diff --git a/mealie/core/exceptions.py b/mealie/core/exceptions.py
index 89ed9538e..de8cf7d39 100644
--- a/mealie/core/exceptions.py
+++ b/mealie/core/exceptions.py
@@ -46,3 +46,9 @@ class UserLockedOut(Exception): ...
 
 
 class MissingClaimException(Exception): ...
+
+class IncompleteData(Exception):
+    """
+    This exception is raised when a user sends incomplete data to the API
+    """
+    pass
diff --git a/mealie/routes/recipe/recipe_crud_routes.py b/mealie/routes/recipe/recipe_crud_routes.py
index 0504966c8..dd4a9fa25 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/recipe/recipe_crud_routes.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/recipe/recipe_crud_routes.py
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ class RecipeController(BaseRecipeController):
         elif thrownType == exceptions.NoEntryFound:
             self.logger.error("No Entry Found on recipe controller action")
             raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail=ErrorResponse.respond(message="No Entry Found"))
+        elif thrownType == exceptions.IncompleteData:
+            self.logger.error("Incomplete data provided to API route")
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail=ErrorResponse.respond(message="Some data were missing on the body of this API request"))
         elif thrownType == sqlalchemy.exc.IntegrityError:
             self.logger.error("SQL Integrity Error on recipe controller action")
             raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail=ErrorResponse.respond(message="Recipe already exists"))
@@ -360,9 +363,15 @@ class RecipeController(BaseRecipeController):
 
     @router.put("/{slug}")
     def update_one(self, slug: str, data: Recipe):
-        """Updates a recipe by existing slug and data."""
+        """
+            Updates a recipe by existing slug and data.
+
+            Requires all the fields of the recipe to be passed in the body
+
+            If you wish to update parts of the recipe only, use a PATCH request to this route
+        """
         try:
-            recipe = self.service.update_one(slug, data)
+            recipe = self.service.update_one(slug, data, strict=True)
         except Exception as e:
             self.handle_exceptions(e)
 
@@ -387,7 +396,7 @@ class RecipeController(BaseRecipeController):
             lambda: defaultdict(list)
         )
         for recipe in data:
-            r = self.service.update_one(recipe.id, recipe)  # type: ignore
+            r = self.service.update_one(recipe.id, recipe, strict=True)  # type: ignore
             updated_by_group_and_household[r.group_id][r.household_id].append(r)
 
         all_updated: list[Recipe] = []
diff --git a/mealie/services/recipe/recipe_service.py b/mealie/services/recipe/recipe_service.py
index 0040ff88a..bbef50244 100644
--- a/mealie/services/recipe/recipe_service.py
+++ b/mealie/services/recipe/recipe_service.py
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ class RecipeService(RecipeServiceBase):
 
         return new_recipe
 
-    def _pre_update_check(self, slug_or_id: str | UUID, new_data: Recipe) -> Recipe:
+    def _pre_update_check(self, slug_or_id: str | UUID, new_data: Recipe, strict: bool) -> Recipe:
         """
         gets the recipe from the database and performs a check to see if the user can update the recipe.
         If the user can't update the recipe, an exception is raised.
@@ -377,6 +377,7 @@ class RecipeService(RecipeServiceBase):
         Args:
             slug_or_id (str | UUID): recipe slug or id
             new_data (Recipe): the new recipe data
+            strict: if the data provided must contain ALL fields, or can be incomplete
 
         Raises:
             exceptions.PermissionDenied (403)
@@ -384,6 +385,11 @@ class RecipeService(RecipeServiceBase):
 
         recipe = self.get_one(slug_or_id)
 
+        if strict:
+            for field in new_data.__class__.model_fields:
+                if getattr(new_data, field) is None:
+                    raise exceptions.IncompleteData("Incomplete recipe")
+
         if recipe is None or recipe.settings is None:
             raise exceptions.NoEntryFound("Recipe not found.")
 
@@ -396,8 +402,8 @@ class RecipeService(RecipeServiceBase):
 
         return recipe
 
-    def update_one(self, slug_or_id: str | UUID, update_data: Recipe) -> Recipe:
-        recipe = self._pre_update_check(slug_or_id, update_data)
+    def update_one(self, slug_or_id: str | UUID, update_data: Recipe, strict: bool) -> Recipe:
+        recipe = self._pre_update_check(slug_or_id, update_data, strict)
 
         new_data = self.group_recipes.update(recipe.slug, update_data)
         self.check_assets(new_data, recipe.slug)