DollopCheap lentil recipes
39 recipes
Every lentil dinner here costs $2.50 or less a serving at typical US grocery prices, cheapest first. The cheapest is Khichdi (Indian rice and lentil porridge) at $0.67 a serving, and the average here is $1.62.
Khichdi (Indian rice and lentil porridge)
$0.67 a serving
40 min
Lentil loaf
$0.69 a serving
110 min
Adas polo (Persian lentil rice with raisins)
$0.88 a serving
70 min
Instant Pot French lentil salad
$1.04 a serving
40 min
Cheesy lentil and rice casserole
$1.11 a serving
110 min
Mujadara (lentils and rice with crispy onions)
$1.14 a serving
60 min
Moroccan harira
$1.15 a serving
60 min
Instant Pot red lentil dal
$1.18 a serving
40 min
Lentil sloppy joes
$1.21 a serving
55 min
Slow cooker dal makhani
$1.29 a serving
510 min
Ethiopian red lentil stew (misir wot)
$1.33 a serving
55 min
Air fryer lentil meatballs
$1.34 a serving
55 min
Lentil bolognese with spaghetti
$1.37 a serving
60 min
Vegetarian lentil chili
$1.38 a serving
60 min
Ethiopian-spiced red lentils and collard greens
$1.40 a serving
55 min
Samosa pie with lentils and potatoes
$1.41 a serving
80 min
Instant Pot lentils and brown rice
$1.45 a serving
60 min
German lentil soup with sausages
$1.46 a serving
60 min
Koshari (Egyptian lentils, rice and pasta)
$1.46 a serving
70 min
German lentils with spaetzle (Linsen mit Spätzle)
$1.59 a serving
60 min
Turkish red lentil patties (mercimek köftesi)
$1.62 a serving
60 min
Lentil shepherd’s pie
$1.65 a serving
85 min
Red lentil soup with lemon
$1.70 a serving
45 min
French lentils with carrots and Dijon
$1.72 a serving
45 min
Crispy chicken thighs with lentils
$1.74 a serving
55 min
Red lentil pancakes (masoor dal chilla)
$1.77 a serving
150 min
Lentil picadillo with rice
$1.77 a serving
55 min
Lentil moussaka
$1.94 a serving
120 min
Slow cooker lentil and sausage soup
$1.95 a serving
520 min
Lentil tacos
$1.98 a serving
45 min
Lentil soup
$1.99 a serving
65 min
Slow cooker coconut lentil curry
$2.16 a serving
430 min
Lentil and mushroom Wellington
$2.31 a serving
110 min
Curried lentil and sweet potato soup
$2.33 a serving
55 min
Lentil enchiladas with homemade red sauce
$2.35 a serving
70 min
Garlicky lentils with fried eggs
$2.40 a serving
40 min
Lentil dirty rice
$2.45 a serving
50 min
Sheet pan sweet potato and lentil salad
$2.46 a serving
45 min
Sheet pan roasted vegetables with lemony lentils
$2.48 a serving
45 min
Costs and nutrition are estimates for one serving, worked out from typical US grocery prices and standard nutrition values for what each recipe uses.
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