🍛 Vegan Lentil Recipes

Vegan Lentil Recipes — Filling, budget-friendly lentil soups, dals, and mains. Every recipe below is 100% plant-based, with the full ingredient list and step-by-step directions. Browse all 9 recipes, search by keyword, or tap any card for the complete recipe.

⏱ 25 min

Crispy Lentil-Walnut Tacos

A hearty taco "meat" of lentils and toasted walnuts crisped in a skillet with taco spices. Tucked into tortillas with all the fixings.

8 tacos

⏱ 30 min

Everyday Red Lentil Dal

Quick-cooking red lentils simmered with turmeric and tomatoes, finished with a sizzling cumin-garlic tempering.

4 servings

⏱ 7–8 hrs low

Slow Cooker Lentil & Vegetable Soup

Cozy green lentils simmered low and slow with carrots, celery, tomatoes, and herbs. Freezer-friendly and even better the next day.

6 servings

⏱ 5–6 hrs low

Lentil Sloppy Joes

Sweet-and-tangy lentil sloppy joes that simmer themselves while you're at work. Pile onto toasted buns and grab the napkins.

6 sandwiches

⏱ 5–6 hrs low

Slow Cooker Red Lentil Dal

Red lentils melt into a golden, gingery dal finished with a sizzling cumin-garlic tempering. Spoon over rice with warm naan.

6 servings

⏱ 7 hrs low

Lentil Bolognese-Style Ragu

Brown lentils and finely chopped mushrooms slow-cook into a meaty, savory ragu that clings to tagliatelle like a true bolognese.

6 servings

⏱ 6 hrs low

Lazy Cabbage Roll Casserole

All the sweet-and-sour comfort of stuffed cabbage rolls — unrolled. Cabbage, rice, and lentils layer up in a tangy tomato sauce.

6 servings

⏱ 5–6 hrs low

Lasagna Soup with Cashew Ricotta

All the layers of lasagna in ladle form — broken noodles, herby tomato broth, lentils, and dollops of lemony cashew ricotta.

6 servings

⏱ 6 hrs low

Harissa Braised Lentils & Squash

Green lentils and butternut squash braised with harissa, cumin, and tomato, finished with mint and a lemony tahini drizzle.

6 servings