OMG..I just totally got a swiss chalet craving!! what am I going to do!?!? how am I going to satisfy this overwhelming urge?!?!

Have someone send you some packets of Swiss Chalet sauce!

Nick *adores* Swiss Chalet.
It's tradition to get it at the airport before he leaves from his visits.
It's one thing I'm really going to miss too!!!

I found online a recipe for the sauce...maybe roast a nice chicken and make some sauce? Enjoy!!!

3 C. water
1/4 C. tomato juice
1 chicken bouillon cube
1 1/2 t. paprika
1 t. sugar, granulated
3/4 t. salt
1/4 t. basil, dried
1/4 t. parsley
1/4 t. poultry seasoning
1/4 t. thyme
1/4 t. ginger, ground
1/4 t. dry mustard
1/4 t. onion powder
1 bay leaf
3/4 t. Worcestershire sauce
6 drops Tabasco sauce
2 t. lemon juice
1 T. cornstarch
1 T. water
1 T. vegetable oil

Anne's note: Swiss Chalet is a chain of Canadian chicken restaurants. This sauce is brushed on the chicken before cooking and served at the table in small containers to dip the chicken pieces in.

Pour cups of water and tomato juice into 1 1/2 qt saucepan. Add bouillon cube, paprika, sugar, salt, basil, parsley, poultry seasoning, thyme, ginger, mustard, onion powder, bay leaf, Worcestershire sauce and Tabasco. Stir well or whisk to mix. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes. Remove bay leaf. Stir in lemon juice.

Mix cornstarch and 1 Tbsp water to smooth paste. Add to mixture and cook, stirring constantly, about 2 minutes until sauce thickens. Whisk in oil.

Makes about 3 cups

Swiss Chalet is definitley something I am going to miss like crazy. It is my absolute favourite restaurant! What am I going to do without it when I move!

I know they used to sell the packets of the sauce at Superstore.. tasted pretty good...

WHOOOOOAAAA. NICE one, Laura! Thanks thanks thanks!!!!! *cuts and pastes*

as anybody tried that recipe?

I have not tried it Marilyn but people have said it's pretty darn close..it won an award in some challenge in Toronto last year or something.

This one lady I found on a forum said this:

"I tried the posted swiss chalet recipe and didn't like it so my mission was to perfect it and I think I did.
3 cups good chicken stock (Campbell's)
1/4 cup tomato juice
1/8 cup Worcestershire
1 tsp paprika
1.5 tsp thyme
1.5 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp dry mustard
1/2 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp poultry seasoning
1 tsp parsley
1 tsp sugar
4 drops Tabasco
simmer for 5 - 10 minutes
add 1/2 tsp lemon juice
mix 1 tsp of cornstarch with a little water ,add the thicken
1 bay leaf

tell me if you like it"

So...I guess all we can do is try it out and see how it is...

I like that sauce.. I used to babysit for this family who would eat that sauce a lot.. got me liking it... haven't had it in awhile though...

... she says after I've already mailed the b'day prezzie.

what you brought back Swiss Chalet sauce too? ...lol i like it but I like cheese whiz more so that was on my mind...

The sauce is great, but what about the fries.... they are the best

The fries ARE good. Though I did get some crappy fries AND chicken at one of the SC's in Burlington. Which was a real bummer because that's the one I took my hubby to after raving about the stuff. Murphy's Law and all. lol

Nick and I are going to swiss chalet for dinner on the 18th, the night before the big drive...

I'm going to try that recipe..BUT..It won't be the same My husband told me a few months ago that..get this..crackerbarrel was just like swiss chalet..so we went there..and I could not beleive how wrong he was! Well..he tried right?haha I'm going back home at the end of june..first stop swiss chalet..second stop tim hortons!

S

if you are going back to Canada pick up some of those packets of Swiss Chalet sauce at the store..(i know Superstore has them) tastes exactly like the stuff from the restaurant...

You got that right.

oh no no no!

My first food purchase during my recent trip home was a Mr. Big bar at the Pearson airport....I didn't realize how much I missed them until I saw the wrapper!

oh please don't bring up the Mr Big bar.. those are my favourite chocolate bar and I miss them so much ...lol

sowwy

mmmmmmmm mr big! oh oh oh and crunchie!! those are soooo good too

not a fan of the crunchie.. give me a mr big bar over any other bars any day....

Crunchies are great, damn when I go back to Canada the next time I am taking an empty suitcase with me for the food I am bringing back lol

I have to be in a certain mood to eat a crunchie.....oh and now I am thinking about Skor bars, there's no equivalent

I am not even sure I have ever eaten a crunchie but I normally don't like hard chocolate bars....

but it melts..its sooooooooo yummy!

It's not hard candy..it's got a toffee sponge inside that melts in your mouth and the chocolate on the outside is soooo good...
MMM



Luckily, they sell skor bars in NJ...I'm lucky in that aspect!

Oh man, a sudden urge for Swiss Chalet is going to be hell!!

I'm totally bringing sauce packets with me.

I took my bf to Swiss Chalet and it wasn't that great that night and now he doesn't believe me that it's really good.

I feel like I've never seen Catalina salad dressing in the grocery store in NY. I need to investigate that the next time i go... That's my fave salad dressing.

I have seen Catalina dressing in the stores here in LA...


skor bars are actually not a uniquely Canadian thing... they were first introduced to the US in 1981 and then in 1983 they introduced them into the Canadian market...