Lentil Recipes

Delicious and budget-friendly recipes featuring lentils. Lentils are inexpensive, easy to cook, and packed with nutrients, making them the perfect ingredient for easy weeknight dinners!

Mediterranean Lentil Soup

$7.59 recipe / $1.08 serving

This vegan Mediterranean Lentil Soup is bright and refreshing. Finished with a squeeze of lemon, it's the perfect meal for rainy spring days.

Southwest Lentils And Rice Skillet

$5.65 recipe / $1.41 serving

This Southwest Lentils and Rice Skillet is packed with veggies and bold flavors for a super filling, budget-friendly, and easy to make one pot skillet meal!

Lentil Bolognese

$5.58 recipe / $1.40 serving

Lentil bolognese is a rich and hearty pasta sauce that is budget-friendly and full of bold flavors. Plus, it makes tasty leftovers!

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Best Lentil Soup Recipes

Lentil soup and stew recipes are the best busy weeknight dinners because lentils are easy to cook, versatile, and wholesome.

Creamy Lentil Vegetable Soup

$9.19 recipe / $2.30 serving

This Creamy Lentil Vegetable Soup is a medley of colors, flavors, and textures all in a hearty and inexpensive bowl. It's vegan, too!

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Spiced Lentils with Carrots

$3.91 recipe / $0.98 serving

These warm, sweet, and savory spiced lentils hold up well as leftovers and make the perfect cozy vegetarian meal prep.

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Curried Red Lentil and Pumpkin Soup

$3.55 recipe / $0.59 serving

This Curried Red Lentil and Pumpkin Soup is super fast and easy, and will keep you warm from the inside out on chilly fall evenings!

Tomato Lentil Soup

$4.74 recipe / $0.79 serving

There's nothing quite like the smell of a pot of soup simmering away on the stove top when it's cold and blustery outside. This tomato lentil soup is full of vegetables and herbs for a simple, flavorful, and warming winter soup.

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Lentils with Creamy Mushroom Gravy

$5.09 recipe / $1.27 serving

These Lentils with Creamy Mushroom Gravy are an easy, hearty, and comforting vegan weeknight dinner, perfect for cold winter nights.

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Creamy Coconut Curry Lentils with Spinach

$6.29 recipe / $1.57 serving

These rich, creamy, and earthy Coconut Curry Lentils are an easy and delicious vegan option for dinner or weekly meal prep!

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Vegan Lentil Stew

$5.08 recipe / $0.64 serving

A rich and hearty medley of vegetables, lentils, and herbs makes this freezer-friendly Vegan Lentil Stew the perfect cold-weather comfort food.

Slow Cooker Vegetarian Lentil Chili

$4.64 recipe / $0.77 serving

This Slow Cooker Vegetarian Lentil Chili makes a huge batch, is packed with flavor and nutrients, and can be made for only about 5 dollars!