You guys know that I am a BIG FAN of meals with simple ingredients, especially if I can just pour them all into my Instant Pot. This recipe for Instant Pot BBQ Lentils only calls for 3 main ingredients, and it couldn’t be easier to make. If you follow a vegetarian or vegan diet, this recipe is definitely for you! It’s so tasty, satisfying, and makes great leftovers!
Feel free to use whatever lentils you have on-hand as well as your favorite brand of BBQ sauce. I always check the ingredients in my sauces because they can be sneakily filled with all sorts of corn syrups and funky ingredients – so just a quick PSA to read your food labels! You will definitely see these lentils pop up again on the blog in the near future!

Ingredients
Instructions
Combine ingredients in instant pot.
Set timer to 7 minutes on steam.
Release steam, open, and eat!
Optional, but especially tasty: Top with chopped walnuts!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2
- Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 34
- Protein: 9
6 Comments
This sounds delicious! Would I be able to make these in a crock pot, just up the time cooking? I’m probably the only person not on the instant put bandwagon yet!
I think it’d work! 🙂
Thanks for the vegan recipe!
Instant Pot BBQ Lentils
Ingredients
1 cup Brandless Green Lentils
1 cup Water
1/4 cup Brandless BBQ sauce
Chopped onion
Pinch of salt
Instructions
Combine ingredients in instant pot.
Set timer to 7 minutes on steam.
Release steam, open, and eat!
Optional, but especially tasty: Top with chopped walnuts!
This recipe did not work for me. It came out very watery. I had to put it on the stove and simmer the water out and add more sauce. I feel the sauce added during cooking was wasted. Maybe this would work as a side but I was making barbecue lentil sandwiches.
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Sorry to hear that. The recipe is actually suppose to be made in an instant pot.