This free AI recipe generator turns what’s already in your fridge and cupboard into dinner ideas. List your ingredients, add any allergies or diet, pick your time and servings, and you get 2 or 3 recipes that use mostly what you have, with step-by-step instructions, swaps and a short shopping list for anything missing.
It treats your allergies and diet as strict rules and flags food safety, but it’s still an AI: read your labels and use your own judgment before you cook.
Free AI recipe generator
Cook with what's in your fridge
List the ingredients you have, add any allergies or diet, and get 2 or 3 recipe ideas that use mostly what you have, with steps, swaps and a short shopping list for anything missing.
Free, no sign-up. We keep nothing you paste in: it goes to the model and comes straight back to you.
How to use it
- List what you have, with rough amounts if you know them. Salt, pepper, oil and water are assumed.
- Add allergies or a diet, like “peanut allergy” or “vegetarian”. The AI treats these as hard rules.
- Pick how much time you have, how many people you’re feeding and how confident you are in the kitchen.
- Choose a recipe, check the swaps, and buy only what’s on the shopping list.
Allergies: what an AI can’t check for you
An AI can leave an ingredient out of a recipe, but it can’t see the labels in your kitchen. Packaged foods such as sauces, stock, spice blends and bread can contain allergens you wouldn’t expect, and boards, pans and utensils can carry them from one dish to another.
The FDA lists nine major food allergens in the US:
- Milk and eggs
- Fish and crustacean shellfish, such as crab, lobster and shrimp
- Tree nuts, such as almonds, walnuts and pecans, and peanuts
- Wheat, soybeans and sesame
The FDA’s advice is short: always read food labels. Check every packaged ingredient, including “may contain” warnings, and wash boards, pans and utensils between foods. If you have a serious allergy, follow your doctor’s advice over any recipe.
Cook meat, poultry, seafood and eggs to a safe temperature
The recipes tell you when to use a food thermometer, but they don’t give temperatures, so there is one official source to check. These are the safe minimum internal temperatures from FoodSafety.gov:
| Food | Safe minimum internal temperature |
|---|---|
| Beef, pork, veal and lamb steaks, roasts and chops | 145°F (63°C), then rest 3 minutes |
| Ground meat and sausage | 160°F (71°C) |
| Chicken, turkey and other poultry, including ground poultry | 165°F (74°C) |
| Fish, whole or fillet | 145°F (63°C), or until the flesh is no longer translucent and separates easily with a fork |
| Egg dishes, such as frittata or quiche | 160°F (71°C) |
| Casseroles and leftovers | 165°F (74°C) |
FoodSafety.gov says to always use a food thermometer to check that meat has reached a temperature hot enough to kill the germs that cause food poisoning. Cook raw eggs until the yolk and white are firm.
Tips for better recipe ideas
- Say what you want to use up. “Use the spinach before it wilts” steers every recipe toward it.
- Give rough amounts. “2 chicken thighs” gets you better portions than “chicken”.
- List your staples. Rice, pasta, canned tomatoes, eggs and spices open up far more options.
- Run it again with a twist. Change the time limit or the servings to get a different set of ideas.
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Checked against the FDA’s food allergy guidance and FoodSafety.gov’s safe minimum internal temperature chart on October 18, 2026.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a free AI recipe generator?
Yes. This one is free with no sign-up: list your ingredients and get 2 or 3 recipe ideas with steps, swaps and a shopping list. You get up to 4 free runs a day.
Can AI make a recipe from the ingredients I have?
Yes. Type what's in your fridge and cupboard and the AI suggests dishes that use mostly those ingredients, assuming only salt, pepper, oil and water. Anything extra is marked and added to a short shopping list.
Is the AI recipe generator safe for food allergies?
It treats the allergies you list as strict rules, but it can't see your labels or your kitchen. Always check packaged ingredients for allergens and may-contain warnings, and follow your doctor's advice if you have a serious allergy.
Does it save the ingredients I type?
No. Your ingredients go to the AI model to write the recipes and come straight back to you. We keep nothing you type.
How do I know when chicken or meat is cooked?
Use a food thermometer. FoodSafety.gov lists 165°F (74°C) for all poultry, 160°F (71°C) for ground meat, and 145°F (63°C) plus a 3-minute rest for beef, pork, veal and lamb steaks, roasts and chops.