Make an easy, delicious dinner with AI

Get recipes for available ingredients

Generative AI uses natural language processing (NLP) to analyze and suggest ideas based on your input (like a list of ingredients in your cabinet). Tell your AI tool of choice what’s in your pantry or fridge, and it will generate quick, easy recipes using what’s available. For example, if you have chicken, rice, and broccoli, AI might suggest a broccoli bowl or stir-fry, saving you a trip to the grocery store and preventing food waste. Simply ask, “What easy dinner recipe can I make with broccoli, chicken, and brown rice?” to receive basic recipes that don’t require additional ingredients.

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Create shopping lists

Generative AI tools create and optimize shopping lists, ensuring you don’t miss anything important during your trip to the grocery store. Additionally, AI tools and apps that use reinforcement learning—an area of machine learning focused on optimizing sequential decisions—recognize your commonly purchased grocery items over time and generate ideas based on past purchasing behavior. They compile comprehensive grocery lists, saving you the time it takes to create one yourself. Ask AI to “create a grocery list based on past recipes and shopping trips” to try it out.

Generate step-by-step cooking instructions

In addition to creating recipes and shopping lists, generative AI also provides step-by-step instructions to guide you through the cooking process. Ask AI to “create a detailed recipe for sautéed eggplant,” and it will walk you through the recipe from preparation to plating.

If you have a conversational AI tool or home assistant, try voice recognition to interact and receive recipe instructions in real time. For example, if you’re cooking spaghetti carbonara, ask conversational AI to guide you through the steps. It provides instructions on boiling pasta, preparing the sauce, and mixing everything together, making it easy to follow along while cooking away.

Find wine and beverage pairings

Using its vast database of knowledge, generative AI can search the web for tasty wine, cocktail, or non-alcoholic beverage pairings that complement your recipe. Considering your dish’s flavors—including the acidity, sweetness, and richness—AI suggests drinks that enhance the taste.

Preparing a spicy seafood dish? AI might suggest a semi-sweet white wine to balance out the heat or a unique non-alcoholic drink like a ginger-lime spritzer. Generative AI can also offer creative suggestions for other types of beverages, including craft beers, mocktails, or unique soda blends. Request that AI “suggest wine pairings that complement a spicy seafood boil” to try it yourself.

AI generates personalized, easy dinner ideas that suit your tastes, simplifying dinner planning. Create a delicious meal with AI, and spend less time planning and more time savoring the experience.