Works with Alexa
Ask Alexa
what’s for dinner.
Enable the free myDinnerPlan skill, link your account once, then hear tonight’s meal, this week’s plan, who’s eating, and cooking steps without picking up your phone.
- Free skill
- Works on Starter
- Read-only — won’t change your plan
Set it up in three steps
Same flow as other Alexa skills: enable, link, then talk
Enable the skill
Open the skill on Amazon and tap Enable — or search “myDinnerPlan” in the Alexa app under Skills & Games.
Link your account
Alexa will ask you to sign in to myDinnerPlan. Approve access so she can read tonight’s meal and recipe steps. You can disconnect anytime in Account Settings.
Ask away
Plan dinners on the website (or use the public recipe library), then ask Alexa what’s cooking — or say “start cooking” for hands-free steps.
Things you can say
Use the invocation name my dinner plan. These match the phrases on the Amazon skill page:
- “Alexa, ask my dinner plan what's for dinner tonight”
- “Alexa, ask my dinner plan to start cooking”
- “Alexa, ask my dinner plan what's planned this week”
- “Alexa, ask my dinner plan who's eating tonight”
- “Alexa, ask my dinner plan what groceries do I need for my dinner plan”
After “start cooking,” say next step, previous step, repeat, or go to step three. You can also ask about tomorrow, ingredients, or (on Household and Pro) your grocery list for the week. Avoid saying “shopping list” to Alexa — that opens Amazon’s built-in list. Alexa only reads your plan — she won’t change meals, recipes, or billing.
What you need
A free myDinnerPlan account and an Alexa device or the Alexa app
Free account
Starter includes Alexa. Create an account, plan tonight (or pick a public recipe), then link.
A dinner on the calendar
If nothing is planned for tonight, Alexa will tell you to add a meal on the website first.
Account linking
Link once when you enable the skill. Check or disconnect anytime under Account → Alexa.
Ready to cook hands-free?
Enable the skill on Amazon, then ask Alexa what’s for dinner. Need an account first? Create one free.
Enable on Amazon Alexa