How to add recipe ingredients to my shopping list

Quick answer: Open a recipe and add its ingredients to your list, or type items directly on the Shopping / Shopping List screen. Recipe Cloud groups items by store aisle and parses quantity, unit, and notes when you use a simple line format.

Add ingredients from a recipe

iPhone and iPad

1. Open a saved recipe.
2. Tap the ⋯ menu → Shopping List.
3. Review the ingredient list (all items selected by default). Tap to deselect anything you already have.
4. Tap Add to Shopping List.
5. Open the Shopping tab to see your list.

You can also add ingredients from planned meals — see How to create a shopping list from my meal plan.

Web app

1. Open a recipe on recipecloudapp.com.
2. Click Add To Shopping List (or Shopping List in the recipe menu).
3. Select the ingredients you want.
4. Click Add to Shopping List.
5. Open Shopping List from the top navigation to view items.

Add items manually (bulk or one at a time)

iPhone and iPad

On the Shopping tab:

1. Tap Add Ingredient.
2. Enter one or more items — one per line.
3. Tap Add Item(s).

Web app

On Shopping List (/shopping-list/):

• Type a single item in the Add item field and click Add, or
• Open Bulk actions → Bulk Add Items, paste or type multiple lines, then click Add Items.

On mobile, use ⋯ → Bulk Actions → Bulk Add Items.

Edit items on your list

iPhone and iPad

• Tap an item’s name to open Edit Item.
• Update the text or Aisle, then tap Update.
• Tap Remove to mark it purchased (it moves to History via ⋯ → History).
• Tap the checkbox to check off an item without opening the editor.

Web app

• Click an item to open Edit Item.
• Change Qty, Unit, Item name, Note, or Category, then click Save.
• Click Delete to remove an item.
• Click the checkbox to mark an item as purchased (it appears under List History).

Formatting for a clean list

Recipe Cloud reads each line as:

[quantity] [unit] [item name] ([note])

Examples

You enter	List shows
2 cups flour	Flour · 2 cup
1 lb chicken breast (boneless)	Chicken Breast · 1 lb
olive oil	Olive Oil

Tips

• One item per line when bulk-adding.
• Put quantity first, then unit, then the ingredient name.
• Use parentheses for notes: (organic), (if needed).
• Recipes with well-formatted ingredients import more cleanly — see Recipe formatting best practices.
• On the web, open Settings to group by Aisle (default) or a flat A–Z list.

Tap ? next to Enter Item(s) on iOS for the same format reminder.

Where your list lives

Items sync between the iOS app and web when you’re signed into the same account. Use Share List (iOS ⋯ menu) or the web share icons to print, text, email, or copy your list.