How to Find Recipes by Ingredients with Claude
Find recipes by ingredients with Claude and ToolRouter. Cook with what you already have.
Tool
Claude turns your fridge contents into a recipe brainstorming session. List what you have, get recipe matches, then narrow down through follow-up questions about cooking time, difficulty, and dietary preferences. The conversation remembers your ingredients throughout, so you can explore multiple recipe directions without re-listing everything.
Connect ToolRouter to Claude
1Open connector settings Open Settings
2Add a custom connector with these details
Name
ToolRouterURL
https://api.toolrouter.com/mcp3Let Claude set you up Open Claude
Steps
Once connected (see setup above), use the Recipe Finder tool:
- Ask Claude: "Find recipes that use chicken, garlic, and coconut milk using recipe-finder"
- Claude searches and returns matching recipes
- Ask: "Which of these is the quickest to make?"
- Pick a recipe and start cooking
Example Prompt
Try this with Claude using the Recipe Finder tool
I have chicken thighs, bell peppers, onions, rice, and soy sauce. Find me dinner recipes that use at least three of these ingredients.
Tips
- List all your available ingredients for the most relevant results
- Ask Claude to prioritize recipes that use your most perishable ingredients first
- Request substitution suggestions for ingredients you are missing from a recipe