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Turn Recipe Into Grocery Shopping List

Convert a recipe into a categorized grocery list: extract ingredients, consolidate duplicates, standardize units, handle missing amounts, and exclude pantry items with case-insensitive singular/plural matching.

Prompt Content

Create a categorized grocery shopping list from the recipe. 1) Extract ingredients and amounts from <recipe> Recipe </recipe> ; ignore cooking steps. 2) Consolidate duplicates and sum quantities; standardize units for easy shopping. 3) Exclude any items listed in Pantry Items (case-insensitive, singular/plural matches). 4) Organize items by these categories in this order; omit empty categories: Produce; Meat & Seafood; Dairy & Eggs; Grains & Pasta; Canned & Jarred; Baking; Spices & Herbs; Condiments & Oils; Other. 5) Output only the list in the exact format shown below. • Each item line: • Item name - quantity unit, note (prep/variety/size) if specified. • Keep names generic unless a specific variety/brand is required. • Use practical store units (e.g., bunch, head, can size, oz, lb, g, ml); prefer counts for produce when reasonable. • If amount is missing, write "as needed"; for "to taste", write "to taste". • No commentary beyond category names and item lines. <example> Produce • Onion - 2 medium • Cilantro - 1 bunch Spices & Herbs • Cumin (ground) - 2 tsp • Black pepper - to taste Dairy & Eggs • Greek yogurt - 1 cup </example> Recipe: <recipe> Recipe </recipe> Exclude (comma-separated): Pantry Items

Variables

Recipe: Full recipe text including the ingredient list and any quantity/size notes.; Example: Ingredients: 1 lb chicken thighs, 2 medium onions (sliced), 3 cloves garlic, 1 tsp ground cumin, 14 oz diced tomatoes (can), 1 cup Greek yogurt, salt and pepper to taste.
Pantry Items: Comma-separated items you already have to exclude from the list.; Example: salt, black pepper, olive oil, sugar