How to generate dinner ideas with Copilot in Microsoft Edge

What’s a good idea for dinner tonight? It’s not always an easy question to answer, especially if you have lots of ingredients in your fridge that you’re looking forward to using. With so many cuisines, tastes, dietary needs, and recipe guides out there, planning for a simple weekday meal or an extravagant date night can both seem overwhelming.

Learn how to use Copilot in Microsoft Edge to tap into the power of AI and generate ideas for the specific ingredients you have on hand. Whether you're a seasoned chef or a kitchen newbie, Microsoft Edge can empower your creativity, with smart tools built right in, to help you create tasty and healthy meals in no time. You may even discover a scrumptious new dish, or your next favorite recipe to serve guests.

How to use Copilot in Microsoft Edge to generate recipe ideas

Directly in the Microsoft Edge sidebar, you can tap into the power of AI to help generate a recipe or meal plan based on your goals or cravings. Copilot uses advanced AI models to take in your search requests in the same manner as natural speech, then analyzes and parses text from across the web to present ideas from a combination of real-world sources, all in a concise, natural, and easy-to-understand format.

What an AI dinner generator can do for you

Planning dinner has never been easier with help from Copilot in Microsoft Edge. For example, you can tell Copilot what you already have in the fridge, and it will generate a recipe that can fit. If you’ve had a busy day and just need something for dinner, your everyday AI companion can help in a variety of ways.

Save time. Instead of browsing through countless recipes online, you can get personalized recommendations in just a few clicks.
Reduce food waste. By using ingredients already on hand, you’ll use more of what you have and reduce both food waste and grocery spending.
Explore new dishes. Try new cuisines and ingredients that you may not have considered before and broaden your culinary horizons.
Stay healthy. By taking into account your dietary preferences, nutritional needs, and allergies, a dinner idea generator can suggest healthy and nutritious recipes.

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To get started, simply open Microsoft Edge and follow this process.

Select the Copilot icon in the upper-right corner of the browser. Here, you’ll see three options: Chat, Compose, and Insights.
Select Chat. In the text box, type in what you’re looking for in a recipe. For example, you can enter, “I need a spicy Thai recipe that involves chicken and cashews.”
Copilot will draw from its large language model to pull up recipes from across the internet. You can make your request as specific as possible, such as “a vegetarian Italian pasta sauce that accommodates nut allergies.”
You can also expand your recipe servings and suggestions to serve yourself or a dinner party. The cooking amounts will be automatically adjusted to accommodate—no need to do complicated math or convert measurements.
From here, you can peruse the source websites, see photos, detailed cooking steps, backstories, and substitutions.

Don’t stop there; try Microsoft Edge to discover how AI-powered Copilot can help you with everything from composing an email, summarizing lengthy articles, even creating a workout regimen that fits your schedule to a T. With Copilot in Microsoft Edge, you’ve got a smarter way to get creative in the kitchen and beyond.