Debonairs Chicken & Mushroom Subs

Rinse the chicken fillets.

Add the fillets to a small pot on medium heat.

To the chicken, add salt, chicken spice, ginger & garlic paste, thyme & vegetable oil.

Pour in enough water to allow the chicken to steam.

Give it a stir.

Cover with a lid & allow the chicken to steam for 5 minutes.

After 5 minutes, turn the chicken over.

Cover once again & allow to steam for another 5 minutes.

Thereafter, turn off the heat, the chicken should be thoroughly cooked.

Place the chicken into a big bowl, discarding the excess water.

Using two forks or a shredder, shred the chicken.

Once the chicken has been shredded, set aside to cool.

Whilst the chicken cools, bring out the mushrooms. I’m using button mushrooms but feel free to it up for your preferred choice of mushrooms.

Peel & slice the mushrooms.

Peel & finely chop the onion.

Rinse & finely chop the tomato.

Grate the cheese of your choice. I have used Gouda (Mozzarella works well too or a mix of both Gouda & Mozzarella).

Once the chicken has cooled, it’s time to start mixing everything together.

To the cooled shredded chicken, add in the chopped onion & tomatoes.

Add in the sliced mushrooms.

Thereafter, add in the grated cheese.

Finally, add in the mayonnaise. Unfortunately, I have no idea as to what white sauce Debonairs uses in their dishes & mayo is the closest to the taste.

Mix until everything is well combined.

Next, bring out the rolls. I am using store bought but if you have the time you’re welcome to make it from scratch (homemade bread rolls).

Slice the hot dog rolls or the baguette if you have that on hand.

Fill the rolls up with the chicken mixture.

Place the rolls into a greased casserole or baking tray if you are using the oven.

Alternatively, pop them into the air fryer basket – I have used my Instant Vortex Air Fryer.

Place the casserole or baking tray into an oven & bake these subs for 20 minutes at 80° Celsius until the cheese has melted. Make sure they do not get too browned.

For the Air Fryer, select the “Air Fry” button & set the time to 4 minutes & temperature to 171° Celsius.

Once done, they should be crispy & delicious.

These are the oven ones…

These are the air fryer ones…

I personally prefer the air fryer ones as it takes less time & they do not get too crispy.