Frequently asked questions

Type the ingredients you already have — for example chicken, rice and garlic — then pick a cuisine style and a time limit if you like. FridgeChef builds recipes around your list and tells you honestly if a recipe needs one or two extra staples.

Yes. You can generate recipes for free with no account and no sign-up.

Usually yes. Eggs, rice, potatoes, pasta and tinned tomatoes can carry a whole meal. Add whatever staples you have and the generator will work with them, flagging anything small you might be missing.

Yes. Set the diet option to vegetarian and the time limit to 20 or 30 minutes and every recipe returned will respect both.

Each recipe splits its list into "from your list" and "you may also need", so you can see before you start. The generator is told to add at most three common pantry items beyond your list.

That is the point of it. Cooking from what is already in your fridge uses up ingredients before they spoil and saves a shopping trip.

Yes — FridgeChef is a website, it works in any modern browser, standing in front of an open fridge.