There are a couple things I want to share as I write this post…
1. No, I haven’t lost my mind.
2. I remember one time I was cooking Christmas dinner when I lived in Southern California. Our entire family was going to Disneyland on Christmas day – my brother and his family went early in the morning. My folks & I were to meet them at noon with a complete meal we would enjoy as a picnic. My brother took me aside before they left for the Mouse House and said most vehemently….DO NOT cook anything weird. (This would definitely qualify.)
3. And lastly….don’t knock it until you try it!
Twisted peanut butter and jelly sandwich – I work out of our home and during the day usually have the TV on in the living room for background noise, often it’s tuned into the Food Network or the Cooking Channel – hey, it’s what I do! Well a few weeks ago the show Eat Street was on & they were reviewing food trucks in LA – I heard just a snippet of an interview of a food truck centered around everything peanut butter. What caught my eye was the people gushing about a PB&J Sandwich made with peanut butter, marmalade jam, Sriracha & basil. What? Either this is really good…or really bad!
Twisted PB&J
Well, let me tell you….it is worth gushing about! I made a peanut butter & jelly sandwich, sprinkled it with basil and Sriracha sauce, put it together and grilled it like you would a toasted cheese sandwich. Didn’t have a recipe, just kinda made it up.
Grilled Twisted Peanut Butter and Jelly
It is crispy, creamy, spicy, and oooey-gooey! In a word, fabulous! You definitely need to give this a try! It can’t get any easier – if you don’t have basil, use cilantro, don’t have marmalade jam? Use peach or mango instead. If you think about it – these are all fabulous Thai flavors, the only thing that is new & different is adding the bread.
Twisted Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich
Ok….here’s the time I have to repeat myself – don’t knock it until you try it and please make sure you do, it’s delicious!
Twisted Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich for #MeatlessMonday
Twisted Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich for #MeatlessMonday - peanut butter, jam, basil and Sriracha grilled sandwich - don't knock it until you try it! 😉
Ingredients
- Bread
- Peanut Butter
- Marmalade Jam
- Sriracha Chili Sauce
- 1-2 leaves basil per sandwich
- butter
Instructions
- Preheat a fry pan on the stove over medium heat.
- Roll up the basil leaves and thinly slice them.
- Generously spread one side of the bread with peanut butter and the other side with marmalade jam. Liberally drizzle Sriracha sauce on one side of the bread and top with the basil leaves, as pictured below. Combine the sandwich. Butter the outside of the bread and place in the preheated fry pan (just like you would a toasted cheese sandwich). It takes about 2-3 minutes per side, cook until each side is crisp and golden brown. Enjoy!
Grill a pb&j are you serious? Yes!
Well you definitely managed to surprise me. Now I HAVE to try it! I love pb and j. And we have a ton of peppers around here… this is definitely an American twist on THai! Fun, thanks! #tryabitetues Pinned!
Well I hope you enjoy it Diane, we sure did! So unexpected and sooo good!
What a great idea, and so easy anybody could do it. Love the sandwich.
New fav in our house, I’m glad you enjoy it too – thanks Lois!!
I don’t participate in Meatless Monday because of my dietary issues, but add some shredded chicken to that and I am all in, ALL IN. Nothing weird there.
😀 Thanks Michelle!
Anything with peanut butter is a winner! These looks and sound fantastic! Beautiful pictures, too! Awesome recipe!
My thoughts exactly, thanks Florian!
Your opening lines were priceless! No this is not crazy – well maybe a little bit, but I am guessing it is SURPRISINGLY delicious. I like things as I say, “Out of the everyday”.
Nailed it Patty! (I’m glad you like my goofy sense of humor too!) Have a fabulous day!!!
This is kind of blowing my mind right now… I love your creativity with this recipe!
Thanks Lizzy – I had to try it just to find out if it was really that good – I hope you do too!
My whole family would go crazy for this sandwich.
Awesome Peter I hope you enjoy it!!!
Whoa… #mindblown
You never know what flavor combinations will turn out to be delicious! 🙂
😀 I hope you give it a try Katie – love your comment!! Thanks for stopping by!!
That really does look amazing, great sandwich!!
Thanks Tara!
I think it sounds great! I used pb and sriracha on pasta I can totally see this being amazing! I have to try it!
Glad to hear you don’t think I’m nuts! 😀 Thanks so much for stopping by Sabrina!!!
I love this and will be having it for lunch tomorrow. Yum!!
Awesome Kathy – I hope you really enjoy it! Love to hear what you think!
What?! My husband loves Sriracha Chili Sauce, so I bet he would love this! I’m totally drawn to the jam. Heat and sweet…hmm, this must be a tasty a match!!
I hope you give it a try Sandra, enjoy!
What a great combination sandwich Pinned and Shared!
Thanks Joanne – I really appreciate it!
Sometimes that sweet, spicy, tart combination just rocks – and I think it must do that here! Your sandwich looks delicious, Deb. Stumbled, pinned & shared this post. Thank you for sharing with us at the Hearth and Soul hop.
This sounds like a wonderful twist on a PB & J, love the Thai flavors!
That combination is so strange, I have to try it. I love Sriraracha
You made an awesome sandwich, thanks for sharing with Hearth and soul blog hop, pinning.
Thanks Swathi! 😀 I know it sounds crazy, but it’s oh so good! Love your party and look forward to next week!