{"id":886670,"date":"2026-01-20T19:32:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T01:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/20\/23-lentil-recipes-that-go-beyond-soup\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T19:32:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T01:32:48","slug":"23-lentil-recipes-that-go-beyond-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/20\/23-lentil-recipes-that-go-beyond-soup\/","title":{"rendered":"23 Lentil Recipes That Go Beyond Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recipes <\/p>\n<div data-journey-hook=\"client-content\" data-testid=\"BodyWrapper\">\n<p>While we love cooking with beans, it\u2019s time to give lentil recipes their due. Unlike many dried beans\u2014which often need an overnight soak or a spin in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonappetit.com\/story\/best-instant-pot\" target=\"_blank\">Instant Pot<\/a>\u2014lentils cook quickly on the stovetop, usually in about 30 minutes. From fall-apart tender red lentils to sturdy French green or beluga varieties that hold their shape, there\u2019s a lentil recipe for every mood and meal.<\/p>\n<p>This recipe collection shows just how approachable, versatile, and budget-friendly lentils can be. Cook a big batch of the tiny, tender legumes once and turn it into a week\u2019s worth of meals: crispy fried lentils for grain bowls, cozy soups, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonappetit.com\/story\/marinated-lentils-are-saving-my-vegetarian-protein-craving-soul\" target=\"_blank\">marinated lentils<\/a> that get better the longer they sit, hearty lentil burgers, quick dals, savory pasta sauces, and protein-packed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonappetit.com\/gallery\/slideshow\/summer-salads-slideshow\" target=\"_blank\">salads<\/a>. Scroll on to discover our favorite lentil recipes\u2014and plenty of inspiration for putting lentils on repeat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonappetit.com\/recipes\/slideshow\/lentil-recipes\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recipes While we love cooking with beans, it\u2019s time to give lentil recipes their due. Unlike many dried beans\u2014which often need an overnight soak or a spin in an Instant Pot\u2014lentils cook quickly on the stovetop, usually in about 30 minutes. From fall-apart tender red lentils to sturdy French green or beluga varieties that hold [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":886671,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41916,30074],"tags":[131512],"class_list":["post-886670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lentil","category-recipes","tag-popular-recipes"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/886670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=886670"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/886670\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/886671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=886670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=886670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=886670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}