How do you make a grilled chicken sandwich taste like a restaurants?

I always order a grilled chicken sandwich at restaurants and they are so good! Especially Red Robin...then I try to make one at home and it tastes awful! I have tried various marinades, but they taste weird. These are just plain chicken sandwiches but taste completely different than what I make. Why? How is a Red Robin chicken sandwich so much better? I've tried several kinds of chicken breast and it doesn't make a difference.How do you make a grilled chicken sandwich taste like a restaurants?
Soak your chicken breast in "Butter Milk" for 8-10hrs. Then coat in your favorite dry rub. I like this:



3 Tbs Kosher Brown Sugar

2 Tbs Kosher Salt

1 Tbs Chili Powder

1 Tbs Paprika

1 Tsp onion powder

1 Tsp Old Bay



Also Buttering and Grilling the inside part of your buns will really improve the flavor of what ever is in it.
I never tried the Red Robin grilled chicken sandwich to be honest. I prefer the more fatening kind that are fried. However.. it may all be in the sauce or marinade.. grilled foods in general have less flavor.. I know what you mean.. I tried to duplicate some salads.. and they never ever come out the anywhere near when I eat out. love sun dried tomatoes on a chicken sandwitch. You have to pre soak them first. Spinach and sundried tomatoes are good together so that the chicken soaks up the flavor and the chicken will be juicier when cooked. The kind of sandwitch bread you use makes a big difference too.. I like rustic thick crusted bread. You can marinate the chicken in plain old italian salad dressing the night before. You didn't say if the chicken at Red Robin has a cream sauce on it or if it was dry?

You can search the net for chicken sandwitch.. sauces.. alot of times its all in how they grill it.. that makes it tast charcoal broiled. The food network has some of the best top recpies going. If all else fails..lightly batter it with egg , flour or italian bread crumbs and fry it in either sauting olive oil or peanut oil and I bet you will love that!How do you make a grilled chicken sandwich taste like a restaurants?
This is how I make my favorite chicken sandwiches:



Thaw and boil a chicken breast for 5-10 minutes

Put it on the panini maker just until seared

Spray non stick spray on my favorite bread

Place sprayed side down, top with chicken breast, tomato slices, avocado slice, and cheese

(Obviously you can add whatever you like)

Put other bread on sprayed side up

Grill for about 3 minutes



It is so good!
Me I just salt and pepper the chicken breast grill until done.

Butter the bread, add a good cheese, fresh tomatoes and crispy lettuce and whole wheat bun
Here's some ideas

Red Robin庐 California Chicken Burger



1 sesame seed hamburger bun

2-4 teaspoons mayonnaise

4 slice dill pickle "sandwich chips"

1 chicken breast fillet

2 slices Monterey Jack cheese

2 slices hickory maple-smoked bacon

2 tomato slices

1/4 cup guacamole

1/3 cup shredded lettuce





Preheat barbecue or grill to medium. Grill chicken for 4 to 6 minutes per side. Add 2 slices of Monterey Jack cheese on top of the fillet to melt during the last 1 minute of grilling.

Toast the face of the top and bottom sesame seed bun on an indoor griddle or skillet over medium heat.



Build the sandwich:

Spread approximately 1-2 teaspoons of the mayonnaise on each of the toasted faces of the top and bottom bun.

Add dill pickle meemoskitchen chips evenly on toasted bottom half of sesame seed bun.

Stack the chicken breast on the bottom bun.

Arrange the tomato slices on the chicken.

Arrange 2 slices cooked bacon in an "X" pattern on top of chicken.

Add guacomole on top of the tomato slices.

Add about 1/3 cup of shredded lettuce on next, top with the top bun.





OR

Grilled Chicken Sandwich with Roasted Red Onion and Garlic Mayonnaise



Serving size: 6



Garlic Mayonnaise

3 slices red onion (1/2-inch slices), roasted

1 head garlic, roasted

2 tablespoons olive oil



Sandwich

1 loaf focaccia bread, sliced

1/2 cup olive oil, for marinade

2 boneless chicken breast halves, grilled and sliced

5 portobello mushrooms, grilled and sliced

1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil, for saut茅ing

2 tablespoons garlic, finely minced

6 cups fresh spinach, cleaned

1/4 pound gruyere cheese, thinly-sliced



Garlic Mayonnaise: Cut top off garlic to expose cloves. Slice onion. Drizzle with olive oil. Roast at 375 degrees F for 40 minutes. Add to basic mayonnaise and blend until smooth.



Sandwich: Marinate the chicken and mushrooms in olive oil for 10 minutes. Grill over high heat, and then slice.



In hot saut茅 pan, cook garlic in oil for 15 seconds. Add all the cleaned spinach. Compact the spinach, toss and stir. Cook just till wilted.



lice Focaccia to form a top and a bottom. Lightly brush each cut side with olive oil. Place both pieces under your broiler so that the cut side is toasted.



Layer ingredients like spokes on a wheel. This spreads them out evenly so there's filling in every bite. Start with chicken, then spinach, then mushrooms, and finally cheese.



After adding the cheese, run the sandwich under broiler to melt cheese. Add plenty of the mayonnaise and replace top.



Serve by cutting into 6 pie-shape wedges.





OR

Garlic Toasted Balsamic Chicken Bruschetta Sandwich



4 boneless skinless chicken breasts from above recipe

Pinch of salt

录 Cup balsamic vinegar

录 Cup extra virgin olive oil



4 Roma Tomatoes, seeded and diced

8 fresh basil leaves, stacked, rolled and thinly sliced into chiffonade

3 cloves fresh garlic, minced

Pinch of salt

1 Tablespoon balsamic vinegar



8 thin slices fresh mozzarella

4 ciabatta rolls, or other rolls of choice



1. Preheat a grill pan over medium heat on the stovetop. Spray with cooking spray. Combine balsamic and olive oil in a bowl. Season both sides of chicken with pinches of salt and place on grill. Brush top sides of chicken with balsamic mixture. Cook for 4-5 minutes and flip chicken. Brush with additional balsamic and cook for an additional 4-5 minutes or until cooked through.



2. In a large bowl combine the tomatoes, basil garlic, salt and balsamic. Toss gently to combine. Set aside.



3. Preheat same grill pan over medium heat and spray with additional cooking spray. Place 2 slices of cheese on bottom rolls then layer with chicken breasts, spoonfuls of tomato mixture and 2 more slices of cheese. Place top rolls to close sandwich and grill both sides on hot grill pan until toasty and warm. Serve warm.



OR



Grilled %26amp; Seasoned Chicken Croissant Sandwiches

Ingredients

* 4 boneless chicken breasts

* garlic seasoning, of your choice

* 8 ounces sliced fresh mushrooms

* 4 slices swiss cheese

* alfalfa sprout

* 4 plain croissants

* mayonnaise

* mustard



Directions

1

Grill breasts over medium coals till cooked through.

2

Saute mushrooms in small amount of butter.

3

Shortly before taking breasts off grill top with mushroom and swiss cheese long enough to melt cheese.

4

Spread mayo and your favorite mustard on croissant and add chicken breasts topped with alfalfa sprouts.