Free AI recipe generator

Enter ingredients, get a recipe

What's in your fridge? List leftovers or pantry staples and this AI recipe maker writes one cookable dinner. Guests get 3 free recipes a day.

Default: skillet and one-pot dinners. No tasting-menu names.

chicken
spinach
garlic

Press Enter to add each item. Multi-word ingredients like clarified butter stay together — use a , comma to add several at once

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Pro Tip: Adding aromatics like ginger, onions, or scallions significantly improves AI flavor profile predictions!

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Sample result

Garlic Butter Chicken with Spinach

A 20-minute skillet dinner from chicken, spinach, and garlic — the kind of plate you get after you tap Generate.

20 mins•Easy•420 kcal
  1. Sear seasoned chicken in butter until golden.
  2. Add garlic, wilt spinach, splash of cream or stock.
  3. Slice chicken, spoon pan sauce, eat immediately.

Fill in your ingredients on the left — guests get 3 free recipes per day. Saved recipes stay on your account, not the public catalog.

How to use the AI recipe generator

  1. 1

    Add what you have

    Type each ingredient and press Enter, or separate several with commas. Not sure what to add? Browse popular ingredients and check the ones in your kitchen. Prefer to explain it? Switch to Describe It and write what you want in a sentence or two.

  2. 2

    Set your preferences

    Pick any dietary preferences, limit cooking time to under 30 minutes, or set Max Calories per serving. Choose Easy weeknight for simple one-pan cooking, or Gourmet for a more ambitious dish.

  3. 3

    Generate and cook

    You get one complete recipe with amounts, steps, nutrition estimates, and tips. Hit Start Cooking for a step-by-step view with timers, or Try Another Recipe for a different dish from the same ingredients.

Tips for better results

  • lightbulbList the main ingredients, not every condiment. Salt, pepper, oil, butter, water, basic spices, and common condiments are assumed.
  • lightbulbSay when something is already cooked, like "leftover rice" or "rotisserie chicken", so the recipe doesn't tell you to cook it from raw.
  • lightbulbA protein, a vegetable, and a starch usually give the most complete meal.
  • lightbulbUse the dietary chips instead of typing "vegan" or "gluten-free" as ingredients. They're applied as rules, not ingredients.
  • lightbulbIf a recipe isn't quite right, Try Another Recipe asks for a different dish instead of a reworded version of the same one.
  • lightbulbCheck the recipe before you start: AI can make mistakes, and it doesn't know about your allergies.

Frequently asked questions

Is the AI recipe generator free?expand_more

Yes. Without an account you can generate 3 recipes a day. A free account removes the daily limit and lets you save recipes to your kitchen dashboard.

What ingredients does it assume I already have?expand_more

Basic pantry staples: salt, pepper, cooking oil, water, butter, basic spices, and common condiments. Anything beyond that is listed separately as a missing ingredient.

Why did I get the same recipe as before?expand_more

Popular ingredient combinations are served from recent results so they load instantly. Use Try Another Recipe to generate a brand-new dish from the same ingredients.

Are the nutrition numbers accurate?expand_more

They're estimates for one serving based on typical ingredient values, not lab measurements. Treat them as a rough guide, especially if you change amounts or brands.

Can I save or share a recipe?expand_more

Signed-in users can save recipes to their dashboard. Anyone can have a recipe emailed to them with Email me this recipe.

Looking for tested ideas instead? Browse the recipe catalog by ingredient, or read our food guides on what to make with common ingredients.