Not sure what to cook? This free recipe finder by ingredients helps you find recipes with the ingredients you already have. Type what is in your kitchen and it searches the recipes and drinks published on Amour Drink for articles that list or mention them. Nothing is guessed: every result links to the full article so you can check the details.
Press Enter or comma to add each one. Up to 12.
How to use this recipe finder
- Add two to five ingredients you already have, such as eggs, oats or lemon.
- Select Find recipes. Results are ranked by how many of your ingredients were found.
- Open an article to read the full recipe, quantities and method.
How matching works
The first time you search, the tool reads the public feed of Amour Drink articles and keeps a compact index in your browser, then checks only for new or updated posts on later visits. An ingredient is marked in the ingredient list when it appears under an ingredient heading, and mentioned when it only appears in a list or table elsewhere in the article. It does not list missing ingredients, because articles are written in different formats and that would be a guess. Plurals are matched (egg and eggs) plus a few spelling variants like yoghurt and yogurt.
Easy recipes with few ingredients
If you only have a handful of basics, start with recipes built on pantry staples. Easy no bake cookies use sugar, butter, milk, cocoa, peanut butter and oats. These 10 minute dessert ideas and easy sweet snacks are quick when a craving hits, and easy office lunch recipes show how to turn canned staples and leftovers into a meal.
What to cook with the ingredients on hand
Common starting points, each linking to an Amour Drink article that uses that ingredient.
- Oats: no bake oatmeal cookies or healthy homemade muffins.
- Bananas and frozen fruit: best tasting healthy smoothies and healthy protein shake ideas.
- Eggs: hash brown sausage breakfast casserole or an easy chocolate lava cake.
- Cocoa and chocolate: homemade hot chocolate mix or low carb cocoa.
- Coffee and milk: a toasted coconut latte or creamy keto iced coffee.
- Lemons and mint: refreshing cookout drinks such as smoked lemonade and cucumber mint cooler.
Leftover ingredient recipes and pantry ideas
Leftover rice, cooked chicken or half a bag of oats can still become a meal. Enter the leftover as an ingredient and see which articles mention it. For lunches, warm lunch ideas explains how to repurpose last night's dinner. Add a second or third ingredient to narrow the results.
Using leftovers and older ingredients safely
Check how long cooked food has been stored before you build a recipe around it. The USDA explains leftovers and food safety, and the FoodKeeper guide gives storage times for many foods. To look up what is in a food, use USDA FoodData Central.
Frequently asked questions
How do I find recipes by ingredients?
Add the ingredients you have, press Find recipes, and open the articles ranked highest. Each one shows which of your ingredients it lists or mentions.
What can I make with only two or three ingredients?
Search with those two or three and you will see the closest matches first. Simple bakes, smoothies and hot drinks usually need the fewest ingredients.
Can I search with just one ingredient?
Yes, but two or three ingredients give more focused results.
Why does a recipe only "mention" my ingredient?
The word appears in the article, for example in a substitution table, but not under an ingredient heading. Open the article to confirm before you start cooking.
Are new recipes added automatically?
Yes. New articles appear in the index the next time the finder checks the public feed, normally on your next visit.
Does it work for drinks?
Yes. Smoothies, lattes, mocktails and other drinks are searched in the same way as food recipes.