Import from onceuponachef.com
Save recipes from Once Upon a Chef to your meal plan
Found a recipe on Once Upon a Chef you want to cook? Paste the link in Culiplan. It becomes your own recipe, ready to plan into your week, with the ingredients on your shopping list.
What comes through from Once Upon a Chef
- Ingredients, split into amount, unit and name for the shopping list
- The method, step by step
- The recipe photo
Once Upon a Chef publishes its recipes in a standard recipe format, so the import is exact.
Our test
On October 27, 2026 we imported 3 recipes from onceuponachef.com. 3 came through completely. One of them: "English Muffins", with 14 ingredients ready for the shopping list.
How to save a Once Upon a Chef recipe
- Open the recipe on onceuponachef.com and copy the link.
- In Culiplan, go to Recipes, tap + and choose Import, then paste the link.
- Check the recipe and save it. It stays private.
- Add it to a day in your week. Its ingredients go onto your shopping list.
New to Culiplan? During sign-up you can paste up to 10 recipe links at once, and they fill your first week.
Questions
Is it free?
Yes. Culiplan is free for everyone, every feature, and you do not need a card.
Who can see recipes I import from Once Upon a Chef?
Imported recipes are private to you. If you share recipes with your household, they can see them too. Culiplan keeps a link to the original on onceuponachef.com.
Does it work on my phone?
Yes, in the Culiplan app for iPhone and Android, and on culiplan.com in your browser.
What if a recipe does not import well?
You can edit any ingredient or step, or add the recipe by hand. If Once Upon a Chef recipes keep failing, tell us and we will look at it.
Can I import many recipes at once?
During sign-up you can paste up to 10 links. After that you add links one at a time, or import a whole library from a Mela or Paprika export file.
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Culiplan is not affiliated with Once Upon a Chef. Recipes you save are for your own planning; the original stays on onceuponachef.com.