Nested recipes are sub-recipes that sit within your main recipe.


Nested recipes may include sauces, custard, butter cream, icing and so on.


To add a Nested recipe to one of your main recipes, please follow these steps:

  1. Select Catering from the side nav.
  2. Click on Kitchen.
  3. Select Recipes.
  4. Click the blue Show/Hide Filters button.
  5. Enter the name of your chosen main recipe in the By Title search field and click Go.
  6. Click on the Edit icon in the Actions column of the chosen recipe.
  7. Click on the Selected Nested Recipes dropdown menu.
  8. Use the Search field to search for the recipe you wish to add as a Nested recipe:
  9. Tick the checkbox against the recipe you wish to add as a Nested recipe: 
  10. Click Next.
  11. Click on the green + sign in the list of ingredients to add an extra line:
  12. Select the Nested recipe to add it to the list of Ingredients. The quantity will calculate automatically:
  13. Click Save.
  14.  All ingredient, allergen and texture information flows through from both the Nested recipe and the main recipe to meal orders and kitchen reports, including the shopping list. This feature removes the need for long and complicated preparation process descriptions.