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Can't decide what to cook? Generate random recipes from 134 easy dishes, each with ingredients, steps, times and servings. Filter by meal, time, diet and cuisine, find what you can make with what's already in your kitchen, or plan a week of meals with one combined shopping list.
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Last updated: October 3, 2026 · Published: 2026-04-28 · Updated: 2026-10-03
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134 of 134 recipes match.
Pick a meal, time and diet, then generate. Every result opens into a full recipe.
A random recipe generator picks a recipe for you at random, so you can stop scrolling and start cooking. It answers the daily question of what to make for dinner, and the best ones narrow the choice to recipes that fit your time, diet and ingredients.
Muxgen's generator picks from 134 complete recipes: 20 breakfast, 24 lunch, 58 dinner, 15 dessert, and 17 snack recipes across 14 cuisines. Every recipe has measured ingredients, numbered steps, prep and cook times, servings and difficulty, plus vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free tags worked out from its ingredients.
Beyond random picks, it can match recipes to what's in your kitchen, and plan 3, 5 or 7 days of meals with a combined, scaled shopping list. 22 dinners take 30 minutes or less. Everything runs in your browser, with no sign-up.
Three steps from a click to dinner.
Random recipes deals 1–12 recipes. What can I make? matches what is in your kitchen. Meal planner builds 3, 5 or 7 days with a shopping list.
Choose meal, total time, diet, cuisine and difficulty. The live count shows how many recipes fit before you generate.
Open any result for ingredients and steps, scale it from ½× to 3×, swap anything you do not fancy, and copy the recipe or list.
1 to 12 recipes per batch, capped by how many match your filters.
Breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert or snack.
Prep plus cook time: 20, 30 or 45 minutes, or 1 hour. Chilling, marinating or soaking time is shown separately.
Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free or dairy-free, worked out from each ingredient rather than tagged by hand.
14 cuisines from American to Vietnamese.
Opens ingredients and numbered steps. Scale ½×, 1×, 2× or 3× and every quantity updates.
Replaces one recipe without rerolling the rest. New batches show recipes you have not just seen first.
54 common ingredients. Results rank by fewest missing ingredients and list exactly what is missing.
When ticked, spices, flour, sugar, baking powder and cornstarch never count as missing.
3, 5 or 7 days of breakfasts, lunches or dinners for 1–12 people, with no repeats.
Every plan ingredient combined, scaled to your household and grouped by aisle, with tick boxes.
Copy names, full recipes, a plan with its shopping list, or just the list.
How many recipes each meal has, their average total time, how many are vegetarian, and the quickest one.
| Meal | Recipes | Average time | Vegetarian | Quickest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breakfast | 20 | 18 min | 18 | Overnight Oats (5 min) |
| Lunch | 24 | 26 min | 14 | Caprese Sandwich (10 min) |
| Dinner | 58 | 43 min | 16 | Egg Fried Rice (15 min) |
| Dessert | 15 | 34 min | 14 | Chocolate Mug Cake (5 min) |
| Snack | 17 | 20 min | 15 | Stovetop Popcorn (6 min) |
14 cuisines, from everyday American to Korean, Thai and Middle Eastern, with example recipes.
Diet tags are calculated from each ingredient, so they stay consistent across every recipe.
| Diet | Recipes | Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Vegetarian | 77 | No meat, poultry, fish, shellfish, meat broth or gelatin. Eggs and dairy allowed. |
| Vegan | 27 | Vegetarian with no eggs, dairy or honey. Granola and graham crackers count as non-vegan because many contain honey. |
| Gluten-free | 60 | No wheat, barley-based or wheat-containing sauces. Oats count as gluten because most are cross-contaminated. |
| Dairy-free | 65 | No milk, butter, cream, cheese, yogurt, ghee or milk chocolate. |
| Total time | All recipes | Dinners |
|---|---|---|
| 20 min or less | 44 | 7 |
| 30 min or less | 76 | 22 |
| 45 min or less | 113 | 41 |
| 1 hour or less | 123 | 48 |
Each open recipe lists which major allergens its ingredients contain: milk, egg, gluten, nuts, fish, shellfish, soy and sesame. Brands vary, so always read labels when cooking for someone with an allergy.
Match your situation to a setting in the generator and a recipe to start with.
| Situation | Try this setting | Recipes to start with |
|---|---|---|
| Hungry right now | Dinner + 20 min or less | Egg Fried Rice, Kimchi Fried Rice, Pan-Seared Steak |
| Almost nothing in the fridge | What can I make? with pantry basics | Spaghetti Aglio e Olio, Egg Fried Rice, Chana Masala |
| Feeding picky kids | Dinner or Lunch + Easy | Stovetop Mac and Cheese, Chicken Quesadillas, Beef Tacos |
| Date night | Dinner + Medium | Mushroom Risotto, Pan-Seared Steak, Shrimp Paella |
| Meal prep for the week | Meal planner + 5 days | Chili con Carne, Chana Masala, Greek Quinoa Salad |
| Cooking for a crowd | Scale 2× or 3× | Pork Carnitas, Jambalaya, Sheet Pan Nachos |
| One pan, few dishes | Dinner + Easy | Sheet Pan Chicken and Vegetables, Shakshuka, Jambalaya |
| Plant-based night | Diet: Vegan | Chana Masala, Ratatouille, Black Bean Burrito Bowls |
| Something sweet, fast | Dessert + 20 min or less | Chocolate Mug Cake, Affogato, Crêpes |
Six habits that make meal planning stick. The meal planner above handles the variety and the shopping list for you.
Count the nights you will actually cook, and mark busy nights for 20-minute recipes and free nights for slower ones.
Theme nights such as Taco Tuesday or Meatless Monday cut decisions down to one per day. The planner also avoids the same cuisine or protein two days in a row.
A bunch of cilantro or a bag of spinach can cover two or three recipes, which saves money and cuts waste.
Combine every recipe into a single list grouped by store section, check what you already have, and shop once.
Wash greens, chop onions and cook a pot of rice or grains on the weekend so weeknight cooking takes minutes.
Make double portions of soups, chilis and curries for lunches. Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours and eat them within 3–4 days, or freeze them.
| Night | Idea | Recipes |
|---|---|---|
| Meatless Monday | A vegetarian or vegan main to start the week. | Chana Masala, Mushroom Risotto |
| Taco Tuesday | Tacos, fajitas or anything in a tortilla. | Beef Tacos, Chicken Fajitas |
| Wok Wednesday | A fast stir-fry with rice or noodles. | Chicken Stir Fry, Egg Fried Rice |
| Pasta Thursday | A one-pot or 20-minute pasta. | Penne alla Vodka, Spaghetti Aglio e Olio |
| Fish Friday | Salmon, white fish or shrimp. | Garlic Butter Salmon, Oven Fish and Chips |
| Slow Saturday | A long braise or soup while you do other things. | Pork Carnitas, French Onion Soup |
| Sunday Roast | A big dinner that leaves leftovers for Monday lunch. | Lemon Herb Roast Chicken, Shepherd's Pie |
The ingredients used most often across all 134 recipes, not counting salt, pepper, oil and water. Keep these on hand and most recipes are only a few items away.
Safe minimum internal temperatures from USDA guidance. Use an instant-read thermometer in the thickest part.
| Food | Safe temperature |
|---|---|
| Chicken, turkey and other poultry (whole, pieces, ground) | 165°F (74°C) |
| Ground beef, pork and lamb (burgers, meatloaf, kofta, sausages) | 160°F (71°C) |
| Beef, pork, lamb and veal steaks, chops and roasts | 145°F (63°C), then rest 3 minutes |
| Fish and shellfish | 145°F (63°C), or until flesh is opaque and flakes |
| Egg dishes such as frittatas and casseroles | 160°F (71°C) |
| Leftovers and reheated dishes | 165°F (74°C) |
The recipes use US measurements. Here is how they convert to metric.
| US measure | Metric |
|---|---|
| 1 teaspoon (tsp) | 5 ml |
| 1 tablespoon (tbsp) = 3 tsp | 15 ml |
| 1 cup = 16 tbsp | 240 ml |
| 1 ounce (oz) | 28 g |
| 1 pound (lb) = 16 oz | 454 g |
| 1 stick of butter = 1/2 cup | 113 g |
| 1 cup all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled) | about 125 g |
| 1 cup granulated sugar | about 200 g |
For a fan or convection oven, cook about 25°F (15°C) lower.
The full recipe index, grouped by meal. Open any recipe for its ingredients, steps and allergens.
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5 min prep · 0 min cook · contains gluten, nuts.
5 min prep · 10 min cook · contains soy.
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5 min prep · 0 min cook · contains nuts.
10 min prep · 12 min cook · contains milk, egg, gluten, fish.
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10 min prep · 25 min cook · contains none of the major allergens.
15 min prep · 0 min cook · contains milk.
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10 min prep · 25 min cook · contains none of the major allergens.
10 min prep · 0 min cook · contains gluten, sesame.
20 min prep · 15 min cook · contains egg, gluten, fish, soy.
10 min prep · 10 min cook · contains gluten, soy, sesame.
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10 min prep · 25 min cook · contains milk.
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20 min prep · 15 min cook · contains milk, egg.
15 min prep · 0 min cook · contains none of the major allergens.
15 min prep · 30 min cook · contains egg, gluten.
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25 min prep · 0 min cook · contains gluten.
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15 min prep · 25 min cook · contains milk.
15 min prep · 180 min cook · contains none of the major allergens.
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15 min prep · 20 min cook · contains gluten, shellfish, soy, sesame.
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15 min prep · 25 min cook · contains gluten, nuts, soy, sesame.
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15 min prep · 25 min cook · contains fish, shellfish.
10 min prep · 20 min cook · contains egg, gluten, fish, shellfish, soy.
20 min prep · 45 min cook · contains milk.
10 min prep · 25 min cook · contains none of the major allergens.
10 min prep · 30 min cook · contains milk.
15 min prep · 25 min cook · contains none of the major allergens.
5 min prep · 12 min cook · contains milk, fish.
15 min prep · 35 min cook · contains none of the major allergens.
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5 min prep · 15 min cook · contains milk, gluten.
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10 min prep · 25 min cook · contains milk, shellfish.
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15 min prep · 25 min cook · contains sesame.
20 min prep · 12 min cook · contains milk, gluten.
10 min prep · 45 min cook · contains none of the major allergens.
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20 min prep · 45 min cook · contains none of the major allergens.
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15 min prep · 35 min cook · contains shellfish.
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25 min prep · 0 min cook · contains milk, egg, gluten.
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10 min prep · 25 min cook · contains sesame.
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15 min prep · 20 min cook · contains gluten.
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15 min prep · 0 min cook · contains sesame.
10 min prep · 0 min cook · contains milk, gluten, nuts.
5 min prep · 30 min cook · contains none of the major allergens.
10 min prep · 0 min cook · contains none of the major allergens.
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15 min prep · 0 min cook · contains milk.
10 min prep · 25 min cook · contains milk, egg.
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15 min prep · 0 min cook · contains none of the major allergens.
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25 min prep · 5 min cook · contains gluten, nuts, shellfish, soy.
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Built to get dinner on the table, not just to suggest a dish.
Every recipe has measured ingredients, numbered steps, prep and cook times, servings and difficulty.
Tags come from a flagged ingredient list, so a recipe with soy sauce is never labeled gluten-free.
Pick ingredients and see the recipes you can make now, plus the ones that are one or two items away.
No repeats, varied cuisines and proteins, and one-tap swaps for any day.
Quantities from every recipe added up, scaled to your household and sorted by store aisle.
Halve, double or triple any recipe, with friendly fractions such as 1 1/2 cups.
Meat, poultry and fish steps give USDA safe internal temperatures in °F and °C.
Runs in your browser with no account, no ads in the tool and nothing uploaded.
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How the recipes, times and tags were put together.
Recipes use common supermarket ingredients and standard equipment, and are simplified versions of classic dishes rather than restaurant or regional originals.
Prep and cook times assume a home cook working at a normal pace. Chilling, soaking and marinating are listed separately so time filters stay honest.
Each ingredient carries flags for meat, fish, shellfish, egg, milk, gluten, nuts, soy, sesame and honey, and diet tags are calculated from those.
Brands differ. Broth, tortillas, chocolate, sauces and oats can contain allergens not shown here. If someone has a serious allergy, read every label.
Doneness temperatures follow USDA guidance. A thermometer is the only reliable way to know meat, poultry and fish are cooked safely.
Quantities use US cups, spoons, ounces and pounds. Oven temperatures are given in °F and °C, and the conversion table below covers the rest.
Cooking terms used in the recipes.
French for everything in its place: measuring and chopping everything before you start cooking.
Pasta cooked until tender but still slightly firm in the center, usually a minute before the package time.
Cooking food quickly in a little fat over medium-high heat, stirring or tossing.
Browning the surface of meat or fish over high heat without moving it, for flavor and color.
Cooking liquid just below boiling, with small bubbles breaking the surface gently.
Adding wine, broth or water to a hot pan to lift the browned bits stuck to the bottom into a sauce.
Briefly boiling vegetables, then cooling them quickly, to set color and soften slightly.
Gently combining a light mixture, such as whipped cream, into a heavier one without knocking out the air.
Cutting food, usually garlic or ginger, into very small pieces.
Soaking food in a seasoned liquid or paste before cooking to add flavor.
Flour cooked in fat, used to thicken sauces such as the cheese sauce in mac and cheese.
Letting cooked meat sit before cutting so the juices settle and the temperature evens out.
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