Everyone loves a classic PB&J sandwich. Here are four winning peanut butter recipes to inspire your back-to-school season.
Wushu Chicken Tacos
2011 Winner; Margalit M., Raleigh, N.C.
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1/2 cup diced rotisserie chicken
1/4 cup asparagus pieces, about 1 inch long
1/4 cup yellow squash pieces
2 fajita-size flour tortillas (6-inch)
2 lime wedges, optional
Sauce:
Fresh ginger slice, 1/8 inch thick, peeled and cut in half
2 cloves garlic, peeled
2 tablespoons Jif Creamy Peanut Butter
1 tablespoon soy sauce
3/8 teaspoon chili paste with garlic
2 1/2 teaspoons sugar
2 1/2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
2 1/4 teaspoons sesame oil
3 1/2 teaspoons water
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CHOP ginger and garlic in food processor as finely as possible. Add next seven ingredients and process until sauce is completely smooth. If sauce is too thick, add more water. If sauce is too thin, add more peanut butter.
TOSS about half the sauce with chicken and put aside in a covered bowl.
Boil about 1 inch of water in a large skillet and add asparagus. Cover skillet and turn off heat. In 1 to 3 minutes, lift off cover and remove asparagus using tongs.
CUT off ends of squash and cut into half-moon pieces. Put 1/4 cup squash pieces into microwave-safe bowl and add a little water. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave about 2 to 3 minutes. Let cool slightly and carefully drain off water.
PLACE tortillas in microwave and cook about 15 seconds, or until warm and bend easily.
Put chicken in tortillas, top with asparagus and squash and drizzle with additional peanut butter sauce. Serve with optional lime wedges.
PB & Fruity Says "Let Us Rap"
2010 Winner; Rachel G., Clovis, Calif.
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1/2 cup chopped cooked chicken breast
3 tablespoons chopped Fuji apple
2 tablespoons chopped black or red grapes
2 tablespoons Jif Extra Crunchy Peanut Butter
1 tablespoon lite mayonnaise
2 teaspoons honey
Iceberg lettuce
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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
2009 Winner; Jordyn B., Lebanon, Pa.
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Sandwich
1/2 red pepper
1/2 yellow pepper
1 small onion
1/2 apple (any variety)
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 chicken breast slices or any deli lunch meat chicken
Hoagie/sub roll
1/4 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
Sauce
3 tablespoons Jif Creamy Peanut Butter
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon honey mustard
2 teaspoons honey
1/2 cup water
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CUT peppers into strips; cut onions into rings and slice apples into strips. Put into sauce pan with olive oil and cook on medium heat until soft.
COOK chicken breast slices and add to the pepper/onion/apple mix. (If you are using deli chicken, cut into strips and add it to the pepper/ onion/apple mix. The deli chicken is already cooked and just needs to be warmed.)
HEAT sauce pan on medium and add peanut butter, Worcestershire sauce, honey mustard, honey and water. Cook until creamy and soft.
ADD three tablespoons sauce to chicken/pepper/onion/apple mix. Stir together.
Put chicken mixture on hoagie/sub roll and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
CUT remaining half of apple and place it on a plate with left over peanut butter sauce for dipping.
Peanut Butter Rolls Sushi Style
2007 Winner; Alexandra Y., Fort Wayne, Ind.
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1 8-inch crepe 
5 tablespoons strawberry cream cheese
5 tablespoons Jif Creamy Peanut Butter
4 1/4-inch-thick slices fresh strawberries
6 1/2-inch-thick slices banana
1 tablespoon granola
2 long pretzel rods (to use as chopsticks)
1 small container chocolate yogurt (for dipping sauce)
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SPREAD cream cheese over crepe. Top with 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 to 10 minutes. Cut rolls. Use pretzel rods as chopsticks and dip in yogurt.
These recipes were past winners of the Jif Most Creative Peanut Butter Sandwich Contest.™ To find out information about next Jif Most Creative Peanut Butter Sandwich Contest™, where families can foster creativity in the kitchen for a chance to win a $25,000 college fund, plus $10,000 to purchase educational products, visit www.jif.com.
