Recetas

You walk into your kitchen, open the fridge, and see a random mix of chicken breasts, a half-used bell pepper, and some aging cheese. You have 30 minutes to cook, but no plan. Instead of ordering takeout, you open Recetas by Eroski Consumer. Within seconds, you filter by ingredients you actually have, set a timer for 30 minutes, and get a step-by-step plan for a stuffed chicken breast with roasted peppers. This is the tool that turns kitchen chaos into a structured, executable meal.

Core Cooking Tools

The app functions as a structured recipe management system with three primary operational modes: search, cook, and organize. The search engine allows you to filter recipes by total time (from 15 minutes to 2+ hours), difficulty level (beginner, intermediate, advanced), and specific ingredient inclusion or exclusion. The cook mode locks the screen with a vertical scroll of sequential steps, each with a built-in countdown timer for baking, boiling, or resting phases. The organizer lets you build a weekly meal calendar by dragging recipes into day slots, which automatically generates a consolidated shopping list sorted by supermarket aisle.

Recipe Database Specifications

The library contains over 5,000 recipes curated by the Eroski Consumer nutrition team. Each recipe includes a standardized nutritional breakdown (kcal, protein, fat, carbs, fiber per serving), a difficulty rating, and a prep-to-cook time split. Recipes are tagged by cuisine type (Spanish, Italian, Asian, Mexican, Middle Eastern), dietary restriction (gluten-free, lactose-free, vegan, vegetarian, low-sodium, diabetic-friendly), and cooking method (oven, stovetop, microwave, slow cooker, air fryer, pressure cooker). The search supports Boolean operators: use "chicken AND lemon NOT cream" to find specific combinations.

Interactive Cooking Assistant

The guided mode provides real-time feedback during preparation. When you tap "Start Cooking," the app initiates a hands-free workflow: each step appears in large, high-contrast text with a photo reference. Critical steps include a timer that auto-starts when you advance. The app detects if your device screen dims during active cooking and prevents sleep mode. You can voice-command "next step" or "repeat step" without touching the screen. A "substitution" button offers ingredient alternatives (e.g., swap Greek yogurt for sour cream) with recalculated nutritional values.

Key Advantages

• Cross-platform syncing: your recipe collection, meal plan, and shopping list sync via Eroski Consumer account across Android phones, tablets, and web browsers
• Offline mode: download up to 200 recipes for full step-by-step access without internet connection, including embedded timer functionality
• Portion scaling: adjust any recipe from 1 to 20 servings with automatic recalculation of ingredient quantities, cooking times, and pan sizes
• Shopping list automation: one-tap export of missing ingredients to Google Keep, Todoist, or plain text; items are grouped by produce, dairy, meat, pantry, and spices
• Nutritional tracking: log each cooked recipe into a daily food diary with cumulative macro tracking and optional integration with Google Fit and Samsung Health

Download mobile app now

Open your pantry, see what's possible. Get the full database, the timer, and the meal planner in your pocket.

Heads up: you'll need wifi for initial download and syncing. Some advanced features like unlimited offline storage and meal plan export require a free Eroski Consumer account. Nutritional data is based on standard portion sizes.