AI Meal Planning App — Pantry, Recipes & Instacart
AislePrompt is a free AI meal planner that turns a craving or dietary constraint into a pantry-aware Instacart cart in seconds. It searches 141,300+ recipes, merges the ingredients into one line each, drops what you already own, and sends the remainder to Instacart in one tap — no account required. What AislePrompt does for you in one screen: describe a meal in plain English and an AI builds the recipe + grocery cart; browse a 141,300+ recipe catalog filtered by diet, time, and ingredients you already own; check out in one tap on Instacart at Kroger, Costco, Target, Publix, and most US grocers. Bilingual and free — no account required for core features. Sign in with Google to unlock family sharing and cross-device sync. Each feature below is a one-paragraph overview followed by linked deep-dives.
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Describe a craving, dietary constraint, or ingredient list and the AI picks recipes and builds a cart — bilingual (English/Spanish), no account required. Refine mid-session with short follow-ups like "no dairy," "swap the pork," or "double it," and the suggestions update without starting over. For multi-turn examples and accessibility details, see Chat; for pricing, see the FAQ; for device compatibility and the full accessibility posture, see the Accessibility & language support section on this page.How the chat handles stacking constraints ▸
Recipe catalog
Browse 141,300+ recipes filtered by cuisine, dietary tag, cook time, or ingredient. Dietary filters apply before anything else, then results are ordered by how closely they match your search, weighted by editorial score. Most recipes link directly to Instacart at the ingredient level, and many link to Amazon for related kitchen items. Organized navigation: Latest Recipes (date-sorted); Curated Recipe Shortlists (single-intent roundups); Full Filterable Recipe Directory (full catalog with tag/cuisine/time filters). If you have a food allergy, always check the full ingredient list before you cook.
Pantry tracker
AislePrompt skips anything already in your pantry, so you only buy what you're missing. Ingredients about to expire show up first in your recipe suggestions. Add items by scanning a barcode, snapping a photo of a shelf, or photographing a receipt. Photo and receipt scans work without an account; barcode lookups need a free account. The full scanning pipeline is on the AI Pantry Scanner page. The user-facing workflow is on Pantry.How the pantry connects to recipes and your cart ▸
Shopping list
Ingredients from chat, recipes, and the meal plan all flow into a single shared list. When you build the list from your meal plan, an ingredient used in several recipes lands as one line; quantities are not added together or converted between units yet, so bump the amount if you need more. Items are grouped by Instacart aisle (Produce → Dairy → Meat → Pantry → Frozen) so the list maps to how you actually shop. Each item is kept by name, not as a specific product: when you send the cart, Instacart matches each one to a product at the store you chose, and you can type a brand into the item name ("Barilla penne") to ask for a particular one. Full details and guest-mode info on the Shopping List page.
Meal plan calendar
Drag recipes onto a 7-day calendar, then send the whole week's groceries to Instacart as one cart. Ingredients used across several recipe slots are merged so each appears once. Daily and weekly calorie/macro totals are computed from per-recipe nutrition rows and update in real time as slots change. Slot behavior: locked slots are excluded from AI re-plan suggestions; leftover slots suppress their ingredient set from the cart calculation. Pantry deduction runs last — anything already in your pantry (matched by name) is dropped from the merged weekly cart before the Instacart handoff; quantities are not compared yet. Walkthrough on Meal Plan.
Kitchen + grocery shop
A 45,100+ item catalog across 10 categories (cookware, knives, appliances, bakeware, pantry staples, and more). Each product page includes editorial notes, linked specs, and a direct link to check the current price and buy on Amazon. Browse on Kitchen Shop.
Buying guides readers buy from: each names its top pick up front. Instant-read thermometers, silicone spatula sets, bakeware, bar tools, coffee makers, griddles, air fryers, kitchen scales, or every kitchen buying guide.
Family sharing
Up to 8 household members share one pantry inventory, one shopping list, and one meal plan calendar, all synced in real time across every member's devices. Per-member dietary profiles (keto, gluten-free, nut-free, etc.) keep the AI from suggesting meals that conflict with any individual's restriction. Role system: the Owner invites and removes members and manages household settings; Members edit shared state; Household Guests can build and edit the shopping list but cannot check out on Instacart when the Owner turns on the checkout lock. If two members edit the same list item at once, the last server-received write wins, and the activity feed keeps both edits so the discarded one can be restored. Full invite flow, privacy controls, and role reference on Family Sharing.
Accessibility & language support
AislePrompt is a mobile-first web app tested against iOS Safari and Android Chrome. We also publish a native app for iOS (Download on the App Store) and Android (Get it on Google Play) for a more polished in-store and in-kitchen experience — barcode scanning, push notifications, and an offline pantry view. The interface is bilingual (English + Spanish) — the full UI switches language from the header, and the AI chat understands prompts written in either language. Recipe content itself is not translated: recipe cards, ingredient lists, and step-by-step instructions are returned in English regardless of the header setting, as stated on Cook With What You Have. Screen reader support: semantic HTML5 landmarks, ARIA labels on interactive controls, and focus-visible outlines throughout. The app uses system fonts and respects OS-level text-size preferences; there is no custom font-size override that could conflict with browser zoom. High-contrast mode follows the OS preference via the CSS prefers-contrast media query on interactive elements. Guest mode requires no login and no cookie consent beyond functional cookies — low friction for assistive-technology users. If you encounter an accessibility barrier, please send feedback.
FAQ
Is AislePrompt free?
Yes — free, no credit card required. We earn a small affiliate fee when you check out on Instacart or Amazon at no cost to you.
Does AislePrompt require an account?
No account is needed for core features: AI meal-planning chat, the full recipe catalog, shopping list builder, and Instacart checkout all work as a guest. Sign in with Google (free) to unlock family sharing, barcode scanning, cross-device sync, and persistent pantry tracking.
Is AislePrompt available in Spanish?
Yes. The full interface is bilingual — English and Spanish. Switch languages from the header at any time. The AI chat understands prompts written in either language. Recipe content (ingredient lists and step-by-step instructions) is currently returned in English.
How does AislePrompt handle stacking multiple dietary constraints in chat?
It keeps all of them. Each new instruction in a chat session adds to the filters already in place instead of starting the search over — so you can stack a dietary flag (keto, gluten-free, vegan, halal), an allergen exclusion, a serving-size multiplier, and an ingredient swap in sequence, and the AI applies all of them together. The output is a structured ingredient list ready for the shopping-list stage, not a prose response. If nothing in the catalog satisfies every stacked constraint, the AI generates a matching recipe on the fly so you still get a workable list.
Does AislePrompt work on iPhone and Android?
Yes. AislePrompt runs in any modern browser — iOS Safari, Android Chrome, desktop browsers. We also publish a native app for iOS (Download on the App Store) and Android (Get it on Google Play) for barcode scanning, push notifications, and offline pantry access.
Which retailers does Instacart support?
Instacart covers most US grocery stores: Kroger, Costco, Target, Safeway, Wegmans, Publix, Aldi, and many regional chains.
How many recipes does AislePrompt have?
More than 141,300 — and you can search all of them for free, no account needed. Filter by cuisine, diet (keto, Whole30, vegetarian, gluten-free and more), cook time, or the ingredients you already have, and send any recipe's ingredients to Instacart in one tap. Start from the recipe directory or just ask the AI chat.
Is AislePrompt accessible for screen reader users?
AislePrompt uses semantic HTML5 landmarks, ARIA labels on interactive controls (add-to-cart, pantry scan, recipe swap), and focus-visible outlines so keyboard-only and screen-reader navigation works throughout the app. The full interface is bilingual (English + Spanish). If you hit a barrier, use the feedback form to report it.