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Making Instant Pot Lentils is so easy in our favorite pressure cooker, the Instant Pot. You can use these lentils to top salads, in wraps, or as a side with dinner. So easy, healthy, and delicious! (vegan option, gluten-free)
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes
Hi Everyone, lentils are one of our FAVORITE foods.
They are legumes and so good for you.
It's a bonus that they are also inexpensive, making meal planning and preparation easier for your grocery budget.
The neat thing about lentils is that they are so versatile and can be used in so many ways.
You can put them on salads, in a wrap, or as a side with dinner.
There are lots of ways to season the lentils too.
You can add your favorite spices (curry and cumin go well), garlic, use water or go for vegetable/chicken broth and adjust the salt and pepper.
We link to all of our ingredients and helpful kitchen tools that we use for this recipe in the full, printable recipe card at the end of the post.
If you make these Instant Pot Lentils and like them, please rate the recipe and leave a comment below, thank you for reading and following along!
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This Instant Pot Lentils recipe post was first published on 1/19/2018; It was updated and republished on 10/15/2020, updated 1/13/2021
Making Instant Pot Lentils is so easy in our favorite pressure cooker, the Instant Pot. You can use these lentils to top salads, in wraps or as a side with dinner. So easy, healthy and delicious! (vegan option, gluten-free)
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Please note that the Calculated Nutrition is an estimate at best.
[…] a big pot of lentils with your pressure cooker here! They are so tender and packed with flavor for a hearty side […]
Sara says
If you make this recipe, please rate and comment on how it came out! Thank you in advance! Best, ~Sara xo
Katir says
They turned out perfectly! Thanks for posting this recipe. It was so easy and really very good. So glad I found you! I’ll be back.
Jessie says
Does not have a multigrain setting. How long did you cook these?
Sara says
Hello, I only know my Instant Pot but from some internet research, I found that you can cook unsoaked lentils for 15 minutes under high pressure (this does not include the time it takes to bring it up to pressure), then allow the pressure cooker to release naturally which takes 10 minutes, then it can stay on keep warm. Let me know how it works out for you! Thank you.
Majessica says
This recipe worked for me! Thanks so much!
Nick Pyrek says
You can also use the poultry setting which is 15 minutes on high pressure!
Adam says
This worked beautifully! I cut the recipe by 50% and it still worked as described - perfectly tender and flavorful lentils.
Sara Maniez says
I’m so glad it worked out! Thank you for coming back and sharing what worked for you!
Rosemarie says
Made my in pressure cooker same amount of time , came out perfect!
Sara Maniez says
Thank you for coming back to share your experience with our readers!
Marcy says
I followed directions - 2 c lentils, 4 c water
Multigrain setting was 40 min. Lentils are mush. Most likely inedible.
Sara Maniez says
Hi Marcy, did you pre-soak the lentils? That would add to the water content. I love when lentils are soft. When they are soft you can make them into lentil soup! It all depends on what you are using them for. Also, what Model instant pot do you have? This can also have an effect on the result. Thanks for coming back to give feedback!
M says
I had the same experience. Just put the amount of time instead of a setting if you know it changes from one model to another. The lentils turned in to a gelatinous mass, inedible.
Sara Maniez says
I'm so sorry to hear that it didn't work out the way you had hoped. I tend to want lentils that are more broken down which you can use for soup. It's probably that our models are different. What model do you have? I have the Duo. The lentils would still be excellent for lentil soup!
Nancy Fox says
This worked absolutley PERFECT. Thank you so much for the great receipe
Sara Maniez says
Thank you Nancy for coming back to give your feedback! Makes our day!
Rose says
Perfection! I used vegetable stock. This was a complete gift to the world, thank you!
Sara Maniez says
Awe, thank you! That makes my day! I’m so glad you like it!
Melissa says
Hello! When the instant pot of done, so I do a quick release? Thanks....
Sara Maniez says
You can do the quick release or let it depressurize on its own (if you are not pressed for time).