Meal Planner
The meal planner that cooks with what you already have
Plan your week in minutes, match every recipe against your pantry, and turn the plan into a priced shopping list — without the "what's for dinner?" scramble.
What Potlikkr's meal planner does
Most meal planners give you a blank calendar. Potlikkr starts from your pantry and your household, then builds a plan you can actually cook.
Auto Week planning
Generate a full week of dinners from what's in your pantry and what's expiring first — then swap anything with drag and drop.
Pantry matching
Every recipe scores itself against your stock, lists the missing ingredients, and suggests substitutions so you cook more of what you own.
Per-person diets
Set allergies, diets and dislikes per household member and scale servings automatically, so one plan fits everyone at the table.
Priced shopping lists
Each plan becomes an aisle-ordered grocery list, compared across your preferred stores so you see the cheapest basket before you shop.
How it works
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Add what you have
Scan a receipt or barcode, or add items by hand. Potlikkr tracks quantities, locations and expiry.
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Plan the week
Pick recipes around what's expiring and what your household likes, or let Auto Week do the first pass.
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Shop with prices
Generate the list, compare store totals, and check the trip against your grocery budget.
Free planning tools
No account needed — try these in your browser:
Meal planner FAQ
Is the meal planner free?
Yes. The free plan covers weekly meal planning, pantry tracking and shopping lists. Paid tiers add live store price comparison, unlimited recipe saves and advanced planning.
Can it plan around what's already in my pantry?
Yes — that's the core of it. Recipes rank by how much of them you can already make, with use-it-up boosts for food about to expire.
Does it handle different diets in one household?
Yes. Set dietary needs and dislikes per person; Potlikkr scales servings and swaps ingredients within a recipe instead of cooking separate meals.
Does it work outside the US?
Yes. Potlikkr supports country-typical weeknight templates and regional grocery retailers across many countries.