Do you ever wish more foods were reliably cheap, healthy and tasty? Good news — lentils are all three. Overlooked by many a supermarket shopper, protein-rich lentils are faster than other types of dried legumes to prepare, and they easily absorb your favorite flavors from other foods and seasonings. As a result, you can never really run out of ways to make them.

If lentils aren’t a staple ingredient in your pantry, they’re about to be. We’ve put together some incredible lentil recipes to get you started, from salads to stews and everything in between. Twenty-five of them to be exact. Get started.

• 1 Amaranth Cakes With Lentils, Kale And Chipotle Aioli

  

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• 2 Skillet-Popped Lentils

  

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• 3 Lentil And Basmati Salad With Tamarind, Coconut And Cilantro

  

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• 4 Mejadra

  

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• 5 Lentils With Garden Vegetables, Avocado, Walnuts And Hummus

  

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• 6 Slow Cooker Red Lentil Dal

  

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• 7 Buffalo Lentil ‘Meatball’ Sandwich

  

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• 8 Beet Braised Lentils

  

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• 9 Zucchini Spaghetti With Lentil Marinara

  

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• 10 French Lentils With Roasted Root Vegetables

  

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• 11 Shepherd’s Pie (Vegan)

  

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• 12 Spaghetti And No-Meatballs

  

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• 13 Chipotle Lentil Tacos

  

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• 14 Cheat’s Lentil Soup

  

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• 15 Vegetarian Lentil Sloppy Joes

  

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• 16 Green Lentil Soup With Curried Brown Butter

  

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• 17 Coconut Lentil Soup With Lemongrass

  

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• 18 Mushroom-Lentil Tacos With Tahini Yogurt Sauce

  

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• 19 Warm Ginger Curried Lentil Dip

  

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• 20 Harissa Lentils and Cauliflower

  

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• 21 Lentil Meatballs With Indian Fenugreek Sauce

  

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• 22 Spicy Black Bean And Lentil Chili With Cotija Guacamole

  

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• 23 BBQ Blue Cheese Lentil ‘Meat’balls

  

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• 24 Ginger Peanut Lentil Burger

  

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• 25 Crispy Berbere Chicken with Ethiopian Lentils

  

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This article is originally posted on Huffington Post