Slow Cooker or Instant Pot Recipes for Lentils will give you interesting ideas for using lentils in something besides soup! And lentils are nutritious, delicious, inexpensive, and easy to cook in the slow cooker or the Instant Pot!
PIN the Slow Cooker or Instant Pot Recipes for Lentils to try some later!
Lentils are one of my favorite ingredients to use in soup, and there’s already a great collection of Slow Cooker and Instant Pot Lentil Soup Recipes on this site! But today I’m encouraging you to try lentils in something besides soup because lentils are a versatile ingredient for a wide variety of dishes!
And this great collection of Slow Cooker or Instant Pot Recipes for Lentils is going to give you so many interesting ideas for lentils! Lentils are easy on the budget and a they’re a great vegetarian source of protein, so I hope you’ll try one of these ideas for a perfect lentil side dish or main dish made in the slow cooker or the Instant Pot!
What kinds of recipes for lentils will you find here?
Here you will find side dishes and main dishes using lentils, with so many different combinations and flavors. There are lentil dishes with curry, rice, peppers, barley, kale, coconut milk, Moroccan spices, and more!
How do you get the complete recipe?
Just click or tap any recipe name to see the complete recipe on that site. All photos are copyrighted to the site that posted the recipe.
Instant Pot Red Lentil Dal from Cookin’ Canuck is going to be a wow for everyone who likes Indian food, and don’t you agree that sounds amazing?
Instant Pot Lentil Very Brown Rice from Letty’s Kitchen gives you the perfect combo of lentils and brown rice for complete vegetarian protein. This recipe has only 4 ingredients and is so easy to make.
Slow Cooker Vegetarian Greek Lentil Casserole from Kalyn’s Kitchen has all those Greek flavors I love so much, and if you don’t have the Crock-Pot Casserole Crock Slow Cooker (affiliate link) you can make this in any large oval slow cooker.
Instant Pot Red Curry Lentils from Pinch of Yum are an easy vegetarian meal that’s absolutely loaded with flavor!
This amazing-looking Lentil Coconut Curry from Slender Kitchen can be made in the Instant Pot, in the Slow Cooker, or on the stove.
Slow Cooker Lentil and Barley Pilaf from 365 Days of Slow + Pressure Cooking sounds like a perfect combination of two classic ingredients!
More Lentils in the Slow Cooker or Instant Pot:
- Slow Cooker Lentil and Kale Super Food from A Year of Slow Cooking
- Instant Pot Dal Makhani with Rice from Piping Pot Curry
- Slow Cooker Coconut Lentil Curry from The Kitchn
- Cheesy Chicken and Lentils from 365 Days of Slow + Pressure Cooking
- Slow Cooker Moroccan Lentils from The Wanderlust Kitchen
- Spiced Instant Pot Lentils and Rice from Healthy Slow Cooking
Letty / Letty's Kitchen says
Hi Kalyn! Thank you for including my Lentil Very Brown Rice in this trio. They all look like keepers.
Kalyn says
Letty, that looks so delicious. Reminds me of Mujadarrah, one of my favorite dishes with lentils and rice!
Kalyn says
Melynda, me too!
Melynda says
Thanks for the additional recipes, lentils are always on my list to want to cook.