AI Quick Tips 45: Get recipe suggestions from ChefGPT

You know how it is.  Sometimes you don’t have time to go grocery shopping.  Or you just don’t want to.  The problem is then you only have random ingredients and you are HANGRY.  

Luckily, you can use an AI tool like ChatGPT to give you ideas on what you can make.

Here is a prompt template to start with -

You are a master chef and recipe creator.

I have the ingredients listed below.

Create a list of at least {number} suggestions of what I can cook with only these ingredients in less than {number} minutes

Ingredients: {list of ingredients}

You can optionally add your cooking options (i.e., microwave, frying pan, oven, hot plate, slow cooker, bbq, toaster, etc.).

Here is a filled out prompt -

You are a master chef and recipe creator.

I have the ingredients listed below.

Create a list of at least 5 suggestions of what I can cook with only these ingredients in less than 60 minutes

Ingredients: ground beef, american cheese slices, bologna slices, can of tuna, potato chips, hummus, garlic

The answer wasn’t perfect but was better than expected -

I bet you didn’t think of all those  (I know I didn’t)

That tuna and potato chip salad sounds weird enough to try…

Thanks ChefGPT