Lentil Loving Family

Delicious and Easy Recipes for Your Family

From scrumptious one-pot meals to delicious snacks, these recipes highlight the beauty of lentils, beans, legumes, and a variety of other ingredients. Designed for both seasoned chefs and kitchen novices, they aim to make your family’s mealtimes enjoyable and wholesome.

Mains

A bowl of tomato lentil soup topped with parsley on a white surface.

Soups

Salads

Loaded nachos after baking with cheese melted and slightly golden brown.

Snacks & Appetizers

Refried beans in a white bowl with bell peppers and tortilla chips in the background.

Sides

Dipper dipped into tandoori chicken dip.

Condiments

All the Latest

Side view of pumpkin soup in bowl with pepitas and red pepper flakes.

Crockpot Pumpkin Cottage Cheese Soup for Cozy Weeknight Dinners

Cinnamon-sugar coated pumpkin donuts on plate.

33 Fall Cottage Cheese Recipes: Here’s What to Make This Season

Close up of creamy tomato soup in a ceramic bowl with basil and pepper on top.

High Protein Crockpot Tomato Basil Soup With Cottage Cheese

Close-up top-down view of saag chicken on a plate of basmati rice with naan, showing the spinach curry’s texture and yogurt garnish. Accompanied by a green linen napkin, raita, and lemon wedge on a white marble surface.

Crockpot Chicken Saag: Easy Slow Cooker Indian Dinner for Busy Days

Home-style dal in a white bowl with rice and dal in another bowl.

The Most Basic Dal Recipe (And Most Comforting)

Lentils? Check. Water? Check. Spice? Just a few. That’s all you need for this home-style…

Reader Favs

Iced white chocolate mocha in a tall glass.

Starbucks Copycat Iced White Chocolate Mocha – Made with Homemade Syrup!

Two shot glasses of gazpacho placed on a wooden board with a basket of tomatoes in the background.

Gazpacho Shots with Microgreens: Easy Cold Soup Recipe

Chickpea nuggets on a grey plate with cilantro in the background.

Baked Chickpea Nuggets: Crispy, Easy, Kids-Approved!

In the Recipe Index

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Chickpea lentil curry in a white bowl served with naan.

Easy Chickpea Lentil Curry: Hearty and Homey!

Two bowls of avocado salad on a grey surface.

The Best Avocado Salad with Tomato: Creamy, Crunchy Goodness in Minutes

Top-down view of Greek lemon potatoes in a white oval baking dish, garnished with lemon slices and fresh parsley.

Greek Lemon Potatoes (Patates Lemonates): Crispy, Lemony, and Absolutely Irresistible

Tandoori chicken dip with a platter of dippers.

Tandoori Chicken Dip: The Party MVP Everyone Will Love!

Tomato lentil soup in a bowl with soup spoon in the background.

Easy Creamy Tomato Lentil Soup: Quick Vegan & Gluten-Free Instant Pot Recipe

Spinach dip breadsticks on a wooden board.

Pull-Apart Joy: Christmas Tree Spinach Dip Breadsticks

Hot honey in a mason jar with a honey pot in the background.

The Ultimate DIY Hot Honey: Bee Careful, It’s Hot!

Red lentil pancakes on a white plate with potatoes and raita in the background.

Red Lentil Pancakes with Cumin-Flavored Potatoes

Spoon in a bowl of butternut squash soup.

Vegan Butternut Squash Soup in Slow Cooker – Dump-and-Go Simplicity at its Best!

Strawberry spinach salad in a bowl placed on a grey surface with spinach and walnuts in the background.

Spinach Strawberry Salad with Feta and Walnuts: Refreshing and Simple Salad Recipe in 10 Minutes

Meet Shilpa

I’m Shilpa, the passionate home cook and creative mind behind the Lentil Loving Family. I have always been captivated by the diverse world of legumes, and I’m excited to share my love for these Ingredients. While lentils and legumes will always be central, you’ll find a wider variety of recipes here. My goal is to create a space where anyone can find inspiration for their next meal, be it a hearty legume-based dish or something entirely different.

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