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Easy Baked Frozen Okra Recipe

Posted on September 15, 2019October 9, 2024 by ms_lectinfreefoodie

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Inside: A super easy recipe for my family’s favorite baked frozen okra. No need to wait for okra season or even to let your frozen okra thaw out – this is a dump, stir, and bake kind of recipe. No fussy ingredients or complicated steps here, folks!


Confession: I have always looooooved okra. Growing up, it was often served as a side dish. My mom always fried her okra until it was crunchy and seasoned it with simple Indian spices. My husband on the other hand? HATED it. I couldn’t believe it until we actually had a conversation about it. He said he hated the soggy texture, the slime, the lack of flavor.

Huh?

So I did what any loving (and sneaky) wife would do. I bought a few bags of frozen okra at my local grocery store. (It often goes on sale for $1 a bag, so in addition to being the easiest baked frozen okra on the internet, it’s also a dirt cheap recipe. You’re welcome.)

Easy Baked Frozen Okra

I dumped the still-frozen okra in a glass bowl, drizzled it with some simple spices, spread it out on a cookie sheet and baked it until it was golden and crunchy. This dish smells heavenly, and eventually he wandered into the kitchen to ask what I was making. When I told him I was cooking okra, first, he made a face. Then, he said – “wait. In the oven? I thought you just add it to soups and stews?”

And there it is folks. If you add okra to soups or stewed dishes like gumbo, the texture is often a bit soggy or even slimy. (Don’t get me wrong, I love gumbo, but I know lots of people have texture issues, and my husband is one of them.)

So even if you’ve never been a fan of okra, I urge to you give this easy okra recipe a try.

Need a bit more convincing?

According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information, okra is a natural lectin blocker! That slimy stuff? It binds to lectins and helps your body to remove them. Dr. Gundry is a huge fan of okra!

In fact, you’ll even find okra in his popular Lectin Shield supplement.

Gundry MD

 

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Easy Baked Frozen Okra Recipe

A super simple stir, dump, and bake recipe for delicious, Indian spiced crunchy baked frozen okra!

Course Side Dish
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients

  • 2 bags frozen sliced okra
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric
  • 1/8-1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1/8 tsp cracked black pepper
  • 2 tbsp olive oil

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

  2. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.

  3. In a large bowl, add frozen sliced okra, olive oil and all spices. Stir until okra is fully coated.

  4. Bake for 15 minutes, and using a spatula, flip over okra slices to evenly brown both sides. Continue baking for an additional 15 minutes or until okra has reached desired crunchy texture. 

Easy Baked Frozen Okra In Photos:

Buy pre-sliced, frozen okra – preferably when it goes on sale at the grocery store for $1 a bag.
Dump frozen okra in a bowl.
Dump out your spices – salt, pepper, turmeric, and cracked black pepper.
Add 2 tbsp of good quality olive oil.
Mix together.
Dump spices and oil on frozen okra and mix until well coated.
Spread out okra in a single layer on baking sheet.
Bake for about 15 minutes, then flip okra using a spatula to evenly brown both sides. Halfway there!
Continue baking for another 15 minutes or even a bit longer until you’ve reached your desired crunch level. Enjoy!

I hope you enjoy this delicious take on okra, and add this simple healthy recipe into your Plant Paradox meal rotation. If you’re looking for other easy dishes, check out my roasted frozen cauliflower recipe or this recipe for roasted Brussels sprouts.

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32 thoughts on “Easy Baked Frozen Okra Recipe”

  1. Erin Vasicek says:
    September 16, 2019 at 1:34 pm

    I have to make this, Bob loves okra!

    Reply
    1. ms_lectinfreefoodie says:
      September 18, 2019 at 11:24 am

      Let me know what you think!

      Reply
  2. Dexy carrillo says:
    November 12, 2019 at 8:11 am

    5 stars
    It is great to know that Okra is a blocker and easy to cook .

    Reply
  3. Gwyneviere says:
    January 27, 2020 at 11:58 pm

    5 stars
    Hi I grew up in Canada and now live in Australia. I don’t think I’d heard of okra until I read Plant Paradox. It’s available in Australia, grown locally but like most things only for a couple of months of the year. We love it dehydrated as a quick snack. To freeze my own would I just wash, cut it and freeze it?? Or would it need to be blanched first? Thanks!

    Reply
    1. ms_lectinfreefoodie says:
      February 13, 2020 at 1:43 am

      You don’t need to blanch it first – just cut and freeze! But you can use fresh okra in this recipe, too! No need to freeze – just reduce the time by a few minutes!

      Reply
  4. Debbie says:
    March 23, 2020 at 10:27 pm

    5 stars
    Easy to follow recipe! Thank you soooooo much! I’m going to try it tonight!!

    Reply
    1. ms_lectinfreefoodie says:
      March 26, 2020 at 3:09 pm

      You’ll love it! Thank you for your comment.

      Reply
  5. Kimberly Padula says:
    April 2, 2020 at 12:49 am

    5 stars
    This is great and easy!! Loved it! Thank you, Keep it up!!!!

    Reply
    1. ms_lectinfreefoodie says:
      May 17, 2020 at 11:50 pm

      Thank you so much for trying my recipe and for your wonderful feedback!

      Reply
  6. M says:
    May 15, 2020 at 12:44 am

    This looks delicious!
    I have frozen bag of whole okra. Does it need to be chopped?

    Reply
    1. ms_lectinfreefoodie says:
      May 15, 2020 at 1:10 pm

      Nope, whole works too. We’ve done it both ways and prefer the chopped okra, but both work!

      Reply
  7. ปั้มไลค์ says:
    June 25, 2020 at 10:54 am

    5 stars
    Like!! I blog quite often and I genuinely thank you for your information. The article has truly peaked my interest.

    Reply
  8. Joan T says:
    July 9, 2020 at 4:21 am

    4 stars
    I’ve made this a couple of times, and love the no prep factor. It tastes good, even though I haven’t perfected the high altitude adjustment to the cook time yet. At 6,000’, it isn’t quite browned even at 40 minutes. Fortunately, I also like gumbo, so I don’t require crispness.

    Reply
    1. ms_lectinfreefoodie says:
      July 11, 2020 at 7:48 pm

      Thanks for your feedback. I live in the midwest, so I’m not sure I know what adjustments you’d have to make. I’m a huge fan of “no-prep” easy dishes!

      Reply
  9. Marsi says:
    August 31, 2020 at 7:09 pm

    5 stars
    What if I don’t have any Turmeric? Can I substitute or just leave it out? I wanted to try this tonight, but wasn’t sure about that. Thank you!

    Reply
  10. Nan says:
    September 22, 2020 at 8:51 am

    5 stars
    Tried it. It is wonderfully tasty and so easy . It used to get so mushy when I cook it in the usual way-especially the frozen ones. Thank you.

    Reply
  11. Sara says:
    November 25, 2020 at 10:35 pm

    5 stars
    This worked great! I’ve done this a handful of times already with different seasonings and they come out nice and roasted every time.

    Reply
  12. Cat says:
    January 22, 2021 at 6:30 pm

    Hi, have you ever tried doing this on the stove top with frozen okra? Wondering if it would work that way as an alternative if the oven is tied up with something else.

    Reply
  13. C says:
    February 2, 2021 at 12:11 am

    5 stars
    This turned out so good! Thank you!

    Reply
  14. Rachel says:
    February 12, 2021 at 7:13 pm

    Does this come out slimy at all? I know okra can have that slimy consistency

    Reply
  15. Shima Lal says:
    February 17, 2021 at 7:44 pm

    Can I add other spices like corrainder, mango powder or will it burn?

    Reply
  16. Hannah says:
    May 5, 2021 at 12:38 am

    I have a few bags of okra in freezer. Going to try this later 😍.

    Reply
  17. Gail J says:
    December 23, 2021 at 5:19 pm

    I will be able to use this when making gumbo. The okra still has the ability to thicken the soup/stew; and I don’t have to resort to using vinegar. Love it!!

    Reply
  18. Bethany says:
    April 21, 2022 at 4:39 am

    5 stars
    Omg so delicious & simple! This is now a staple in our house. Just change up the spices depending on our mood. We actually just got an air fryer & I’m feeling adventurous so I think I may try it out in there! Thank you so much!

    Reply
  19. Kalenda Maya says:
    August 2, 2022 at 9:13 pm

    5 stars
    Thank you for sharing this delicious recipe! The only tweak was placing the okra under the broiler for a couple of minutes for an extra crispy taste!

    Reply
  20. Theresa Capri says:
    October 1, 2022 at 9:01 pm

    5 stars
    This was way better than I was imagining it would be! I found some okra in the freezer that my brother had grown and frozen. We don’t eat much okra, so I wasn’t sure what to do with it. I trimmed it up (the ends and the caps-not sure if I needed to do that but I didn’t see them in the picture you posted). I ended up baking a little less than 25 min. They tasted kind of like cajun fries. I will put less cayenne next time because we like way less heat, other than that I will make these again. Thanks for the recipe!

    Reply
  21. Jean Finch says:
    November 10, 2022 at 12:21 am

    Can you bake at 350 degrees with a longer time period? I don’t like to turn oven on past 350 degrees!

    Reply
  22. Si says:
    February 19, 2023 at 11:55 am

    5 stars
    Brilliant. My partner is the same. I added some extra chilli, cumin and coriander powder.
    Thank you

    Reply
  23. Kate Krawchuk says:
    August 4, 2023 at 11:05 pm

    Trying tonight…so excited my daughter & I love okra. I do something similar with Brussel sprouts, broccoli & cauliflower 😋

    Reply
  24. Alice says:
    December 16, 2023 at 8:08 pm

    5 stars
    I live in Montana so coming across fresh okra is rare. I’ve made this recipe 4 times in the past 6 months and it is so good! This southern raise girl is so happy to have found your recipe.

    Reply
  25. Gina says:
    January 19, 2024 at 2:09 am

    5 stars
    Followed the recipe but added a 1/2 tsp of Garam Marsala!! Oh my goodness! This is a KEEPER!! YUMMY!

    Reply
  26. Carol says:
    April 27, 2024 at 4:45 pm

    5 stars
    What entrees go with okra?

    Reply

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