diff --git a/app/javascript/components/App.tsx b/app/javascript/components/App.tsx
index 583048a..eb4fe4b 100644
--- a/app/javascript/components/App.tsx
+++ b/app/javascript/components/App.tsx
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ import { store } from '../store/store'
 import Layout from "./Layout";
 import Home from "./Home";
 import Search from "./Search";
-import Recipes from "./recipes/Index";
+import Recipes from "./recipes/RecipeIndex";
 import Foods from "./foods/Index";
-import NewRecipeForm from './recipes/New';
+import NewRecipeForm from './recipes/RecipeNew';
+import RecipeEdit from './recipes/RecipeEdit';
 
 const App: React.FC = () => {
   return (
@@ -17,8 +18,11 @@ const App: React.FC = () => {
         <Route path="/" element={<Layout />}>
           <Route index element={<Home />} />
           <Route path="search" element={<Search />} />
+
           <Route path="recipes" element={<Recipes />} />
           <Route path="recipes/new" element={<NewRecipeForm />} />
+          <Route path="recipes/:id/edit" element={<RecipeEdit />} />
+
           <Route path="foods" element={<Foods />} />
         </Route>
       </Routes>
diff --git a/app/javascript/components/recipes/RecipeEdit.tsx b/app/javascript/components/recipes/RecipeEdit.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd33dc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/components/recipes/RecipeEdit.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector } from '../../store/hooks';
+import { updateRecipe } from '../../store/recipesSlice';
+import { RecipeFormData } from './RecipeNew';
+import useCsrfToken from '../../hooks/useCsrfToken';
+import { useNavigate, useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
+import RecipeForm from './RecipeForm';
+import { fetchFoods } from '../../store/foodsSlice';
+
+const EditRecipeForm: React.FC = () => {
+  const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
+  const csrfToken = useCsrfToken();
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const { id } = useParams<{ id: string }>();
+  
+  const recipe = useAppSelector(state => 
+    state.recipes.items.find(recipe => recipe.id === Number(id))
+  );
+
+  const [formData, setFormData] = useState<RecipeFormData>({
+    name: '',
+    description: '',
+    ingredients_attributes: []
+  });
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    dispatch(fetchFoods());
+    
+    if (recipe) {
+      setFormData({
+        name: recipe.name,
+        description: recipe.description,
+        ingredients_attributes: recipe.ingredients
+      });
+    }
+  }, [dispatch, recipe]);
+
+  const handleSubmit = (e: React.FormEvent) => {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    dispatch(updateRecipe({ 
+      id: Number(id),
+      data: formData,
+      csrfToken
+    }))
+    .unwrap()
+    .then(() => {
+      navigate('/recipes');
+    })
+    .catch((error: Error) => {
+      alert('Failed to update recipe: ' + error.message);
+    });
+  };
+
+  if (!recipe) {
+    return <div>Recipe not found</div>;
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <RecipeForm
+      formData={formData}
+      setFormData={setFormData}
+      onSubmit={handleSubmit}
+      submitButtonText="Update Recipe"
+    />
+  );
+};
+
+export default EditRecipeForm;
diff --git a/app/javascript/components/recipes/New.tsx b/app/javascript/components/recipes/RecipeForm.tsx
similarity index 65%
rename from app/javascript/components/recipes/New.tsx
rename to app/javascript/components/recipes/RecipeForm.tsx
index 4a5a461..d5d6148 100644
--- a/app/javascript/components/recipes/New.tsx
+++ b/app/javascript/components/recipes/RecipeForm.tsx
@@ -1,32 +1,16 @@
-import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
-import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector } from '../../store/hooks';
-import { createRecipe } from '../../store/recipesSlice';
-import { Ingredient } from '../../types/types';
-import useCsrfToken from '../../hooks/useCsrfToken';
-import { fetchFoods } from '../../store/foodsSlice';
+import React from 'react';
+import { RecipeFormData } from './RecipeNew';
+import { useAppSelector } from '../../store/hooks';
 
-export interface RecipeFormData {
-  name: string;
-  description: string;
-  ingredients_attributes: Ingredient[];
+interface RecipeFormProps {
+  formData: RecipeFormData;
+  setFormData: (data: RecipeFormData) => void;
+  onSubmit: (e: React.FormEvent) => void;
+  submitButtonText: string;
 }
 
-const NewRecipeForm: React.FC = () => {
-  const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
-  const csrfToken = useCsrfToken();
-  const { items: foods, status: foods_status } = useAppSelector((state) => state.foods);
-  
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (foods_status === 'idle') {
-      dispatch(fetchFoods())
-    }
-  }, [dispatch]);
-
-  const [formData, setFormData] = useState<RecipeFormData>({
-    name: '',
-    description: '',
-    ingredients_attributes: []
-  });
+const RecipeForm: React.FC<RecipeFormProps> = ({ formData, setFormData, onSubmit, submitButtonText }) => {
+  const { items: foods } = useAppSelector((state) => state.foods);
 
   const addIngredient = () => {
     setFormData({
@@ -44,8 +28,8 @@ const NewRecipeForm: React.FC = () => {
       ingredients_attributes: formData.ingredients_attributes.filter((_, index) => index !== indexToDelete)
     });
   };
-  
-  const handleIngredientChange = (index: number, field: keyof Ingredient, value: string | number) => {
+
+  const handleIngredientChange = (index: number, field: 'food_id' | 'measurement', value: string | number) => {
     const newIngredients = [...formData.ingredients_attributes];
     newIngredients[index] = {
       food_id: newIngredients[index]?.food_id || 0,
@@ -58,26 +42,8 @@ const NewRecipeForm: React.FC = () => {
     });
   };
 
-  const handleSubmit = (e: React.FormEvent) => {
-    e.preventDefault();
-    dispatch(createRecipe({ 
-      data: formData,
-      csrfToken
-    }))
-    .unwrap()
-    .then(() => {
-      setFormData({
-        name: '',
-        description: '',
-        ingredients_attributes: []
-      });
-    })
-    .catch((error: Error) => {
-      alert('Failed to create recipe: ' + error.message);
-    });
-  };
   return (
-    <form onSubmit={handleSubmit} className="max-w-2xl mx-auto p-4">
+    <form onSubmit={onSubmit} className="max-w-2xl mx-auto p-4">
       <div className="mb-4">
         <label className="block mb-2">Recipe Name:</label>
         <input
@@ -142,10 +108,10 @@ const NewRecipeForm: React.FC = () => {
         type="submit"
         className="bg-green-500 text-white px-6 py-2 rounded"
       >
-        Create Recipe
+        {submitButtonText}
       </button>
     </form>
   );
 };
 
-export default NewRecipeForm;
+export default RecipeForm;
diff --git a/app/javascript/components/recipes/Index.tsx b/app/javascript/components/recipes/RecipeIndex.tsx
similarity index 83%
rename from app/javascript/components/recipes/Index.tsx
rename to app/javascript/components/recipes/RecipeIndex.tsx
index 31f133e..e74fc7c 100644
--- a/app/javascript/components/recipes/Index.tsx
+++ b/app/javascript/components/recipes/RecipeIndex.tsx
@@ -40,6 +40,14 @@ const RecipeTable: React.FC = () => {
                   <span key={ingredient.id}>{ingredient.food_name}</span>
                 ))}
               </td>
+              <td>
+                <Link 
+                  to={`/recipes/${recipe.id}/edit`} 
+                  className="bg-green-500 text-white px-3 py-1 rounded hover:bg-green-600"
+                >
+                  Edit
+                </Link>
+              </td>
             </tr>
           ))}
         </tbody>
diff --git a/app/javascript/components/recipes/RecipeNew.tsx b/app/javascript/components/recipes/RecipeNew.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17821fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/components/recipes/RecipeNew.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { useAppDispatch } from '../../store/hooks';
+import { createRecipe } from '../../store/recipesSlice';
+import { fetchFoods } from '../../store/foodsSlice';
+import useCsrfToken from '../../hooks/useCsrfToken';
+import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
+import RecipeForm from './RecipeForm';
+import { Ingredient } from '../../types/types';
+
+export interface RecipeFormData {
+  name: string;
+  description: string;
+  ingredients_attributes: Ingredient[];
+}
+
+const NewRecipeForm: React.FC = () => {
+  const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
+  const csrfToken = useCsrfToken();
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+  
+  useEffect(() => {
+    clearForm();
+    dispatch(fetchFoods());
+  }, [dispatch]);
+
+  const [formData, setFormData] = useState<RecipeFormData>({
+    name: '',
+    description: '',
+    ingredients_attributes: []
+  });
+  
+  const clearForm = () => {
+    setFormData({
+      name: '',
+      description: '',
+      ingredients_attributes: []
+    });
+  };
+
+  const handleSubmit = (e: React.FormEvent) => {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    dispatch(createRecipe({ 
+      data: formData,
+      csrfToken
+    }))
+    .unwrap()
+    .then(() => {
+      navigate('/recipes');
+    })
+    .catch((error: Error) => {
+      alert('Failed to create recipe: ' + error.message);
+    });
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <RecipeForm
+      formData={formData}
+      setFormData={setFormData}
+      onSubmit={handleSubmit}
+      submitButtonText="Create Recipe"
+    />
+  );
+};
+
+export default NewRecipeForm;
diff --git a/app/javascript/store/recipesSlice.ts b/app/javascript/store/recipesSlice.ts
index e89e2fd..1ada9fd 100644
--- a/app/javascript/store/recipesSlice.ts
+++ b/app/javascript/store/recipesSlice.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
 import { createSlice, createAsyncThunk } from '@reduxjs/toolkit'
-import { RecipeFormData } from '../components/recipes/New';
+import { RecipeFormData } from '../components/recipes/RecipeNew';
 import { Recipe } from '../types/types';
 
+export const fetchRecipes = createAsyncThunk(
+  'recipes/fetchRecipes',
+  async () => {
+    const response = await fetch('/api/recipes');
+    return response.json();
+  }
+);
+
 export const createRecipe = createAsyncThunk(
   'recipes/create',
   async ({ data, csrfToken }: { data: RecipeFormData; csrfToken: string }) => {
@@ -23,11 +31,17 @@ export const createRecipe = createAsyncThunk(
   }
 );
 
-export const fetchRecipes = createAsyncThunk(
-  'recipes/fetchRecipes',
-  async () => {
-    const response = await fetch('/api/recipes');
-    return response.json();
+export const updateRecipe = createAsyncThunk(
+  'recipes/update',
+  async ({ id, data, csrfToken }: { id: number; data: RecipeFormData; csrfToken: string }) => {
+    await fetch(`/api/recipes/${id}`, {
+      method: 'PUT',
+      headers: {
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+        'X-CSRF-Token': csrfToken
+      },
+      body: JSON.stringify(data)
+    })
   }
 );
 
@@ -60,6 +74,12 @@ const recipesSlice = createSlice({
         state.status = 'failed'
         state.error = action.error.message || null
       })
+      .addCase(createRecipe.fulfilled, (state, action) => {
+        if (state.status !== 'idle') {
+          state.items.push(action.payload.recipe)
+          state.status = 'succeeded'
+        }
+      })
   },
 })
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/types/types.ts b/app/javascript/types/types.ts
index 0d249e2..e379b56 100644
--- a/app/javascript/types/types.ts
+++ b/app/javascript/types/types.ts
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@ export interface Ingredient {
 export interface Recipe {
   id: number;
   name: string;
+  description: string;
   ingredients: Ingredient[];
 }