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Filter recipes by ingredients and dietary labels

You have tomatoes and want something quick. Narrow down your collection with a search and suitable filters.

Before you start

As your collection grows, it gets harder to find a dish that fits the ingredients and time you have.

1Step 1

Search the collection

Open Recipes and tap the search icon. Enter a title, ingredient or tag. The example searches for tomato.

The Smith family collection shows Pasta with tomato sauce, Couscous with roast vegetables and Apple pancakes with recipe details and dietary labels.
The collection contains pasta, couscous and pancakes before filtering.
2Step 2

Combine the filters

Open Filter and select Easy, Up to 30 min and Vegetarian. You can also select saved cuisines or choose Only rated recipes to include recipes with ratings.

The tomato search is combined with Easy, Up to 30 min and Vegetarian, leaving one recipe.
The tomato search is combined with Easy, Up to 30 min and Vegetarian, leaving one recipe.
3Step 3

View the matching recipes

Tap the button at the bottom showing the result count. Active filters appear above the recipes. The example leaves Pasta with tomato sauce as the matching result. Remove a single filter with its cross.

Pasta with tomato sauce is the remaining recipe after applying the filters.
Pasta with tomato sauce is the remaining recipe after applying the filters.
4Step 4

Check the full recipe

Open the result and check its servings, dietary labels and stored allergens. Expand Ingredients and review the complete list before choosing what to cook.

The recipe details show servings, category and stored dietary information, with ingredients and preparation available to expand.
The recipe details show servings, category and stored dietary information, with ingredients and preparation available to expand.

All done

Search Recipes for an ingredient such as tomato. Open Filter and choose difficulty, time and any dietary labels. Use the button showing the number of matching recipes, then open a result and check its full ingredients.

If something looks wrong

A suitable recipe is missing from the results.

Clear the search and remove filters one at a time. Check whether the recipe has the relevant time and dietary labels saved. Missing information can exclude it from filtered results.

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About this article

Written by Best4Family editorial team. Content reviewed: . Updated: .

The screenshots show the Android app. The layout and controls are largely the same on iOS. The examples use fictional family data.