AI Recipe GeneratorCook with what you have.

Type a few ingredients or a craving. The AI builds a complete recipe with measurements, steps, and nutrition info.

Your first 3 AI recipes are free. After you sign in, your prompt is ready and waiting.

Rated 4.7 out of 5145,000 home cooks
Grilled lemon herb chicken in the Mr. Cook app

Not just leftovers

People use it for way more than clearing out the fridge. Here are a few ideas.

How does it work?

Tell it what you have or what you're craving. It does the rest.

  1. 1

    Enter a prompt

    Type a recipe idea ("spicy chicken tacos") or list the ingredients you want to use ("chicken, rice, broccoli"). You can add preferences too: vegetarian, gluten-free, under 30 minutes, whatever you need.

  2. 2

    Generate a recipe

    The AI creates a full recipe in a few seconds: ingredients with exact measurements, step-by-step instructions, and nutrition info. Don't like something? Adjust and regenerate.

  3. 3

    Enjoy your meal!

    The recipe is saved to your collection automatically. Cook it now, or save it for later. Share it with friends, add it to your meal plan, or generate a shopping list from it.

Lighter chicken burrito bowl with ingredients and nutrition in the Mr. Cook app

A complete recipe, not just an idea

No chat to copy from. Every recipe is ready to cook the moment it appears.

  • Ingredients with amountsFor the servings you need, and easy to scale.
  • Step by stepClear instructions, with timers in cooking mode.
  • Nutrition per servingCalories, protein, fat and carbs, estimated by AI.
  • Made your wayHealthier, quicker or vegetarian: AI rewrites the recipe for you.

Over 385,000 recipes saved

Why people use the AI recipe generator

Recipes that fit what you actually have in the kitchen, what you feel like eating, and how much time you've got. That's it.

Skip the "what should I cook?" spiral

It's 6 PM. You're tired. You open the fridge, stare at it, close it again. Sound familiar? Type what you see in there. The AI gives you a recipe in seconds, built from ingredients you already have. No grocery run, no 30-minute scroll through recipe blogs, no decision fatigue. You can also set a time limit. "Something with chicken in under 20 minutes." Done.

Minimize food waste and save money

That half-used bag of spinach. The chicken you forgot about. The random vegetables in the back of the fridge. Instead of tossing them, type them into the <generator>AI recipe generator</generator> and get a recipe that actually uses them. According to the UN, the average person throws away about 79 kg (175 lb) of food at home every year. Most of it could have been a meal. The calculator above shows what that costs you.

Improve your cooking skills

Never made Thai curry from scratch? The AI walks you through it. Already comfortable in the kitchen? Try a technique you haven't used before. Every recipe comes with clear steps, so you learn as you cook. After a few weeks, you'll notice you're reaching for the generator less because you've picked up new ideas along the way.

“I used to throw out half my fridge every week. Now I just type in what I have and cook something good.”
Sarthak, 2024

From recipe to plate

Every recipe lands in your collection. From there, you plan your week, shop and cook – on iPhone, Android or in your browser.

Plan your week
Plan your weekPut recipes on your days and see the nutrition for each day.
Shop with one list
Shop with one listIngredients go straight to your shopping list, sorted by category.
Cook without the stress
Cook without the stressCooking mode shows every step in large type, with timers.
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How Mr. Cook Compares

Here's what you get with Mr. Cook vs. other AI recipe tools.

FeatureMr. CookOther AI Generators
Photo-to-recipeRarely
Save & organize recipesLimited
Integrated meal planning
Auto shopping lists
Nutrition & macrosSometimes
Cross-device sync
iOS, Android & WebWeb only

Frequently asked questions

Everything you need to know before you start. Can't find your question? Just ask.

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You get 3 free AI recipes to try it out. After that, Pro gives you unlimited recipes plus AI meal plans, unlimited shopping lists, and more.

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