Pick a few ingredients
Start with the things you want to use up. You don’t need to list the whole fridge or pantry.
GOOD FOOD, LESS LEFT BEHIND
Make a good meal
of what you have.
That half a pepper, the open tin of beans, the rice from yesterday. Pick what’s in your kitchen and find a flexible recipe worth making.
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THE FRIDGE-DOOR RECIPE FINDER
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Tap ingredients you’d like to use. We’ll find recipes that match, plus ideas for easy swaps.
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YOUR KITCHEN, YOUR CALL
A few good places to start
SIMPLE AS SUPPER
A flexible recipe is a starting point.
Use the finder to get unstuck, then make the recipe fit your kitchen. Good cooking can be simple.
Find a flexible idea
See recipes ranked by how many of your ingredients they use, with simple filters for time and diet.
Swap, taste, enjoy
Use the notes to make substitutions. Season to your taste and use your own best judgement.
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A SMALL KITCHEN PROMISE
Less guilt.
More good dinners.
UseUp Kitchen is a small, independent recipe project built around a simple idea: people cook better when they can work with what they already have. Our recipes are flexible on purpose, and the ingredient finder runs right in your browser.
✳A NOTE FOR REAL-LIFE COOKING
Three ways to make leftovers lovely.
Use-by dates are about safety.
Follow the storage instructions and use-by dates on food labels. Best-before dates are generally about quality. When in doubt about a food’s safety, throw it out.
Recipes are guides, not rules.
Swap similar vegetables, use dried herbs when fresh aren’t around, and taste as you go. Add a little liquid if a pan gets dry; cook a little longer if it needs it.
Freeze what you won’t use.
Many cooked dishes freeze well. Cool food promptly, store it in a suitable container, label it with the date and reheat until steaming hot.