I received products from Path of Life Brands for my review. All opinions and photos are my own.

I love quinoa, but I have to be creative when I serve it to my family. I get the best reactions when I mix quinoa in a salad or another big combo dish. They seem to prefer it as a background ingredient rather than the main ingredient. Crazy picky eaters!

I recently discovered a brand called Path of Life. They make delicious and nutritious quinoa salad blends. The Path of Life blends are very versatile in that they work great as a meal for one, side dish for a few or a dish you build upon. Path of Life quinoa salads are available in four varieties: All Natural Southwest Quinoa, All Natural Mediterranean Quinoa, Organic Quinoa & Kale, and Organic Quinoa & Brown Rice. They are a great source of iron and protein and are low in calories. Path of Life quinoa packets are located in your freezer section. They heat in only 4 short minutes in their microwavable pouch.

Tonight, I am serving  a cold summer salad using a Organic Quinoa and Kale salad blend. I am adding chopped bacon, almond slivers and chickpeas. This is a family approved combination!!

While visiting the Path of Life website, I noticed they have a recipe tab. I found a recipe for Poblano Peppers Stuffed With Southwest Quinoa.

Ingredients:

1 – 10oz bags of Path of Life Southwest Quinoa

Chorizo Crumbles

½ cup – refried beans

½ cup – shredded cheddar cheese

¼ cup – warm water

5 Poblano peppers

Enchilada Sauce

Fresh Cilantro

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees

Pour a little of the sauce onto the bottom of each pan

Place pan in oven uncovered for approx. 15-25 min, until stuffing is hot

Heat the rest of sauce

Place stuffed peppers on serving plate

Pour warm sauce over the peppers

In a mixing bowl add POL SW quinoa

Mix in cooked(room temp or cold) chorizo crumbles

A little bit of canned refried beans to bind

Mix in shredded cheddar cheese

Add a touch of warm water

Mix all ingredients together until it the mixture can form a ball, if it does not form a ball(too dry)….you can add more beans or water to help bind

Cut poblanos in half lengthwise, remove stem and seeds

Fill the halves with chorizo, cheese and quinoa filling

Place in freezer for a few minutes to set or over night

YUMMY!

In addition to quinoa salad blends, Path of Life also offers Dark Chocolate Covered Frozen Fruit, All Natural Frozen Vegetable Side Dishes, Organic Frozen Veggies, and Organic Frozen Fruits.

To learn more about Path of Life Brands, please visit their website. You may also connect with them on facebook, twitter and pinterest.

Laurie

Hello, my name is Laurie. My family and I live near the Oregon coast. When we aren’t at work, in school, or on the volleyball court, we enjoy traveling, cheering for our favorite sports teams, playing outdoors, and checking off items on our bucket list. We are lucky in that both sets of our parents, as well as our siblings and their families, live within an hour of us. We get together often to help one another out, celebrate milestones, and go on adventures together.

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