How to Save a Recipe ChatGPT Gave You
ChatGPT is quick at writing a recipe for what is in your fridge, and just as quick at burying it under the next conversation. Here are three ways to keep one, from fastest to most useful.
By the Only Recipes Team. Updated .
1. Copy it into your notes
Hover over the answer and use the copy button, then paste into a notes app. It works everywhere, but you end up with a block of text: no search by ingredient, no scaling, no shopping list.
2. Ask for a cleaner version first
Before copying, ask ChatGPT to “rewrite this as a recipe card with ingredients and numbered steps”. You get a tidier block to paste, and you can paste it into the recipe formatter to turn it into a structured recipe.
3. Save it from the chat
Connect Only Recipes to ChatGPT once (setup steps), then:
- Ask ChatGPT for a recipe, or adjust one until it is right.
- Say “save this to Only Recipes”.
- ChatGPT saves the title, ingredients and steps as a new recipe and shows you a card linking to it.
- Open it later on the web, iPhone or Android, scale it, or add it to your meal plan.
If ChatGPT found the recipe on a website, paste the link and say “import and save this” instead. Only Recipes reads the original page, so you keep the author's exact quantities and a link back to the source.
Check before you cook
- AI-written recipes can be off on bake times and leavening. Read the steps once before saving.
- Quantities are saved as written. If you asked for “for 2”, the recipe yields 2.