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P-Nutty BBQ Chicken Quesadilla
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2012 Winner
P-Nutty BBQ Chicken Quesadilla
Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons Jif® Extra Crunchy Peanut Butter
  • 1/3 Cup Brown Sugar & Hickory BBQ Sauce
  • 1 teaspoon fresh lime juice
  • 1/3 Cup of low fat shredded Mexican 4 cheese blend (divided)
  • 1/3 Cup of pre-packaged oven roasted chicken chopped
  • 1 tablespoon finely diced green onion
  • 2 tablespoons frozen corn kernels
  • 2 tablespoons tomato (chopped)
  • 2 tablespoons cilantro (divided)
  • 1/2 tablespoon butter
Directions Start by mixing first three ingredients in a small bowl. Combine well. Place butter in large fry pan over medium high heat. Lay Tortilla out on to work surface. Spread 2 Tbsp. of sauce over entire surface of tortilla. Evenly sprinkle half of cheese on half of the tortilla. Add chicken, green onion, 1 Tsp. cilantro, corn kernels, & 2 Tbsp. tomato on top of cheese. Sprinkle on remaining cheese. Fold and lightly press tortilla together. Roll melted butter around pan. Place Quesadilla in hot pan and grill for approx. 2 minutes on each side. Remove from pan and allow to rest on cutting board for about 2 minutes. Cut in half and place two pieces on plate. Garnish with remaining Cilantro, tomato and dollops of sour cream. Note: You will have enough sauce left over to make another.
Wushu Chicken Tacos
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2011 Winner
Wushu Chicken Tacos
Ingredients

SAUCE

  • 1/8-inch thick slice fresh gingerroot, peeled and cut in half
  • 2 cloves garlic, peeled
  • 2 tablespoons Jif® Creamy Peanut Butter
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon chili paste with garlic, or to taste
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons sugar
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 1/4 teaspoons sesame oil
  • 3 1/2 teaspoons water

TACOS

  • 1/2 cup diced rotisserie cooked chicken
  • 1/4 cup asparagus pieces, about 1-inch long
  • 1/4 cup yellow squash pieces, cut into half circles
  • 2 fajita-size (6-inch) flour tortillas
  • 2 lime wedges
Directions

CHOP ginger and garlic in a small food processor as finely as possible. Add remaining sauce ingredients and process until sauce is completely smooth. If sauce is too thick, add more water, a little at a time. If sauce is too thin, add more peanut butter. Toss about half the sauce with the chicken and put aside in a covered bowl.

BOIL about 1 inch water in large skillet; add asparagus. Cover skillet and turn off heat. In 1-2 minutes, lift off cover and remove asparagus using tongs.

PLACE squash pieces into microwave-safe bowl; add a little water. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave on HIGH about 2-3 minutes. Let cool slightly; carefully drain off water.

MICROWAVE tortillas on HIGH about 15 seconds, or until tortillas are warm and are pliable. Put chicken on tortillas, top with asparagus and squash; drizzle with additional peanut butter sauce. Serve with lime wedges, if desired.

PB & Fruity Says
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2010 Winner
PB & Fruity Says "Let Us Rap"
Ingredients
  • ½ cup chopped cooked chicken breast
  • 2 tablespoons Jif® Extra Crunchy Peanut Butter
  • 3 tablespoons chopped Fuji apple
  • 2 tablespoons chopped black or red grapes
  • 1 tablespoons lite mayonnaise
  • 2 teaspoons honey
  • Iceberg lettuce
Directions Chop chicken meat and fruit, mix in bowl. Mix in peanut butter, mayonnaise, and honey. Spoon into open lettuce leaf, roll, and serve.
Po' Boy Peanut Butter Chicken Cheesesteak Sandwich
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2009 Winner
Po' Boy Peanut Butter Chicken Cheesesteak Sandwich
Ingredients CHICKEN MIXTURE
  • 2 tablespoons Crisco® Pure Olive Oil
  • 1 small onion, sliced into rings
  • 1/2 red pepper, cut into strips
  • 1/2 yellow pepper, cut into strips
  • 1 medium apple, cored and sliced into thin wedges
  • 4 thin slices cooked chicken breast Or 4 slices deli chicken lunch meat
  • 1 hoagie or sub roll
  • 1/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

SAUCE

  • 3 tablespoons Jif® Creamy Peanut Butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 teaspoons honey
  • 1 teaspoon honey mustard
  • 1/2 cup water
Directions

HEAT olive oil in medium skillet over medium heat. Add onion, peppers and half of the apple; cook until soft. Add chicken; stir until warm.

HEAT peanut butter, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, honey and water in small saucepan over medium heat. Cook until creamy and soft.

ADD 3 tablespoons of the peanut butter sauce to the chicken mixture; stir together. Serve on roll; sprinkle with cheese. Serve remaining apple wedges with remaining peanut butter sauce for dipping.

Crunchy Chinese Fortune Cookie Sandwich
Peanut Butter Rolls –
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2007 Winner
Peanut Butter Rolls – "Sushi Style"
Ingredients
  • 1 (8 inch) crepe
  • 5 tablespoons strawberry cream cheese
  • 5 tablespoons Jif® Creamy Peanut Butter
  • 4 (1/4 inch) pieces of fresh strawberries
  • 6 (1/2 inch) pieces of bananas
  • 1 tablespoon granola
  • 2 long pretzel rods (to use as chopsticks)
  • 1 small container chocolate yogurt (to use as dipping sauce)
Directions Spread cream cheese over crepe. Top with Jif® Creamy Peanut Butter and smooth over cream cheese. Sprinkle strawberries and bananas over peanut butter. Top with granola. Roll up sushi-style and chill in refrigerator for 5 – 10 minutes. Cut rolls. Use pretzel rods as chopsticks and dip in yogurt.
Peanutty Pretty Purse Pitas
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2006 Winner
Peanutty Pretty Purse Pitas
Ingredients
  • 1 whole wheat or regular medium-sized pita bread pocket
  • 2-3 tablespoons Jif® Creamy peanut butter
  • 1-2 tubes strawberry-banana squeezable yogurt (2.25 oz.)
  • 4-6 fresh banana slices
  • 2-3 strawberries, diced
  • For garnish: bananas, strawberries, grapes, cherries, oranges, apples and Jif® Creamy peanut butter
Directions Cut Crescent or moon shape out of side of pita with kitchen scissors. Fill a pastry bag (or heavy plastic food storage bag with a small hole cut in corner to squeeze peanut butter and decorate) with peanut butter. Squeeze 2-3 tablespoons peanut butter into pita opening. Squeeze 1 or 2 tubes of yogurt into pita on top of peanut butter. Add bananas and strawberries into pita. Place pita on plate and decorate with fruit and peanut butter.
Katelyn's Thai Peanut Butter Chicken Wrap
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2005 Winner
Katelyn's Thai Peanut Butter Chicken Wrap
Ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon Jif® crunchy peanut butter
  • 2 scallions, chopped, divided
  • 4 teaspoons Thai satay sauce
  • 1 tablespoon Jif® creamy peanut butter
  • 1 burrito-sized sesame wrap
  • 6 slices deli chicken, thinly sliced
  • 2 large pieces lettuce, shredded
Directions

Preheat oven to 350° degrees.

In a small bowl, mix extra-crunchy peanut butter, 1 1/2 scallions and Thai sauce with 2 teaspoons water. Heat in microwave for 30 seconds.

Spread creamy peanut butter on wrap and heat in the oven for 2 minutes. Add heated sauce, chicken, lettuce and remaining scallions to wrap. Roll into a cone shape.

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Peanutty Wrapple Rolls with Maple Dipping Sauce
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2004 Winner
Peanutty Wrapple Rolls with Maple Dipping Sauce
Ingredients

PEANUTTY WRAPPLE ROLLS

  • 1 (12-inch) flour tortilla, burrito size
  • 3 tablespoons Jif® Creamy Peanut Butter
  • 2 tablespoons crisp rice cereal
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons apple pie filling
    Or 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh apple

MAPLE DIPPING SAUCE

  • 1/4 cup Hungry Jack® Original Syrup
    Or 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Directions

Spread peanut butter on tortilla.

Spread apple filling on 1/2 of peanut buttered tortilla.

Next, sprinkle on cereal and brown sugar.

Starting at edge with apple filling, roll up tightly and cut into 4 segments.

Mix together dipping sauce ingredients and serve in a bowl with the sandwich rolls.

So good!

Makes two servings

Tropical Fantasy
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Jif® Sandwich of the Decade
Tropical Fantasy
Ingredients
  • 2 slices cinnamon bread
  • 2 Tbl. Jif® peanut butter
  • 1 banana, sliced
  • Canned pineapple chunks (drained)
  • Canned mandarin oranges
  • Grated ginger (optional)
  • Pomegranate seeds (optional garnish)
Directions

1. Toast the two slices of cinnamon toast

2. Spread Jif® peanut butter on one slice of bread

3. Place banana slices, pineapple chunks and mandarin oranges on the other slices. Add grated ginger if desired

4. Put two sides of sandwich together and serve on a bed of lettuce

5. Decorate top of sandwich with pomegranate seeds and use additional oranges to decorate plate

All Finalists
  • Apple Fries Peanut Butter Surprise!

  • Banana Dog

  • Banana Foster PB&B

  • Banutter Cream Sandwich

  • Go Bananas for PB & Chocolate

  • Magnificent Mole Chicken Torta

  • Peanut Butter Ice Cream Sandwich

  • Peanut Butter Pear-ot

  • Spicy-Sweet Peanut, Chicken, and Cucumber Sammy

  • The Beef Chief

2010 Winner

PB & Fruity Says "Let Us Rap"

Rachel Granillo.
Clovis, CA

Ingredients

  • ½ cup chopped cooked chicken breast
  • 2 tablespoons Jif® Extra Crunchy Peanut Butter
  • 3 tablespoons chopped Fuji apple
  • 2 tablespoons chopped black or red grapes
  • 1 tablespoons lite mayonnaise
  • 2 teaspoons honey
  • Iceberg lettuce

Directions:

Chop chicken meat and fruit, mix in bowl. Mix in peanut butter, mayonnaise, and honey. Spoon into open lettuce leaf, roll, and serve.

2010 Winner

PB & Fruity Says "Let Us Rap"

Rachel Granillo.
Clovis, CA

Ingredients

  • ½ cup chopped cooked chicken breast
  • 2 tablespoons Jif® Extra Crunchy Peanut Butter
  • 3 tablespoons chopped Fuji apple
  • 2 tablespoons chopped black or red grapes
  • 1 tablespoons lite mayonnaise
  • 2 teaspoons honey
  • Iceberg lettuce

Directions:

Chop chicken meat and fruit, mix in bowl. Mix in peanut butter, mayonnaise, and honey. Spoon into open lettuce leaf, roll, and serve.