The meal planner that gives you time back on busy nights.

Simmerly learns what you love to eat and plans dinners that work together. One organized grocery list and prep guidance help you make meals you're excited about, with less left to do at dinnertime.

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The Simmerly Plan tab on a Sunday: tonight's chicken and kale Hatch chile bowl and tomorrow's chipotle-honey chicken tacos, each with its servings and cook time
Prep ahead · optionalSunday, about an hourCovers through Wednesday
Great as leftoversTonight's bowl, again on Tuesday
Tomorrow nightChipotle-Honey Chicken TacosMade ahead · 8 min to reheat

What gets better

  • Save hours on weeknight cooking.

    Choose how much you want to cook ahead. Simmerly organizes the prep, explains how to store each dish, and shows what to finish or reheat each night, so there's less to do at dinnertime.

  • Different dinners. A shorter grocery list.

    Simmerly favors recipes that share ingredients, then combines what you need for the week into one shopping list.

  • Meals chosen to fit your whole week.

    Get dinners chosen from over 40,000 recipes, based on your tastes and saved favorites, with variety and cooking effort balanced across the week.

How it works

Dinners you want to eat, in a week that works.

Finding dinners you're excited about is one thing. Fitting them into a busy week is another. Simmerly plans the meals, groceries, and prep together. Here is one week, start to finish.

Start with what you like.

Take a short taste quiz by tapping dishes you'd like to eat. Simmerly keeps learning from the recipes you save, rate, and add to your week.

Taste quiz Tap any recipes that appeal to you Round 2 of 3 · pick as many or as few as you like
  • Carne asada burrito, tapped
  • Stovetop macaroni and cheese, tapped
  • Chicken fajitas, tapped
  • Tuna Poke Bowl
  • Easy Oven-Baked Pulled Pork Sandwiches
  • Baked ziti with two mozzarellas, tapped
  • Easy chicken tacos, tapped
  • Cacio e pepe, tapped
  • Sheet-Pan Pizza with Brussels Sprouts and Salami
Here's what we learned
  • Fresh, clean flavors
  • Mexican and Italian dishes
  • Tacos and burritos
  • Weeknight-friendly meals
You were drawn to
  • Carne asada burrito
  • Baked ziti
  • Chicken fajitas
  • Cacio e pepe
Simmerly gets better with youEvery save, rating and scheduled dinner keeps teaching it.

Plan dinners that work together.

Set your cooking, prep, and leftover preferences. Simmerly builds a week around your tastes, balancing variety, shared ingredients, and any nutrition goals. Include a saved favorite, or swap a meal to make the plan your own.

  • DinnersSunday to Saturday
  • Servings2 per meal
  • Cook timeUp to 45 min
  • Prep aheadUp to 2 hours
  • LeftoversSome leftovers
  • Grocery list sizeKeep it short
  • Nutrition goalsPrioritize high protein
This week Seven dinners from five recipes
  1. Sun Chicken and Kale Hatch Chile Bowl Cook
  2. Mon Chipotle-Honey Chicken Tacos Cook
  3. Tue Chicken and Kale BowlSunday's, reheated Leftovers
  4. Wed Carne Asada Torta Cook
  5. Thu One-Pot Broccoli Mac and Cheese Cook
  6. Fri Artichoke and Charred Scallion Pasta Cook
  7. Sat Broccoli Mac and CheeseThursday's, reheated Leftovers
Plan Summary
  • 10 min per meal
  • 1h 45m of prep across 2 sessions
  • 5 meals to cook
  • 2 leftover meals
  • Nutrition goals7/7 days hit

One grocery list for the week.

Ingredients are combined across meals, adjusted for your servings, and organized by aisle. Shop in your usual store, or send the list to Instacart for delivery or pickup.

Groceries One grocery list for the whole week
Produce8
  • Avocadosin 3 recipes1 + 1½
  • Broccoli1 lb
  • Scallions3 bunches
  • 5 more producegreen chiles, kale, limes, vine tomatoes, lemons
Meat2
  • Chicken thighsin 2 recipes2 lb + ¾ lb
  • Carne asada¾ lb
  • Canned Foods & Soups 5
  • Spices & Seasonings 6
  • Dry Goods & Pasta 4
  • Condiments & Sauces 3
  • Dairy 3
  • Oils & Dressings 2
  • Bakery 1
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Prep ahead for easier evenings.

Choose how much you'd like to cook ahead. Simmerly groups the steps, explains how to store what you've made, and shows what's left to finish or reheat each night. You can also skip prep and still plan leftovers.

Prep ahead
Sunday · Prep session About an hour, three dinners ahead No prep session
  • Cook the chicken, kale and beansChicken and Kale Hatch Chile Bowl · Sunday, again TuesdayFridge
  • Cook the chicken, pickle onionsPressure Cooker Chipotle-Honey Chicken Tacos · MondayFridge
  • Pickle red onions, slice jalapeñosCarne Asada Torta · WednesdayFridge

Cook each meal when it comes up. Leftover nights still count.

  1. Mon Chipotle-Honey Tacos Made ahead · 8 min to reheat45 min
  2. Tue Chicken and Kale Bowlleftovers 5 min reheat
  3. Fri Artichoke Scallion Pasta 20 min to finish35 min
Gemelli with artichoke hearts and charred scallions in a Dutch oven, a wooden spoon resting in it
Friday dinner Thursday's prep is done. Boil the pasta, finish the sauce. Twenty minutes. Cooked tonight. Thirty-five minutes.

Less left to do on busy nights.

Simmerly organizes make-ahead steps across your meals and plans leftovers that keep and reheat well. Get some or all of dinner done earlier, then finish or reheat something you're looking forward to.

Average estimated kitchen time at dinnertime

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Estimated averages across plans using prep and leftovers, compared with cooking each recipe from scratch that night. Not the example week above. Results vary.

Why choose Simmerly?

  • Dinners chosen to work together

    Simmerly considers variety, shared ingredients, nutrition goals, and cooking effort across your week, so your meals fit together into a practical plan.

  • New ideas that fit your tastes

    Simmerly learns what you love to eat from the recipes you save, rate, and plan, helping you discover new dinners alongside familiar favorites.

  • Less left to do on busy nights

    Choose how much to cook ahead. Simmerly organizes make-ahead cooking, storage, and what to finish or reheat each night. Prep and leftovers are optional.

Common questions

Will Simmerly fit your week?

Do I have to prep ahead or eat leftovers?

No. Choose how much you want to prepare ahead or use leftovers, including not prepping at all. Simmerly can still help you choose meals, organize ingredients, and plan the cooking effort.

Can I change the meals?

Yes. Review the suggestions and swap anything that doesn't appeal. Pin a recipe from your Want to Make list and the plan is built around it. The plan is a starting point you can adjust, not a fixed menu you have to follow.

Can I use recipes I've saved elsewhere?

Yes. Import recipes from supported websites and include them in your plan alongside meals from Simmerly's collection. Importing a recipe doesn't automatically add step-by-step make-ahead guidance.

Can I shop without Instacart?

Yes. The grocery list is yours to use in any store: one row per ingredient, organized by aisle, with a checklist for the trip. Instacart is an option for delivery or pickup, not a requirement.

Where do the recipes come from?

Simmerly's collection of over 40,000 recipes is written by people and comes from established food publishers. AI is used only to understand each recipe: how long it takes, what can be made ahead, and how it keeps. Your week is put together by a planning algorithm balancing many constraints, not by a chatbot.

Can I plan around nutrition goals?

Yes. Simmerly helps you plan meals around your calorie, protein, carb, and fat targets. You can also prioritize more fiber, less added sugar, less sodium, and less saturated fat. Your tastes, cooking preferences, and variety across the week help shape the plan, too.

Look forward to next week's dinners.

Meals chosen around your tastes, groceries brought together, and a clearer plan for busy nights.

"I've tried a few meal planning apps and Simmerly is the one I actually use."
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