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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

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Close-up of a single slice of cottage cheese egg casserole on a plate with a fork, highlighting the creamy, cheesy interior with visible spinach and peppers.

High Protein Cottage Cheese Egg Casserole: My Favorite Make-Ahead Breakfast Bake

Close-up of stacked air fryer blueberry donuts on a white plate with visible glaze and fresh blueberries.

Air Fryer Blueberry Donuts: Soft, Cake-Like Homemade Donuts You Can’t Get Enough Of!

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…

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Brussels sprouts pakora on a white plate.

Brussels Sprouts Pakora: Bite-Sized Crispy Goodness

Lentil bread rolls in a basket with on sliced bread roll on a blue plate.

Protein-Packed Red Lentil Bread Rolls: No Grains, No Yeast, No Problem!

Top-down shot of beet salad with goat cheese and walnuts surrounded by ingredients on a marble surface.

Roasted Beet Salad with Goat Cheese: Simple and Stunning Side Dish

In the Recipe Index

Top 10 Favorites

Overhead view of multiple blackened tilapia tacos filled with purple cabbage, grilled fish, onions, avocado sauce, and fresh cilantro, surrounded by limes and avocado halves.

Blackened Tilapia Fish Tacos with Avocado Sauce (Easy Seafood Dinner Idea)

Baguette on a white surface with butter and knife. It also has a sliced baguette placed on a baking sheet.

Fresh, Crusty Baguette At Home? Here’s How to Make It!

Strawberry acai refresher in a tall glass placed over a pink surface.

Homemade Strawberry Acai Refresher Recipe (Starbucks Inspired)

Roasted vegetables and chickpeas on a rectangular plate.

Roasted Veggies and Chickpeas: Sheet Pan Dinner with Indian Flavors

Salmon and white bean salad on a white serving plate.

Salmon and White Bean Salad: The Easy Meal that Saves the Day

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

Red Lentil Pancakes with Cumin-Flavored Potatoes

Sprouted mung beans with long shoots.

Sprout Mung Beans at Home: Easy Beginner’s Guide

Homemade fries served with ketchup and hot sauce.

Air Fryer French Fries: Quick, Easy, and Oh-So-Crunchy!

Close up of air fryer shrimp placed on a white plate.

Air Fryer Shrimp: So Good, You’ll Never Make It Any Other Way (Quick Seafood Recipe)

Tall glass of mango lassi topped with chopped pistachios and mango chunks, placed on a wooden board with a ripe mango in the background.

My 5-Minute, 5-Ingredient Mango Lassi Recipe For When You Want It Just Right

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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Overhead view of multiple blackened tilapia tacos filled with purple cabbage, grilled fish, onions, avocado sauce, and fresh cilantro, surrounded by limes and avocado halves.

Blackened Tilapia Fish Tacos with Avocado Sauce (Easy Seafood Dinner Idea)

Salmon and white bean salad on a white serving plate.

Salmon and White Bean Salad: The Easy Meal that Saves the Day

Zucchini chickpea flour stir fry on a white plate.

Zucchini Stir Fry: Savor Vegan Goodness, Indian Style