diff --git a/cookbook/helper/recipe_search.py b/cookbook/helper/recipe_search.py
index 80f9e930..4f4ab855 100644
--- a/cookbook/helper/recipe_search.py
+++ b/cookbook/helper/recipe_search.py
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ class RecipeSearch():
             ),
             has_child_sub=Case(When(steps__ingredients__food__in=self.__children_substitute_filter(shopping_users), then=Value(1)), default=Value(0)),
             has_sibling_sub=Case(When(steps__ingredients__food__in=self.__sibling_substitute_filter(shopping_users), then=Value(1)), default=Value(0))
-        ).annotate(missingfood=F('count_food') - F('count_onhand') - F('count_ignore_shopping')).filter(missingfood=missing)
+        ).annotate(missingfood=F('count_food') - F('count_onhand') - F('count_ignore_shopping')).filter(missingfood__lte=missing)
         self._queryset = self._queryset.distinct().filter(id__in=makenow_recipes.values('id'))
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/vue/src/apps/RecipeSearchView/RecipeSearchView.vue b/vue/src/apps/RecipeSearchView/RecipeSearchView.vue
index cd93487f..d80fe4ef 100644
--- a/vue/src/apps/RecipeSearchView/RecipeSearchView.vue
+++ b/vue/src/apps/RecipeSearchView/RecipeSearchView.vue
@@ -558,14 +558,16 @@
                                                 <b-input-group-append v-if="ui.show_makenow">
                                                     <b-input-group-text>
                                                         {{ $t("make_now") }}
-                                                        <b-form-checkbox
-                                                            v-model="search.makenow"
-                                                            name="check-button"
-                                                            @change="refreshData(false)"
-                                                            class="shadow-none"
-                                                            switch
-                                                            style="width: 4em"
-                                                        />
+                                                        <b-form-checkbox v-model="search.makenow" name="check-button"
+                                                                        @change="refreshData(false)"
+                                                                        class="shadow-none" switch style="width: 4em"/>
+                                                    </b-input-group-text>
+                                                    <b-input-group-text>
+                                                        <span>{{ $t("make_now_count") }}</span>
+                                                        <b-form-input type="number" min="0" max="20" v-model="search.makenow_count"
+                                                                        @change="refreshData(false)"
+                                                                        size="sm" class="mt-1"></b-form-input>
+
                                                     </b-input-group-text>
                                                 </b-input-group-append>
                                             </b-input-group>
@@ -921,6 +923,7 @@ export default {
                 timescooked: undefined,
                 timescooked_gte: true,
                 makenow: false,
+                makenow_count: 0,
                 cookedon: undefined,
                 cookedon_gte: true,
                 createdon: undefined,
@@ -1233,6 +1236,7 @@ export default {
             this.search.pagination_page = 1
             this.search.timescooked = undefined
             this.search.makenow = false
+            this.search.make_now_count = 0
             this.search.cookedon = undefined
             this.search.viewedon = undefined
             this.search.createdon = undefined
@@ -1317,6 +1321,10 @@ export default {
             } else if (!this.search.timescooked_gte) {
                 timescooked = timescooked * -1
             }
+            let makenow = this.search.makenow || undefined
+            if (makenow !== undefined) {
+                makenow = parseInt(this.search.makenow_count)
+            }
             // when a filter is selected - added search params will be added to the filter
             params = {
                 ...params,
@@ -1329,7 +1337,7 @@ export default {
                 internal: this.search.search_internal,
                 random: this.random_search,
                 timescooked: timescooked,
-                makenow: this.search.makenow || undefined,
+                makenow: makenow,
                 cookedon: cookedon,
                 createdon: createdon,
                 updatedon: updatedon,
diff --git a/vue/src/locales/en.json b/vue/src/locales/en.json
index dd58d8b8..82d48df7 100644
--- a/vue/src/locales/en.json
+++ b/vue/src/locales/en.json
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@
     "show_sortby": "Show Sort By",
     "search_rank": "Search Rank",
     "make_now": "Make Now",
+    "make_now_count": "At most missing ingredients",
     "recipe_filter": "Recipe Filter",
     "book_filter_help": "Include recipes from recipe filter in addition to manually assigned ones.",
     "review_shopping": "Review shopping entries before saving",