diff --git a/api/src/lib.rs b/api/src/lib.rs
index f8595d7..4220fb3 100644
--- a/api/src/lib.rs
+++ b/api/src/lib.rs
@@ -83,3 +83,16 @@ pub struct EditIngredientRequest {
     #[serde(default)]
     pub has_unit: bool,
 }
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct CreateRecipeRequest {
+    pub name: String,
+    pub rating: u8,
+    pub ingredients: Vec<(i64, f64)>,
+    pub steps: Vec<String>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct CreateRecipeResponse {
+    pub id: i64,
+}
diff --git a/src/routes/mod.rs b/src/routes/mod.rs
index a56620f..2870971 100644
--- a/src/routes/mod.rs
+++ b/src/routes/mod.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ use crate::entity::{prelude::*, user};
 
 mod household;
 mod ingredients;
+mod recipe;
 
 #[derive(thiserror::Error, Debug)]
 enum RouteError {
@@ -42,6 +43,8 @@ enum RouteError {
     PathRejection(#[from] axum::extract::rejection::PathRejection),
     #[error("The supplied ressource does not exist")]
     RessourceNotFound,
+    #[error("The request was malformed")]
+    InvalidRequest(String),
     #[error("Error in DB transaction")]
     TxnError(#[from] TransactionError<Box<RouteError>>),
 }
@@ -73,6 +76,7 @@ impl IntoResponse for RouteError {
             )
                 .into_response(),
             RouteError::RessourceNotFound => StatusCode::NOT_FOUND.into_response(),
+            RouteError::InvalidRequest(reason) => (StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST, reason).into_response(),
             e => {
                 tracing::error!("Internal error: {e:?}");
                 StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR.into_response()
@@ -212,4 +216,8 @@ pub(crate) fn router(api_allowed: Option<HeaderValue>) -> Router<AppState> {
                 .get(ingredients::list_ingredients)
                 .layer(mk_service(vec![Method::GET, Method::POST])),
         )
+        .route(
+            "/household/:house_id/recipe",
+            post(recipe::create_recipe).layer(mk_service(vec![Method::POST])),
+        )
 }
diff --git a/src/routes/recipe.rs b/src/routes/recipe.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9fd7a32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/recipe.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+use api::{CreateRecipeRequest, CreateRecipeResponse};
+use axum::{extract::State, Json};
+use sea_orm::{prelude::*, ActiveValue, TransactionTrait};
+
+use crate::entity::{ingredient, prelude::*, recipe, recipe_ingerdients, recipe_steps};
+
+use super::{household::AuthorizedHousehold, AppState, JsonResult, RouteError};
+
+pub(super) async fn create_recipe(
+    AuthorizedHousehold(household): AuthorizedHousehold,
+    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    Json(request): Json<CreateRecipeRequest>,
+) -> JsonResult<CreateRecipeResponse> {
+    let id = state
+        .db
+        .transaction(|txn| {
+            Box::pin(async move {
+                let model = recipe::ActiveModel {
+                    name: ActiveValue::Set(request.name),
+                    ranking: ActiveValue::Set(request.rating as i32),
+                    ..Default::default()
+                };
+
+                let recipe = model.insert(txn).await?;
+                for (num, text) in request.steps.into_iter().enumerate() {
+                    let model = recipe_steps::ActiveModel {
+                        num: ActiveValue::Set(num as _),
+                        recipe_id: ActiveValue::Set(recipe.id),
+                        text: ActiveValue::Set(text),
+                    };
+
+                    model.insert(txn).await?;
+                }
+
+                for (ig, amount) in request.ingredients {
+                    if 0 == household
+                        .find_related(Ingredient)
+                        .filter(ingredient::Column::Id.eq(ig))
+                        .count(txn)
+                        .await?
+                    {
+                        Err(RouteError::InvalidRequest(format!(
+                            "No such ingredient {ig}"
+                        )))?;
+                    }
+
+                    let model = recipe_ingerdients::ActiveModel {
+                        recipe_id: ActiveValue::Set(recipe.id),
+                        ingredient_id: ActiveValue::Set(ig),
+                        amount: ActiveValue::Set(amount),
+                    };
+
+                    model.insert(txn).await?;
+                }
+
+                Ok(recipe.id)
+            })
+        })
+        .await?;
+
+    Ok(CreateRecipeResponse { id }.into())
+}