AI News TodayIcelandic artisan will hand‑knit meeting summaries instead of AI toolsApple Watch Launches AI Tools to Rewind and Summarize Calls in BetaApple Remains a Secure AI Hub, But Costs Are RisingPalantir worries Europe is lagging in AI adoptionGoogle launches Dreambeans in India to offer AI‑generated personal stories for everyday usersAI chatbots are becoming political advisers, risking voter misinformationOpenAI Adds Former Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to Its Cybersecurity TeamMarvell and Lumentum Merge to Strengthen Optical Networking for AI ApplicationsApple Eyes New Revenue Stream by Monetizing Third‑Party AI AppsAI News TodayIcelandic artisan will hand‑knit meeting summaries instead of AI toolsApple Watch Launches AI Tools to Rewind and Summarize Calls in BetaApple Remains a Secure AI Hub, But Costs Are RisingPalantir worries Europe is lagging in AI adoptionGoogle launches Dreambeans in India to offer AI‑generated personal stories for everyday usersAI chatbots are becoming political advisers, risking voter misinformationOpenAI Adds Former Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to Its Cybersecurity TeamMarvell and Lumentum Merge to Strengthen Optical Networking for AI ApplicationsApple Eyes New Revenue Stream by Monetizing Third‑Party AI Apps
AI Prompts › Cooking & Meal Planning
Cooking & Meal Planning10 free prompts · works in ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini

Free AI prompts for cooking and meal planning

Plan a week of dinners with a shopping list, cook something from what is already in your fridge, or adapt a recipe to a diet. Tell the AI your budget, your time and who you are feeding.

#PromptUse it whenOpen
1 Weekly Meal Plan with a Shopping List When you are tired of deciding what to cook every night. You get five dinners that fit your budget, time and tastes, with one shopping list grouped by store section. Open →
2 Cook with What's in My Fridge When the fridge is full of odds and ends and you have no plan. List what you have and it suggests meals that use it up, so less food gets thrown away. Open →
3 Adapt a Recipe to My Diet When you love a recipe but it does not suit your diet. It suggests swaps for the ingredients that need to change and tells you how the cooking may be different. Open →
4 Plan Meal Prep for a Busy Week When you want to cook once and eat all week. You get a cooking order that fits your prep window, a shopping list, and storage and reheating notes for each dish. Open →
5 Scale a Recipe Up or Down When a recipe serves the wrong number of people. It rewrites the amounts and flags what does not scale in a straight line, such as spices, baking powder and cooking time. Open →
6 Plan a Dinner Party Menu When you are hosting and want to enjoy the evening too. It suggests a menu you can mostly prepare ahead and gives a countdown plan, a shopping list and a fallback dish. Open →
7 Healthy Lunchbox Ideas for the Week When lunch packing is a daily struggle. It gives five lunches with a main, side and snack, a shopping list and a prep-ahead tip for each day. Open →
8 Turn Leftovers into New Meals When the fridge holds last night's dinner and no plan. It turns your leftovers into three new meals with simple steps and tells you how to store and reheat them safely. Open →
9 Cook for One on a Budget When most recipes serve four and you cook for one. It plans a week of simple meals with overlapping ingredients, realistic amounts and tips for freezing portions. Open →
10 Teach Me to Cook a Dish Step by Step When you want to learn a dish properly. It gives the steps with signs to look for, explains cooking words, lists beginner mistakes and helps you rescue a dish that goes wrong. Open →

Questions people ask

Can I rely on it for allergies?

No. Always read the labels yourself. Use the AI for ideas and treat allergy or medical diet advice as something to confirm with a professional.

How do I stop it suggesting food my family will not eat?

Put the dislikes in the prompt, for example "no fish, no mushrooms, one picky eater". The more you say, the better the plan.

Can't find the prompt you need?

Tell us what you need help with. We write the ones people ask for most.

Please leave out personal details such as full names, addresses and account numbers. We use your email only to tell you about this request, and to send the weekly email if you tick the box. Privacy

Prompts by age

For an adult to run with a child, or for teens to use themselves. How old do you have to be to use AI?

Prompts by topic

Pick what you want help with.