diff --git a/app/models/schemas/recipe.py b/app/models/schemas/recipe.py
index f3c1640..139f383 100644
--- a/app/models/schemas/recipe.py
+++ b/app/models/schemas/recipe.py
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ class RecipeRequest(BaseModel):
     nutrition_filters: NutritionFilters = Field(default_factory=NutritionFilters)
     excluded_ids: list[int] = Field(default_factory=list)
     shopping_mode: bool = False
+    pantry_match_only: bool = False  # when True, only return recipes with zero missing ingredients
     unit_system: str = "metric"  # "metric" | "imperial"
 
 
diff --git a/app/services/recipe/recipe_engine.py b/app/services/recipe/recipe_engine.py
index 907d2be..46a42d3 100644
--- a/app/services/recipe/recipe_engine.py
+++ b/app/services/recipe/recipe_engine.py
@@ -699,6 +699,11 @@ class RecipeEngine:
             if not req.shopping_mode and effective_max_missing is not None and len(missing) > effective_max_missing:
                 continue
 
+            # "Can make now" toggle: drop any recipe that still has missing ingredients
+            # after swaps are applied. Swapped items count as covered.
+            if req.pantry_match_only and missing:
+                continue
+
             # L1 match ratio gate: drop results where less than 60% of the recipe's
             # ingredients are in the pantry. Prevents low-signal results like a
             # 10-ingredient recipe matching on only one common item.
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/RecipesView.vue b/frontend/src/components/RecipesView.vue
index efd97c7..0fa715b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/RecipesView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/RecipesView.vue
@@ -169,6 +169,17 @@
             <span id="allergy-hint" class="form-hint">No recipes containing these ingredients will appear.</span>
           </div>
 
+          <!-- Can Make Now toggle -->
+          <div class="form-group">
+            <label class="flex-start gap-sm shopping-toggle">
+              <input type="checkbox" v-model="recipesStore.pantryMatchOnly" :disabled="recipesStore.shoppingMode" />
+              <span class="form-label" style="margin-bottom: 0;">Can make now (no missing ingredients)</span>
+            </label>
+            <p v-if="recipesStore.pantryMatchOnly && !recipesStore.shoppingMode" class="text-sm text-secondary mt-xs">
+              Only recipes where every ingredient is in your pantry — no substitutions, no shopping.
+            </p>
+          </div>
+
           <!-- Shopping Mode (temporary home — moves to Shopping tab in #71) -->
           <div class="form-group">
             <label class="flex-start gap-sm shopping-toggle">
@@ -180,8 +191,8 @@
             </p>
           </div>
 
-          <!-- Max Missing — hidden in shopping mode -->
-          <div v-if="!recipesStore.shoppingMode" class="form-group">
+          <!-- Max Missing — hidden in shopping mode or pantry-match-only mode -->
+          <div v-if="!recipesStore.shoppingMode && !recipesStore.pantryMatchOnly" class="form-group">
             <label class="form-label" for="max-missing">Max Missing Ingredients <span class="text-muted text-xs">(optional)</span></label>
             <input
               id="max-missing"
diff --git a/frontend/src/services/api.ts b/frontend/src/services/api.ts
index 2b3ce43..5b0d241 100644
--- a/frontend/src/services/api.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/services/api.ts
@@ -533,6 +533,7 @@ export interface RecipeRequest {
   nutrition_filters: NutritionFilters
   excluded_ids: number[]
   shopping_mode: boolean
+  pantry_match_only: boolean
 }
 
 export interface Staple {
diff --git a/frontend/src/stores/recipes.ts b/frontend/src/stores/recipes.ts
index 5e7fdd8..1c47577 100644
--- a/frontend/src/stores/recipes.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/stores/recipes.ts
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ export const useRecipesStore = defineStore('recipes', () => {
   const category = ref<string | null>(null)
   const wildcardConfirmed = ref(false)
   const shoppingMode = ref(false)
+  const pantryMatchOnly = ref(false)
   const nutritionFilters = ref<NutritionFilters>({
     max_calories: null,
     max_sugar_g: null,
@@ -176,6 +177,7 @@ export const useRecipesStore = defineStore('recipes', () => {
       nutrition_filters: nutritionFilters.value,
       excluded_ids: [...excluded],
       shopping_mode: shoppingMode.value,
+      pantry_match_only: pantryMatchOnly.value,
     }
   }
 
@@ -306,6 +308,7 @@ export const useRecipesStore = defineStore('recipes', () => {
     category,
     wildcardConfirmed,
     shoppingMode,
+    pantryMatchOnly,
     nutritionFilters,
     dismissedIds,
     dismissedCount,