Add a recipe's ingredients
Pick the ingredients you need from a recipe, or from every recipe in your week, and add them to a list.
Updated November 12, 2026
From a recipe
- On the recipe, tap Add Groceries next to Ingredients.
- Tap the ingredients you need. Switch between by component and by aisle to see them grouped differently. Tap a heading to pick everything under it.
- Tap Next, pick a list, then tap Done.
- On the recipe, choose Add to groceries next to Ingredients.
- Pick the ingredients you need. Group switches between By component and By aisle.
- Choose the list at the bottom, or New list…, then choose Add to list.
Nothing is picked to start with, so skip what's already in your kitchen.
From your week
Add the ingredients for every recipe in your planner at once:
- Phone: in the Planner tab, tap +, then Add Groceries.
- Web: in Planner, choose Add groceries under the week.
You'll go recipe by recipe and pick what you need, then choose a list. Notes in your week are skipped. Plan Your Week on your phone ends with this step too. See Plan Your Week.
For one meal in your week, on your phone, tap ⋯ next to it, then Add Ingredients to Grocery List.
What you'll see on the list
- Each ingredient goes under its aisle.
- An ingredient that's in more than one recipe is added once, not once per recipe.
- Amounts aren't added together. With Show Recipe Details on, each item shows the recipe it came from and how much that recipe needs. See Shop with your list.
- Already on the list? It's added again, so check before you add a long week.
On the web, ingredients can only go on a list. On your phone, you can also add them to a template.
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