Recipe contests reward you with big prizes for coming up with great new recipes. This cooking contest list is full of current recipe contests that you can enter to win today.
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1. Rumba Meats - Recipe of the Month Contest
Submit your best recipe that uses Rumba meats products and you could win cash prizes every month in Rumba Meats' Recipe of the Month Contest.Entry Frequency: 1 x monthly per person/email
End Date: May 31, 2013 at 11:59 p.m. CT
Eligibility: USA, 18+
2. Louisiana Cookin - 2013 Sweet Rewards Recipe Contest
Submit a delicious recipe that uses sweet potatoes in one of five categories including main dish, side dish, dessert, and more and you could win cash prizes of $500 or $1,000 in Louisiana Cookin's 2013 Sweet Rewards Recipe Contest.Entry Frequency: Enter as often as you like, as long as each recipe is unique
End Date: May 31, 2013 at 12:00 a.m. CT
Eligibility: US residents (void in FL, NY, and NJ) who are amateur or professional cooks, 18+
3. Kellogg's - Great Eggo Waffle-Off Contest
Submit your delicious recipes that use Eggo Waffles as a main ingredient and you could win $5,000, one of two $2,500 prizes, or one of ten weekly prizes of a year's supply of waffles in Kellogg's Great Eggo Waffle-Off Contest on Facebook.Entry Frequency: Enter as often as you like, as long as each entry is unique
End Date: June 10, 2013 at 12:00 a.m. ET
Eligibility: USA, 18+
4. Chilled Magazine - Ardberg Balanced Cocktail Contest
Come up with a delicious cocktail recipe using Ardberg whisky and you could win a trip to Glasgow, Scotland worth $5,000 or, if you don't want to take the trip, $5,000 cash.Entry Frequency: 1 x weekly per person/email
End Date: June 27, 2013 at 12:00 a.m. ET
Eligibility: USA, 21+
5. Phyllo.com - Get Social with Mini Fillo Shells Recipe Contest
Submit your best recipe that uses mini Fillo shells for your chance to win monthly prizes and overall prizes of cash and Fillo shells in Phyllo.com's Get Social with Mini Fillo Shells Recipe ContestEntry Frequency: Unspecified
End Date: June 30, 2013
Eligibility: USA, 18+
6. Bella Sun Luci - 2013 Recipe Contest
Submit a delicious recipe that uses Bella San Luci sun-dried tomatoes and you could win $2,500 cash in Bella Sun Luci's 2013 Recipe Contest.Entry Frequency: Unspecified
End Date: July 01, 2013
Eligibility: USA, 18+
7. New World Pasta - Creamette Pasta Comfort Food Recipe and Essay Contest
Enter your recipe for a comforting pasta dish into New World Pasta's Creamette Pasta Comfort Food Recipe and Essay Contest and you could win one of nine $500 prizes or the grand prize of $10,000.Entry Frequency: One time per person/email
End Date: July 18, 2013 at 11:59 p.m. ET
Eligibility: USA, 18+
8. Bob's Red Mill Steel Cuts Oats - Spar for the Spurtle Contest
Enter Bob's Red Mill Steel Cuts Oats' Spar for the Spurtle Contest and you could win a trip to Portland for a cook-off or the grand prize, a trip to Scotland.Entry Frequency: One time per person
End Date: July 22, 2013
Eligibility: USA, 18+
9. Treasury Wine Estates Americas - Great Steak Challenge 2013
Share a delicious grilled meal, including steak, seafood, and a wine pairing, and you could win one of three $25,000 prizes and much more in Treasury Wine Estates Americas' Great Steak Challenge 2013.Entry Frequency: One time per person/email
End Date: July 31, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. PT
Eligibility: US residents who are not food professionals, 21+
10. Pillsbury.com - 46th Pillsbury Bake-Off Recipe Contest 2013
Enter Pillsbury's 46th Pillsbury Bake-Off for your chance to win one of 100 finalist prizes of a trip to Las Vegas to compete for a million dollars cash and $10,000 in appliances or lots of other big prizes like GE Appliances, $5,000 cash, and more. The finalists will be chosen by a combination of judges' scores and public vote.Entry Frequency: Unlimited entry, so long as each recipe is unique
End Date: August 08, 2013 at 12:00 a.m. CT
Eligibility: US residents who are not fool professionals (i.e., paid food bloggers, pro chefs, etc.), 18+
11. Sutter Home - Build a Better Burger Contest 2013
Submit your favorite burger recipe into Sutter Home's Build a Better Burger Contest 2013 and you could win a trip to Napa Valley, California to compete in a cook-off with the chance to win cash prizes of $100,000, $15,000, or other prizes.Entry Frequency: Unlimited entry, so long as each recipe is unique
End Date: September 02, 2013 at 12:00 a.m. PT
Eligibility: USA, 21+
12. Better Recipes - Best Recipe Ever Contest
Enter recipes that match each week's theme and you could win weekly prizes of a $250 American Express gift card or grand prizes of $1,000 or $10,000 in Better Recipes' Best Recipe Ever Contest.Entry Frequency: 10 x weekly per person
End Date: November 30, 2013 at 11:59 p.m. CT
Eligibility: USA, 21+
