Lentil soup is hearty, healthy, and budget-friendly. Find red lentil, Moroccan, Ethiopian, and classic versions here. Red lentils cook in about twenty minutes.
Browse all 6 lentil soup recipes below. Each one includes a printable recipe card with ingredients, steps, and timings.

Best Lentil Soup Recipe: Hearty Vegetables and Herbs
Plump brown lentils simmer slowly with aromatic mirepoix, cracked cumin seed, and fragrant thyme sprigs to yield an earthy, nutrient-dense pot of comfort.

Creamy Carrot Lentil Soup
Make creamy carrot lentil soup with red lentils, sweet carrots, cumin, turmeric, and coconut milk. Blended smooth in 40 minutes.

Ethiopian Red Lentil Soup with Turmeric and Warm Ginger
Ethiopian red lentil soup simmers tender split lentils with golden turmeric, fragrant ground cumin, and freshly grated ginger.

Hearty Classic Lentil Soup
Traditional brown lentil soup simmered with carrots, celery, diced tomatoes, and aromatic herbs.

Spiced Creamy Red Lentil Soup
Hearty vegan red lentil soup simmered with coconut milk, aromatic cumin, turmeric, and fresh lemon juice.

Spicy Moroccan Lentil Soup with Cumin and Warm Spices
Spicy Moroccan lentil soup simmers brown lentils with aromatic North African spices in a rich tomato broth.