recipe to replicate. I think I'll marinate the chicken all day long in Italian dressing and then grill it. I'll try my hand at making rosemary focaccia ~ and also put my own spin on basil pesto mayo ~ using the fresh basil and rosemary from my herb garden! ~ I'll purchase the Fontina & romaine at the store.
I'm always trying to find ways to copycat recipes from restaurants to make at home. My chicken gnocchi soup is one of my favorites!
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