In the latest Grow A Garden Update, the developers have added a new feature called Cooking to the base game that allows users to mix various ingredients and get food items, which can then be fed to the NPC to get some cool rewards. So, if you are wondering how the entire Cooking Event Update works in Grow A Garden, here is a detailed guide to it.
How to start the Cooking Event in Grow A Garden
Like every other update that came before in Grow A Garden, the Cooking Event starts every 1 hour in the game. When active, you have to go to the center of the map, where you can find an NPC called Chris P or the Chris Pig.

After meeting him, you can find some other food items that will appear on top of his head as a desire. All you have to do is feed him the food he desires to get tremendous rewards. You can cook the food items he desires using the cooking pot adjacent to his location. For the correct recipes, follow the given table, which lists all the ingredients for cooking food.
Dish | Ingredients | Cooking Time | Water Color |
---|---|---|---|
Soup | x1 Carrot or mix any random ingredients | 5 minutes | Random |
Sushi | x4 Bamboo x1 Corn | 7 minutes | Turquoise |
Sandwich | x2 Tomato x1 Corn or x1 Corn x1 Coconut | 7 minutes | Orange |
Pie | x1 Pumpkin x1 Apple Legendary x1 Corn x1 Coconut | 7 minutes | Green |
Burger | Legendary x1 Pepper x1 Corn x1 Tomato Mythical x1 Pepper x1 Corn x1 Tomato x1 Bone Blossom x1 Beanstalk | 10 minutes | Red |
Waffle | x1 Pumpkin x1 Watermelon or x1 Pumpkin x1 Sugar Apple or x1 Sugar Apple x1 Watermelon or x1 Strawberry x1 Coconut Divine x1 Sugar Apple x1 Coconut | 6 minutes | ??? |
Salad | x2 Tomato or x1 Strawberry x1 Bell Pepper | 5 minutes | Red |
Hotdog | x1 Pepper x1 Corn/Banana or x2 Corn x1 Watermelon or x1 Pink Lily x1 Elephant Ears x1 Bone Blossom x1 Violet Corn or x2 Bone Blossom x1 Pepper x1 Corn | 6 minutes | Tan |
Ice Cream | Uncommon x1 Blueberry x1 Corn Legendary x2 Bananas Mythical x1 Sugar Apple x1 Banana/Corn | 5 minutes | Yellow |
Donut | Normal x1 Strawberry x1 Tomato x1 Apple or x2 Corn x1 Watermelon or x2 Corn x1 Banana x1 Pumpkin Rare x1 Corn x1 Blueberry x1 Apple | 9 minutes | ??? |
Pizza | Normal x1 Banana x1 Tomato Legendary x1 Giant Pinecone x1 Corn x1 Apple x1 Pepper x1 Strawberry Mythical x1 Pepper x1 Tomato x1 Corn x2 Sugarapple | 7 Minutes | Red or Maroon |
Cake | x1 Watermelon x2 Corn x2 Banana or x2 Kiwi x2 Banana or x1 Pumpkin x1 Giant Pinecone x1 Corn x1 Apple or x2 Corn x2 Strawberry or x1 Blueberry x2 Grape x1 Apple x1 Corn or x2 Banana x2 Strawberry x1 Pumpkin or x1 Ember Lily x2 Peach Rare x2 Corn x2 Watermelon Mythical x2 Sugar Apple x2 Corn Divine x4 Elder Strawberry x1 Corn Prismatic x1 Banana x1 Kiwi x3 Bone Blossom | 20 Minutes | Lime or Yellow |
Remember, the size of the food you get depends on the size of the ingredients you have deposited in the cooking pot. So, if you need larger ingredients, deposit bigger items. If you are able to meet his requirements, you will get incredible rewards.
All Rewards in the Cooking Event in Grow A Garden
If you manage to feed the food item Chris P demands during that time, you will get rewards. The rarity of the rewards entirely depends on the food you have fed to the character and the size of the food. Based on that, you will receive one of the following rewards.

- x300 Sheckles
- Mutation Spray Burnt
- Fork Fence
- x5 Watering Can
- Food Crate
- Reclaimer
- Zen Seed Pack
- Artichoke
- Advanced Sprinkler
- x2 Small Toy
- Gourmet Egg
- Mutation Spray HoneyGlazed
- Pretzel Cart
- x2 Zen Seed Pack
- Medium Toy
- Mochi Mouse
- x2 Food Crate
- x2 Mutation Spray Fried
- Taco Fern
- x3 Gourmet Egg
- x4 Zen Seed Pack
- Pet Shard Fried
For more on Grow A Garden, check out How to get Harvest Tool in Grow A Garden or How to get the Monster Mash Potion in Grow A Garden