We all have that one friend who loves hosting dinner parties and showing off their culinary skills. But what happens when you recreate their secret family recipe? One woman found out the hard way when she ‘stole’ her friend’s special chicken casserole recipe and shared it with her sister. Now, their friendship is in jeopardy, and their friend group is split over whether she’s in the wrong. ️
The Dinner Party Queen

Lending a Helping Hand

The Secret Recipe

Recreating the Casserole

Sharing the ‘Stolen’ Recipe

Sam’s Furious Reaction

Friends Take Sides ♀️

Standing Her Ground

Friendship on the Rocks Over a Chicken Casserole
This woman’s decision to recreate her friend’s secret family recipe has put their friendship on the line. After sharing the recipe with her sister, word got back to Sam, who was furious and accused her of ‘stealing’ the recipe. Their friend group is now divided, with some saying it’s just a recipe and not worth the drama, while others believe she crossed a line by recreating it without permission. She’s standing her ground, refusing to stop making the dish. But is it really worth risking a friendship over a chicken casserole?
Recreating a dish you enjoyed is not ‘weird’ or ‘stealing’

NTA for making a similar chicken casserole recipe. Gatekeeping is ridiculous

Observing a ‘secret’ recipe isn’t sneaky, just observant

Copying a friend’s secret family recipe is not a joke

Can’t copyright a recipe. OP not the a**hole for recreating.

Sharing recipes keeps dishes and culture alive. NTA for using online recipe.

The ‘secret recipe’ isn’t so secret after all

Who cares about a casserole recipe? NTA, recipe not stolen

Recreating a secret recipe is not stealing. NTA

YTA for betraying your friend’s trust and sharing her secret recipe

NTA, stealing secret recipe or just cooking what you liked?

NTA – Friend’s reaction is extreme and inappropriate

Casserole haters unite! But wait, what about lasagna?

Friend steals secret recipe, commenter says NTA, admits bias

ESH and NAH. ♀️ Recipe was special to friend, but overreaction. OP should apologize.

Recipe thief gets asked to share recipe, but will she?

Recipe not so secret after all

Recipe drama: Friend’s feelings vs. 30-year-old thief

Recipe thief gets called out as the a**hole

Foodies unite! Commenter suggests sharing the recipe for justice

Friend shares noni’s recipe, no issue with friend’s usage

Friend betrayed by ‘YTA’ for stealing secret family recipe

Sharing a friend’s recipe is NTA and legal in Canada

Commenter defends accused, calls recipe ‘ridiculous’ and ‘stupid’

Recipe theft leads to YTA verdict and demand for apology

Friend’s secret recipe stolen and given to sister. YTA.

Home cook defends friend who accused her of stealing recipe

Cook defends accused recipe thief, but won’t invite her again

Friend betrayed trust by stealing recipe, still YTA. ♀️

Defending the right to share ‘secret’ recipes.

Sharing is caring Your friend shouldn’t have let you help if she wanted it secret

Friend accused of recipe theft, commenter defends with NTA.

Friendship broken over a stolen recipe

NTA for using a recipe, friend overreacted over casserole

Recreating a dish is not stealing. NTA
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Friend shares recipe, replicates and gives it away, deemed YTA

Put your own spin on it, NTA!

Friend trusted you, you stole her recipe. YTA

Friend accuses recipe thief of being a conniving liar

Good memory doesn’t excuse sharing ‘secret’ recipe. YTA, apologize
