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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://connect.bcbstx.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>Vegetarian Louisiana Gumbo</title><link>https://connect.bcbstx.com/nutrition/w/recipe-book/152/vegetarian-louisiana-gumbo</link><description>Recipe Book</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>Vegetarian Louisiana Gumbo</title><link>https://connect.bcbstx.com/nutrition/w/recipe-book/152/vegetarian-louisiana-gumbo</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2023 16:52:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:d7b97392-2ae9-40e9-9cfb-156e75d8db63</guid><dc:creator>BCBSTX Connect Team</dc:creator><comments>https://connect.bcbstx.com/nutrition/w/recipe-book/152/vegetarian-louisiana-gumbo#comments</comments><description>Current Revision posted to Recipe Book by BCBSTX Connect Team on 12/15/2023 4:52:02 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;text-decoration:underline;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ingredients: Makes 6 servings&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Vegetarian" src="/resized-image/__size/201x336/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-08/0702.2066166_5F00_connect_5F00_recipes_5F00_vegetarian.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;2 TBSP White Rice&lt;br /&gt;2 TBSP Butter, unsalted&lt;br /&gt;2 TBSP Flour&lt;br /&gt;4 tsp Canola oil&lt;br /&gt;1/4 cup Yellow onion, diced&lt;br /&gt;1/2 cup + 2 TBSP Celery, diced&lt;br /&gt;1/4 cup Red bell peppers, diced&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;1/4 cup Green bell peppers, diced&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;1/3 cup Carrots, diced&lt;br /&gt;1/2 cup Eggplant, diced&lt;br /&gt;1/4 cup Zucchini, diced&lt;br /&gt;1/3 cup Yellow squash, diced&lt;br /&gt;2 tsp Cajun spice&lt;br /&gt;2 1/2 cups Water&lt;br /&gt;1 TSBP Low-sodium vegetable base&lt;br /&gt;1/2 cup = 2 TBSP Diced tomatoes, no salt added&lt;br /&gt;1/3 cup Okra, stems removed&lt;br /&gt;1/4 tsp Salt&lt;br /&gt;1/8 tsp Ground black pepper&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;text-decoration:underline;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Directions:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Cook rice according to package instructions.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In small saucepan over medium-low heat, melt butter. Add flour and cook, stirring often, until mixture is the color of peanut butter (Roux). Set aside.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In large pot, heat canola oil over medium-high heat. Add all vegetables, except tomatoes and okra. Add Cajun spice and saute vegetables until tender, about 5-7 minutes.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Add the roux (butter, flour mixture from step 2) and mix well. Slowly add water, vegetable base, and tomatoes.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Add okra and bring to simmer. Cover and cook 15 minutes before adding rice, salt and pepper. Serve hot.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;text-decoration:underline;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Serving size:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Per serving: 1 Cup&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:inherit;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;text-decoration:underline;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nutrition information:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:inherit;"&gt;Per serving: Calories: 145; Total fat: 8g; Sat fat; 3g; Sodium: 355mg; Carbs: 17g; Protein: 2.5g; Fiber: 3g; Sugar: 4.5g&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:inherit;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;text-decoration:underline;"&gt;Recipe Source:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;Recipe provided by &lt;a title="FLIK Hospitality Group" href="http://www.flik-usa.com/blog/wellness/recipes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;FLIK Hospitality Group&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img alt="leaving site icon" height="10" src="/cfs-filesystemfile/__key/communityserver-components-sitefiles/OpenNewWindow.png" width="10" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: High blood pressure - Sodium Conscious, General Healthy - Health Conscious, Heart Disease - Heart Conscious, Soup, American, Recipe Book, Vegetarian, Diabetes/prediabetes - Carb Conscious&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Vegetarian Louisiana Gumbo</title><link>https://connect.bcbstx.com/nutrition/w/recipe-book/152/vegetarian-louisiana-gumbo/revision/4</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2023 16:06:33 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:d7b97392-2ae9-40e9-9cfb-156e75d8db63</guid><dc:creator>Bridgett</dc:creator><comments>https://connect.bcbstx.com/nutrition/w/recipe-book/152/vegetarian-louisiana-gumbo#comments</comments><description>Revision 4 posted to Recipe Book by Bridgett on 1/13/2023 4:06:33 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;text-decoration:underline;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ingredients: Makes 6 servings&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;2 TBSP White Rice&lt;br /&gt;2 TBSP Butter, unsalted&lt;br /&gt;2 TBSP Flour&lt;br /&gt;4 tsp Canola oil&lt;br /&gt;1/4 cup Yellow onion, diced&lt;br /&gt;1/2 cup + 2 TBSP Celery, diced&lt;br /&gt;1/4 cup Red bell peppers, diced&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;1/4 cup Green bell peppers, diced&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;1/3 cup Carrots, diced&lt;br /&gt;1/2 cup Eggplant, diced&lt;br /&gt;1/4 cup Zucchini, diced&lt;br /&gt;1/3 cup Yellow squash, diced&lt;br /&gt;2 tsp Cajun spice&lt;br /&gt;2 1/2 cups Water&lt;br /&gt;1 TSBP Low-sodium vegetable base&lt;br /&gt;1/2 cup = 2 TBSP Diced tomatoes, no salt added&lt;br /&gt;1/3 cup Okra, stems removed&lt;br /&gt;1/4 tsp Salt&lt;br /&gt;1/8 tsp Ground black pepper&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;text-decoration:underline;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Directions:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Cook rice according to package instructions.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In small saucepan over medium-low heat, melt butter. Add flour and cook, stirring often, until mixture is the color of peanut butter (Roux). Set aside.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In large pot, heat canola oil over medium-high heat. Add all vegetables, except tomatoes and okra. Add Cajun spice and saute vegetables until tender, about 5-7 minutes.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Add the roux (butter, flour mixture from step 2) and mix well. Slowly add water, vegetable base, and tomatoes.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Add okra and bring to simmer. Cover and cook 15 minutes before adding rice, salt and pepper. Serve hot.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;text-decoration:underline;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Serving size:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Per serving: 1 Cup&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:inherit;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;text-decoration:underline;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nutrition information:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:inherit;"&gt;Per serving: Calories: 145; Total fat: 8g; Sat fat; 3g; Sodium: 355mg; Carbs: 17g; Protein: 2.5g; Fiber: 3g; Sugar: 4.5g&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:inherit;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;text-decoration:underline;"&gt;Recipe Source:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;Recipe provided by &lt;a title="FLIK Hospitality Group" href="http://www.flik-usa.com/blog/wellness/recipes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;FLIK Hospitality Group&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img alt="leaving site icon" height="10" src="/cfs-filesystemfile/__key/communityserver-components-sitefiles/OpenNewWindow.png" width="10" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: High blood pressure - Sodium Conscious, General Healthy - Health Conscious, Heart Disease - Heart Conscious, Soup, American, Recipe Book, Vegetarian, Diabetes/prediabetes - Carb Conscious&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Vegetarian Louisiana Gumbo</title><link>https://connect.bcbstx.com/nutrition/w/recipe-book/152/vegetarian-louisiana-gumbo/revision/3</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2021 21:54:46 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:d7b97392-2ae9-40e9-9cfb-156e75d8db63</guid><dc:creator>BCBSTX Connect Team</dc:creator><comments>https://connect.bcbstx.com/nutrition/w/recipe-book/152/vegetarian-louisiana-gumbo#comments</comments><description>Revision 3 posted to Recipe Book by BCBSTX Connect Team on 10/12/2021 9:54:46 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;text-decoration:underline;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ingredients: Makes 6 servings&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Vegetarian Louisiana Gumbo" src="/resized-image/__size/320x240/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-08/VegetarianLouisianaGumbo.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;2 TBSP White Rice&lt;br /&gt;2 TBSP Butter, unsalted&lt;br /&gt;2 TBSP Flour&lt;br /&gt;4 tsp Canola oil&lt;br /&gt;1/4 cup Yellow onion, diced&lt;br /&gt;1/2 cup + 2 TBSP Celery, diced&lt;br /&gt;1/4 cup Red bell peppers, diced&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;1/4 cup Green bell peppers, diced&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;1/3 cup Carrots, diced&lt;br /&gt;1/2 cup Eggplant, diced&lt;br /&gt;1/4 cup Zucchini, diced&lt;br /&gt;1/3 cup Yellow squash, diced&lt;br /&gt;2 tsp Cajun spice&lt;br /&gt;2 1/2 cups Water&lt;br /&gt;1 TSBP Low-sodium vegetable base&lt;br /&gt;1/2 cup = 2 TBSP Diced tomatoes, no salt added&lt;br /&gt;1/3 cup Okra, stems removed&lt;br /&gt;1/4 tsp Salt&lt;br /&gt;1/8 tsp Ground black pepper&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;text-decoration:underline;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Directions:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Cook rice according to package instructions.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In small saucepan over medium-low heat, melt butter. Add flour and cook, stirring often, until mixture is the color of peanut butter (Roux). Set aside.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In large pot, heat canola oil over medium-high heat. Add all vegetables, except tomatoes and okra. Add Cajun spice and saute vegetables until tender, about 5-7 minutes.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Add the roux (butter, flour mixture from step 2) and mix well. Slowly add water, vegetable base, and tomatoes.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Add okra and bring to simmer. Cover and cook 15 minutes before adding rice, salt and pepper. Serve hot.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;text-decoration:underline;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Serving size:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Per serving: 1 Cup&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:inherit;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;text-decoration:underline;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nutrition information:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:inherit;"&gt;Per serving: Calories: 145; Total fat: 8g; Sat fat; 3g; Sodium: 355mg; Carbs: 17g; Protein: 2.5g; Fiber: 3g; Sugar: 4.5g&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:inherit;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;text-decoration:underline;"&gt;Recipe Source:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;Recipe provided by &lt;a title="FLIK Hospitality Group" href="http://www.flik-usa.com/blog/wellness/recipes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;FLIK Hospitality Group&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img alt="leaving site icon" height="10" src="/cfs-filesystemfile/__key/communityserver-components-sitefiles/OpenNewWindow.png" width="10" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: High blood pressure - Sodium Conscious, General Healthy - Health Conscious, Heart Disease - Heart Conscious, Soup, American, Recipe Book, Vegetarian, Diabetes/prediabetes - Carb Conscious&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Vegetarian Louisiana Gumbo</title><link>https://connect.bcbstx.com/nutrition/w/recipe-book/152/vegetarian-louisiana-gumbo/revision/2</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2021 20:21:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:d7b97392-2ae9-40e9-9cfb-156e75d8db63</guid><dc:creator>Bridgett</dc:creator><comments>https://connect.bcbstx.com/nutrition/w/recipe-book/152/vegetarian-louisiana-gumbo#comments</comments><description>Revision 2 posted to Recipe Book by Bridgett on 9/8/2021 8:21:20 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;text-decoration:underline;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ingredients: Makes 6 servings&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;2 TBSP White Rice&lt;br /&gt;2 TBSP Butter, unsalted&lt;br /&gt;2 TBSP Flour&lt;br /&gt;4 tsp Canola oil&lt;br /&gt;1/4 cup Yellow onion, diced&lt;br /&gt;1/2 cup + 2 TBSP Celery, diced&lt;br /&gt;1/4 cup Red bell peppers, diced&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;1/4 cup Green bell peppers, diced&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;1/3 cup Carrots, diced&lt;br /&gt;1/2 cup Eggplant, diced&lt;br /&gt;1/4 cup Zucchini, diced&lt;br /&gt;1/3 cup Yellow squash, diced&lt;br /&gt;2 tsp Cajun spice&lt;br /&gt;2 1/2 cups Water&lt;br /&gt;1 TSBP Low-sodium vegetable base&lt;br /&gt;1/2 cup = 2 TBSP Diced tomatoes, no salt added&lt;br /&gt;1/3 cup Okra, stems removed&lt;br /&gt;1/4 tsp Salt&lt;br /&gt;1/8 tsp Ground black pepper&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;text-decoration:underline;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Directions:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Cook rice according to package instructions.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In small saucepan over medium-low heat, melt butter. Add flour and cook, stirring often, until mixture is the color of peanut butter (Roux). Set aside.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In large pot, heat canola oil over medium-high heat. Add all vegetables, except tomatoes and okra. Add Cajun spice and saute vegetables until tender, about 5-7 minutes.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Add the roux (butter, flour mixture from step 2) and mix well. Slowly add water, vegetable base, and tomatoes.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Add okra and bring to simmer. Cover and cook 15 minutes before adding rice, salt and pepper. Serve hot.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;text-decoration:underline;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Serving size:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;1 Cup; &amp;nbsp;Makes: 6 servings&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:inherit;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;text-decoration:underline;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nutrition information:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:inherit;"&gt;Per serving: Calories: 145; Total fat: 8g; Sat fat; 3g; Sodium: 355mg; Carbs: 17g; Protein: 2.5g; Fiber: 3g; Sugar: 4.5g&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:inherit;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;text-decoration:underline;"&gt;Recipe Source:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;Recipe provided by &lt;a title="FLIK Hospitality Group" href="http://www.flik-usa.com/blog/wellness/recipes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;FLIK Hospitality Group&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img alt="leaving site icon" height="10" src="/cfs-filesystemfile/__key/communityserver-components-sitefiles/OpenNewWindow.png" width="10" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: High blood pressure - Sodium Conscious, General Healthy - Health Conscious, Heart Disease - Heart Conscious, Soup, American, Recipe Book, Vegetarian, Diabetes/prediabetes - Carb Conscious&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Vegetarian Louisiana Gumbo</title><link>https://connect.bcbstx.com/nutrition/w/recipe-book/152/vegetarian-louisiana-gumbo/revision/1</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2020 19:29:14 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:d7b97392-2ae9-40e9-9cfb-156e75d8db63</guid><dc:creator>BCBSTX Connect Team</dc:creator><comments>https://connect.bcbstx.com/nutrition/w/recipe-book/152/vegetarian-louisiana-gumbo#comments</comments><description>Revision 1 posted to Recipe Book by BCBSTX Connect Team on 1/27/2020 7:29:14 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;text-decoration:underline;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ingredients: Makes 6 servings&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;2 TBSP White Rice&lt;br /&gt;2 TBSP Butter, unsalted&lt;br /&gt;2 TBSP Flour&lt;br /&gt;4 tsp Canola oil&lt;br /&gt;1/4 cup Yellow onion, diced&lt;br /&gt;1/2 cup + 2 TBSP Celery, diced&lt;br /&gt;1/4 cup Red bell peppers, diced&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;1/4 cup Green bell peppers, diced&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;1/3 cup Carrots, diced&lt;br /&gt;1/2 cup Eggplant, diced&lt;br /&gt;1/4 cup Zucchini, diced&lt;br /&gt;1/3 cup Yellow squash, diced&lt;br /&gt;2 tsp Cajun spice&lt;br /&gt;2 1/2 cups Water&lt;br /&gt;1 TSBP Low-sodium vegetable base&lt;br /&gt;1/2 cup = 2 TBSP Diced tomatoes, no salt added&lt;br /&gt;1/3 cup Okra, stems removed&lt;br /&gt;1/4 tsp Salt&lt;br /&gt;1/8 tsp Ground black pepper&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;text-decoration:underline;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Directions:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Cook rice according to package instructions.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In small saucepan over medium-low heat, melt butter. Add flour and cook, stirring often, until mixture is the color of peanut butter (Roux). Set aside.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In large pot, heat canola oil over medium-high heat. Add all vegetables, except tomatoes and okra. Add Cajun spice and saute vegetables until tender, about 5-7 minutes.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Add the roux (butter, flour mixture from step 2) and mix well. Slowly add water, vegetable base, and tomatoes.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Add okra and bring to simmer. Cover and cook 15 minutes before adding rice, salt and pepper. Serve hot.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;text-decoration:underline;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Serving size:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;1 Cup; &amp;nbsp;Makes: 6 servings&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:inherit;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;text-decoration:underline;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nutrition information:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;text-decoration:underline;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:inherit;"&gt;Per serving: Calories: 145; Total fat: 8g; Sat fat; 3g; Sodium: 355mg; Carbs: 17g; Protein: 2.5g; Fiber: 3g; Sugar: 4.5g&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:inherit;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;text-decoration:underline;"&gt;Recipe Source:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;Recipe provided by &lt;a title="FLIK Hospitality Group" href="http://www.flik-usa.com/blog/wellness/recipes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;FLIK Hospitality Group&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img src="https://www.csdesignpro.com/retail/test/leaving.png" alt=" " /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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