We suggest meals and recipes based on ingredients you’re already shopping for. When you select a meal or recipe, you can easily order the ingredients.
Shopping for meals and recipes
When viewing items, like chicken or spaghetti, you can browse Related Recipes for more ideas. Or, browse meals and recipes by going to the Collections > Meals tab in your account. If you find a meal or recipe you like, you can buy the ingredients or save it for later.
In the shoppable ingredient list, you can click/tap the trash icon next to any items you don’t want or need. You can also substitute any item in the meal or recipe by selecting the replacement (arrows) icon next to the item.
If a meal or recipe ingredient is out of stock, select a replacement preference during checkout or after placing your order (before Instacart assigns a shopper).
You can also shop recipes from New York Times Cooking. From the Instacart app or website homepage, select the New York Times recipe to view the preparation instructions and easily add items to your cart. Learn more about Instacart+ and New York Times Cooking partnership.
Saving meals and recipes
If you find a meal or recipe you’re interested in and want to save it for later, click/tap the bookmark in the top right corner to save to your favorites.
- Find favorited meals and recipes in the Instacart app under Account > Collections > Meals.
- On the website, you’ll see your saved meals and recipes on the sidebar of the home screen.
- You can also filter your saved meals and recipes by store.
Instacart recipes on TikTok
If you’re watching a food video on TikTok, there might be an Instacart recipe! Tap View recipe on Instacart at the bottom of the video to open the recipe in the Instacart app. Then you can view the preparation instructions and order all the ingredients.
Instacart meals and recipes are currently available to all customers using the Instacart iOS app or Instacart.com. We’re working to expand availability to Android.