Steamed Okra with Cheese

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Nutritional Info

Servings Per Recipe: 1
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 54.6

Total Fat: 4.2 g
Cholesterol: 10.8 mg
Sodium: 33.9 mg
Total Carbs: 3.9 g
Dietary Fiber: 2.1 g
Protein: 1.6 g

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Introduction

I love this, it's my guilty pleasure, and if you go easy on the cheese and butter it actually winds up being good for you as well as darn tasty. I know I'm weird for liking okra, but it's srsly replaced green beans in my diet. SO GOOD. I love this, it's my guilty pleasure, and if you go easy on the cheese and butter it actually winds up being good for you as well as darn tasty. I know I'm weird for liking okra, but it's srsly replaced green beans in my diet. SO GOOD.

Minutes to Prepare: 5

Minutes to Cook: 5

Number of Servings: 1

Ingredients

Okra, 8 pods, washed and with the stems cut off

Any interesting melting cheese, about a half cup to a cup

One pat of butter (optional)

Directions

Steam okra 3-5 minutes, or until pods are tender. At the same time, melt cheese in microwave. Remove okra from steamer basket when done, and toss in 1 pat of butter- it should melt pretty quickly. Pour cheese over okra pods, and munch away.

Makes one fairly largeish snack.

Number of Servings: 1

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DR4WIN9F00L.