Explore
Find a recipe — or generate one
“Make me a 30-minute pasta with chicken.”
Explore is where you search for recipes and generate new ones with AI. Search by keyword or ingredient, filter to your needs, or just describe what you’re craving.
Explore works on every plan. A web recipe search uses 1 AI credit, and generating a brand-new recipe uses 2. How credits work →
Open the Explore tab to search, filter, and generate. Here’s everything it does.
Search by keyword or ingredient
Type a dish, a cuisine, or an ingredient — “lemon chicken”, “tofu”, “weeknight pasta” — and see matching recipes.
Filter the results
Narrow by dietary needs, cuisine, and how much time you have so you only see recipes that fit tonight.
Generate with AI
Describe what you’re after in plain language and let Plate2Pan create a brand-new recipe just for you.
Save in one tap
Found a keeper? Save it to your cookbook, ready for Cook Mode, meal planning, and grocery lists.
Search & filter
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Type what you’re after
Search by a dish name, a cuisine, or an ingredient you want to use up.
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Apply filters
Tap the filters to narrow by dietary needs, cuisine, and time. Allergies and restrictions are respected.
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Save what you like
Tap save on any result and it lands in your cookbook, ready to cook.
Generate a recipe with AI
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Describe what you want
Use plain language — “a 30-minute pasta with chicken”, “a cozy vegetarian soup”, “something with the salmon in my fridge.”
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Add your preferences
Mention any dietary needs, cuisine, or time limits and the recipe is built around them.
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Review & save
Plate2Pan generates a complete recipe. Like it? Save it. Want a different take? Generate again.
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Cook it
Send your new recipe straight into Cook Mode and start cooking step by step.
What Explore costs
Recipe search is included on every plan, and each web search uses 1 AI credit. Generating a brand-new recipe with AI uses 2 credits — the same as a dish scan. Both work on the Free plan, within its 3 credits a month. See how credits work →