Updated: 4 November 2026

Plan a dinner party menu

This prompt plans a menu for a number of guests, given the occasion, dietary needs, your cooking skill and equipment and your budget, with a starter, main, sides and dessert.

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Plan a dinner party menu for [NUMBER] guests.

Occasion: [OCCASION]
Dietary needs: [DIETARY NEEDS]
Cooking skill and kitchen limits: [SKILL AND EQUIPMENT]
Budget: [BUDGET]

Give a starter, main, sides and dessert, a shopping list, a prep timeline from two days before to serving, and a plan so I am not stuck in the kitchen when guests arrive.

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Choose at least two dishes that can be fully prepared the day before.

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What you will get

A starter, main, sides and dessert for your guests, a shopping list, a prep timeline from two days before to serving, and a plan so you are not stuck in the kitchen when guests arrive.

Common mistake

The menu needs more oven or hob space than you have.

Fix: Describe your kitchen in the skill box: “one oven, two hob rings, no freezer”. The AI can then avoid dishes that clash.

Also watch for

Dietary needs are handled with a side note instead of the whole menu. Ask “every course must work for everyone, no separate meals, and mark each dish with its allergens”, and check the labels yourself.
The shopping list ignores what you already have. Add “I already have rice, oil, salt, spices and onions, so leave these out”.

Try a variation: potluck

Change it to “a potluck where guests bring a dish: I cook only the main, assign starters, sides and dessert by guest, and avoid duplicates”. Same planning, shared work.

Still not right? Reply with this

Redo the menu for one oven and two hob rings, make every dish suitable for all dietary needs, and cut anything I already have from the shopping list.