Okra In A Blanket
A Simple Vegetarian Version of Pigs In A Blanket Made with Okra, cheese, sun-dried tomatoes and jalapeno
Servings 4 People
Calories 221kcal
Ingredients
- 15 okra
- ¼ cup sundried tomatoes
- 1 jalapeño optional
- 1 Packet Sargento® Snack Bites®!
- ½ Sheet puff pastry room temperature
- Oil spray
- 2 tsp butter melted
- Cilantro for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300°.
- Cut the heads of the okra and make one slit, lengthwise. Don’t split the okra into 2 parts.
- Remove as much of the inner contents as you can. The seeds are not harmful, but, you want to make space for the awesome ingredients.
- Place them on a baking tray and lightly spray with cooking spray.
- Place in the oven for 15-20 minutes to soften them. When they start to brown a little, remove them from the oven.
- Turn the temperature of the oven up to 400° and let it heat.
- Wait for the okra to cool completely before filling them up, otherwise the cheese will melt in your hands.
- While they are cooling, make strips out of puff pastry.
- First, cut the sheet in half and then make ribbons out of them (I went with ½ inch wide by 5.5 inches long - It doesn’t have to be exact).
- Cut the jalapeño into long strips and set aside.
- Gently open the okra and start by filling with 1-2 cheese strips.
- Add one jalapeño strip to the side of cheese.
- Top with about 2-3 sun-dried tomatoes.
- Wrap the stuffed okra with one of the pastry strips.
- Place the wrapped okra on a lightly greased baking sheet.
- When done, lightly brush the tops of the pastry ribbon with the melted butter.
- Place in the oven and heat for 10 minutes or until the tops of the pastry have browned.
- Some of the cheese will melt outwards and that’s ok.
- Remove from the oven and let it cool.
- Serve with a hot sauce or ketchup.