Best Baked Okra Recipes

BAKED OKRA

Steps:

• Put okra in ziploc bag with a tablespoon or two of olive oil and shake until coated.
• Spread okra on baking sheet and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes, turning pieces over once halfway through cooking.

BAKED CUT OKRA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Mix okra, corn meal, salt and pepper in a baking dish until the okra is thoroughly coated with the corn meal.
• Slice the butter on top of the okra.
• Bake for 45 minutes, turning half-way through with a spatula so the okra will brown evenly.
• Remove from oven and drain on a paper towel.

BAKED CHICKEN AND OKRA

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Spread the rice over the bottom of a 10x15 inch baking dish. Layer the chicken pieces, tomatoes, okra, and bay leaves on top of the rice. Pour the broth and reserved tomato juice over the ingredients and season with salt and pepper.
• Cover and bake for 2 hours, until the chicken is tender and falling off the bone. Remove the bay leaves. Serve in large bowls with plenty of rice and sauce.

BAKED OKRA WITH CHEESE

Steps:

• Rinse okra pods in water to separate.
• Pat dry.
• Place okra in a single layer in a greased 9x9x1 3/4-inch baking pan.
• Sprinkle with salt and pepper; dot with margarine.
• Arrange bacon pieces over okra.
• Cover pan tightly with aluminum foil.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 1 hour.
• Remove foil from pan and place under broiler until bacon is brown and crisp.
• Sprinkle cheese over okra and replace foil over pan.
• Bake 375 degrees for an additional 10 minutes.

CRUNCHY BAKED OKRA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. 2. Combine cornmeal, panko bread crumbs, 1/2 tsp salt, black pepper, and red pepper in a shallow dish; set aside. 3. Combine buttermilk and egg in a large bowl; stir with a whisk 4. Add okra to buttermilk mixture; toss to coat. Let stand 3 minutes. 5. Dredge okra in cornmeal/crumb mixture. 6. Place okra in a jelly roll pan coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle remaining salt over the okra. 7. Bake for 30-35 mintues, stirring once, until okra is golden brown and crispy

ZESTY BAKED GLUTEN-FREE, CORN-FREE OKRA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray.
• Toss okra and grapeseed oil in a large bowl. Mix gluten-free flour, paprika, salt, oregano, thyme, chipotle powder, and pepper in a small bowl. Add flour mixture to okra and mix well to combine. Spread in one layer onto the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Stir and bake until crisp, 10 to 25 minutes more. Remove from the oven and let stand for a few minutes so that the crispy parts release from the foil.

BAKED-NOT FRIED OKRA

Steps:

• :: In a bowl, toss together bread crumbs, a few healthy shakes of paprika, and salt & pepper. :: In a separate bowl, toss a handful of your cut okra in the egg whites until they are nicely coated. :: Take each piece of okra and cover with your bread crumb mixture. I usually push each side into the bread crumbs so they stick to the egg whites. :: Line your baking sheet with parchment paper. Place the okra on the baking sheet and make sure they aren't touching one another. :: Bake at 375 for 15-20 minutes, turning your okra halfway. :: Crunch & enjoy!

OKRA BAKED WITH BACON

Steps:

• Wash and dry okra. Cut okra into 1/2 inch rounds.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly oil bottom of 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Combine cornmeal, flour, salt, pepper and Tabasco sauce in a large plastic bag. Add okra and shake to coat.
• Arrange okra in baking dish in two layers. Top with bacon pieces. Bake for 20 minutes. Then stir lightly to make sure all pieces come in contact with bacon. Bake 5 to 10 minutes more, until bacon is browned and okra is crispy on the outside.

OKRA BAKED WITH BACON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly oil the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. In a large resealable plastic bag, combine cornmeal, flour, salt, pepper and Tabasco sauce or cayenne; close and shake to combine. Add the okra pieces and shake to coat the okra in the cornmeal mixture. Arrange okra in prepared baking dish in two layers. Top with bacon. Bake for 20 minutes; stir lightly to make sure all pieces come into contact with the bacon. Bake 5 to 10 minutes more, until the bacon is browned and the okra is crispy on the outside.

BAKED OKRA

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except bacon. Dice bacon on top. Cook in 400 degree oven for 20 minutes, stir, and cook another 10 minutes.

CRUNCHY BAKED OKRA RECIPE - (4.1/5)

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. 2. Combine cornmeal, panko bread crumbs, 1/2 tsp salt, black pepper, and red pepper in a shallow dish; set aside. 3. Combine buttermilk and egg in a large bowl; stir with a whisk 4. Add okra to buttermilk mixture; toss to coat. Let stand 3 minutes. 5. Dredge okra in cornmeal/crumb mixture. 6. Place okra in a jelly roll pan coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle remaining salt over the okra. 7. Bake for 30-35 mintues, stirring once, until okra is golden brown and crispy

ITALIAN BAKED OKRA SPEARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Rinse okra and set aside to dry.
• Place Italian croutons in food processor and process to a fine consistency.
• Empty crumbs into a small bowl and set aside.
• In a medium size bowl, combine the rest of the ingredients together, mixing thoroughly until you have a thick paste
• Stir the okra into the paste mixture turning gently until all the okra has clumps of the paste clinging to it. It will not have a smooth even coating, rather clumps of coating.
• One by one, place 1/2 of the coated okra on one side of a foal lined cookie sheet.
• Take the other 1/2 of the paste coated okra and roll it gently in the breadcrumbs.
• Place this okra on the other half of the foal lined cookie sheet until the sheet is full.
• Bake for 20 - 25 minutes or until tomato paste mixture has caramelized and okra has an ever so slight crispiness left to it. Do not overcook or it will be gummy and tough.
• Remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes.
• Enjoy as a messy appetizer finger food or as a side dish.