Sweet and savory dishes with peanut butter

Chicken in chocolate mole sauce

Traditional mole sauce takes several hours to prepare, but Ingrid's variation takes less than 25 minutes.

Recipe: Chicken in chocolate mole sauce

Broccolini with peanut butter

Baked broccolini sprigs are served with a sweet and savory peanut butter and honey sauce. You can drizzle with Sriracha sauce if desired. Broccolini can be served as an Asian-inspired appetizer or as a side dish, such as with Chinese noodles.

Recipe: Broccolini with peanut butter

Peanut butter dessert

This no-bake peanut butter dessert is perfect for summer. Warm the crunchy, nutty peanut butter, mix it with crushed graham crackers, spread it into an even layer, and let it set again. Top the dessert with melted chocolate and toffee.

Recipe: Peanut butter dessert

Buddha Bowl with Quinoa and Thai Pork

This Buddha Bowl is packed with Asian flavor and the healthiest ingredients, including protein-rich quinoa, edamame, fresh carrots peeled into beautiful ribbons with a vegetable peeler, nutrient-rich bean sprouts, and tender slices of pork tenderloin.

Recipe: Buddha Bowl with Quinoa and Thai Pork

Pasta with chicken, green beans and peanuts

This Thai-style paste will captivate everyone with its explosive flavor, featuring notes of coconut, curry, peanuts, lime, and chili. Besides its incredible taste, it's rich in protein and fiber, and it's incredibly quick and easy to prepare. Boneless, skinless chicken thighs are sliced ​​and pan-fried with green beans, then tossed in a mixture of coconut milk, peanut butter, soy sauce, and lime juice.

Recipe: Pasta with chicken, green beans and peanuts

Peanut Cheesecake Dip

This dip tastes like a delicate peanut butter cheesecake. It's served with salted straws, so you and your guests can enjoy this unique flavor combination.

Recipe: Peanut Cheesecake Dip

Vegetable avocado rolls

This recipe offers a unique twist on avocado, a traditional roll base, transforming it into a unique appetizer, filled with the freshness, tenderness, and subtle nutty notes of avocado. The filling is a mixture of peanut butter and Asian-inspired sauces, firm black rice, crunchy bell peppers, and juicy ripe mango.

Recipe: Vegetable avocado rolls

Hot peanut sauce

This peanut sauce with cayenne pepper is perfect for hot or cold Asian noodles or as a dip for chicken kebabs. With just a few ingredients, the sauce delivers a rich and deep flavor.

Recipe: Hot peanut sauce

Peanut butter bars with chocolate

These delicious peanut butter and cornflake bars are just the right amount of sweet, delicious, and chewy. Topped with a layer of chocolate mixed with melted toffee, they're sprinkled with sea salt flakes for a more complex flavor.

Recipe: Peanut butter bars with chocolate

Peanut Noodle Salad

Tender Thai-style noodles are a great alternative to pasta for dinner.

Recipe: Peanut Noodle Salad

Kale salad with peanut dressing

Try this fresh vegetable salad with an Asian-inspired peanut butter dressing. Firm kale, juicy radishes, cucumber, carrots, and bell peppers pair beautifully with each other and the tangy-sweet peanut dressing.

Recipe: Kale salad with peanut dressing

Peanut Butter Pudding with Bananas

Velvety vanilla peanut butter pudding is served with fresh bananas and sprinkled with chopped roasted peanuts. A wonderful dessert for any occasion!

Recipe: Peanut Butter Pudding with Bananas

Thick stew with peanuts and red beans

A plethora of vibrant vegetables, including sweet potatoes, bell peppers, tomatoes, and kale, make this healthy vegetarian stew filling and flavorful. Peanut butter helps thicken the broth and make the dish even more filling, and the addition of beans will make even non-vegetarians forget about meat.

Recipe: Thick stew with peanuts and red beans

Thai Spaghetti Squash and Shrimp Bowl

This healthier version of Thai noodles is made with spaghetti squash. Roast it in the oven, then shred the flesh into long, spaghetti-like strands. Serve it in a bowl with roasted broccoli and fried shrimp. A Thai sauce made with peanut butter and coconut milk, lime juice, garlic, and chili peppers adds a unique flavor to this dish.

Recipe: Thai Spaghetti Squash and Shrimp Bowl

Peanut Butter Cookies with Jam

Stir peanut butter into the dough and top Ina Garten cookies with your favorite jam.

Recipe: Peanut Butter Cookies with Jam

Stuffed peppers with wheat

Cook brown rice with whole wheat grains, then toss with a spicy tomato-peanut sauce for a hearty vegetarian filling for bell peppers.

Recipe: Stuffed peppers with wheat

Hot sandwich with cheese, peanut butter and jam

In this recipe, Ree Drummond decided to combine two popular American sandwiches in one: a hot cheese sandwich and a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. The result was impressive. Loads of gooey cheese, sweet jam, and salty fried bacon make this sandwich truly special.

Recipe: Hot sandwich with cheese, peanut butter and jam

Peanut Butter Protein Bars

These peanut butter, chocolate, and dried cherry bars are made with oatmeal, contain no artificial additives, are rich in protein, and make a healthy, delicious snack throughout the day or after an intense workout.

Recipe: Peanut Butter Protein Bars

Chicken satay with peanut sauce

For a delicious chicken satay, the marinade should include salty, sweet, tart, and spicy flavors. Chicken breast strips are marinated in coconut milk, soy sauce, brown sugar, lime juice, and curry powder, then threaded one at a time onto wooden skewers and grilled.

Recipe: Chicken satay with peanut sauce

Noodles with peanut sauce

Melissa De Arabian's Asian-inspired sauce is made with creamy peanut butter, honey, soy sauce, and Sriracha. Toss the peanut sauce with vegetables and noodles, then top with chopped peanuts and sesame seeds.

Recipe: Noodles with sesame and peanuts

Homemade peanut butter

Alton Brown's peanut butter requires only four ingredients. Roast the peanuts, then grind them together with salt, honey, and peanut butter. Use Spanish peanuts, as they have a higher oil content—perfect for a creamy spread.

Recipe: Homemade peanut butter