diff --git a/mealie/app.py b/mealie/app.py
index 4feeb44a93b8..c1940babbff6 100644
--- a/mealie/app.py
+++ b/mealie/app.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from mealie.routes.mealplans import meal_plan_router
 from mealie.routes.media import media_router
 from mealie.routes.site_settings import settings_router
 from mealie.services.events import create_general_event
-from mealie.services.recipe.all_recipes import subscripte_to_recipe_events
+from mealie.services.recipe.all_recipe_service import subscripte_to_recipe_events
 
 logger = get_logger()
 
diff --git a/mealie/routes/categories/categories.py b/mealie/routes/categories/categories.py
index 94fae7a50bb3..d51a7891bfdc 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/categories/categories.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/categories/categories.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, status
 from sqlalchemy.orm.session import Session
 
+from mealie.core.dependencies import is_logged_in
 from mealie.db.database import db
 from mealie.db.db_setup import generate_session
-from mealie.core.dependencies import is_logged_in
 from mealie.routes.routers import AdminAPIRouter, UserAPIRouter
 from mealie.schema.recipe import CategoryIn, RecipeCategoryResponse
 
diff --git a/mealie/routes/groups/crud.py b/mealie/routes/groups/crud.py
index 9ef1fe888e94..648fa200e127 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/groups/crud.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/groups/crud.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 from fastapi import BackgroundTasks, Depends, HTTPException, status
 from sqlalchemy.orm.session import Session
 
+from mealie.core.dependencies import get_current_user
 from mealie.db.database import db
 from mealie.db.db_setup import generate_session
-from mealie.core.dependencies import get_current_user
 from mealie.routes.routers import AdminAPIRouter, UserAPIRouter
 from mealie.schema.user import GroupBase, GroupInDB, UpdateGroup, UserInDB
 from mealie.services.events import create_group_event
diff --git a/mealie/routes/mealplans/crud.py b/mealie/routes/mealplans/crud.py
index ae08855a0dae..4813050b4611 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/mealplans/crud.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/mealplans/crud.py
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ from fastapi import APIRouter, BackgroundTasks, Depends, HTTPException, status
 from sqlalchemy.orm.session import Session
 from starlette.responses import FileResponse
 
+from mealie.core.dependencies import get_current_user
 from mealie.db.database import db
 from mealie.db.db_setup import generate_session
-from mealie.core.dependencies import get_current_user
 from mealie.routes.routers import UserAPIRouter
 from mealie.schema.meal_plan import MealPlanIn, MealPlanOut
 from mealie.schema.user import GroupInDB, UserInDB
diff --git a/mealie/routes/mealplans/helpers.py b/mealie/routes/mealplans/helpers.py
index 7fadb452a0b8..7b7bb161c17d 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/mealplans/helpers.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/mealplans/helpers.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 from fastapi import Depends
 from sqlalchemy.orm.session import Session
 
+from mealie.core.dependencies import get_current_user
 from mealie.core.root_logger import get_logger
 from mealie.db.database import db
 from mealie.db.db_setup import generate_session
-from mealie.core.dependencies import get_current_user
 from mealie.routes.routers import UserAPIRouter
 from mealie.schema.meal_plan import ListItem, MealPlanOut, ShoppingListIn, ShoppingListOut
 from mealie.schema.recipe import Recipe
diff --git a/mealie/routes/media/recipe.py b/mealie/routes/media/recipe.py
index 6b0d86c2aa94..adec289054dc 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/media/recipe.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/media/recipe.py
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ class ImageType(str, Enum):
     tiny = "tiny-original.webp"
 
 
-@router.get("/{recipe_slug}/images/{file_name}")
-async def get_recipe_img(recipe_slug: str, file_name: ImageType = ImageType.original):
+@router.get("/{slug}/images/{file_name}")
+async def get_recipe_img(slug: str, file_name: ImageType = ImageType.original):
     """Takes in a recipe slug, returns the static image. This route is proxied in the docker image
     and should not hit the API in production"""
-    recipe_image = Recipe(slug=recipe_slug).image_dir.joinpath(file_name.value)
+    recipe_image = Recipe(slug=slug).image_dir.joinpath(file_name.value)
 
     if recipe_image:
         return FileResponse(recipe_image)
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ async def get_recipe_img(recipe_slug: str, file_name: ImageType = ImageType.orig
         raise HTTPException(status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND)
 
 
-@router.get("/{recipe_slug}/assets/{file_name}")
-async def get_recipe_asset(recipe_slug: str, file_name: str):
+@router.get("/{slug}/assets/{file_name}")
+async def get_recipe_asset(slug: str, file_name: str):
     """ Returns a recipe asset """
-    file = Recipe(slug=recipe_slug).asset_dir.joinpath(file_name)
+    file = Recipe(slug=slug).asset_dir.joinpath(file_name)
 
     try:
         return FileResponse(file)
diff --git a/mealie/routes/recipe/all_recipe_routes.py b/mealie/routes/recipe/all_recipe_routes.py
index 6c2dce4b160b..783c5d7e39cf 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/recipe/all_recipe_routes.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/recipe/all_recipe_routes.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from sqlalchemy.orm.session import Session
 from mealie.db.database import db
 from mealie.db.db_setup import generate_session
 from mealie.schema.recipe import RecipeSummary
-from mealie.services.recipe.all_recipes import AllRecipesService
+from mealie.services.recipe.all_recipe_service import AllRecipesService
 
 router = APIRouter()
 
diff --git a/mealie/routes/recipe/comments.py b/mealie/routes/recipe/comments.py
index 1c0d51f24809..a50c593f21c3 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/recipe/comments.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/recipe/comments.py
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ from http.client import HTTPException
 from fastapi import Depends, status
 from sqlalchemy.orm.session import Session
 
+from mealie.core.dependencies import get_current_user
 from mealie.db.database import db
 from mealie.db.db_setup import generate_session
-from mealie.core.dependencies import get_current_user
 from mealie.routes.routers import UserAPIRouter
 from mealie.schema.recipe import CommentOut, CreateComment, SaveComment
 from mealie.schema.user import UserInDB
diff --git a/mealie/routes/recipe/image_and_assets.py b/mealie/routes/recipe/image_and_assets.py
index f1945f65d199..c54d073e15dc 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/recipe/image_and_assets.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/recipe/image_and_assets.py
@@ -14,33 +14,33 @@ from mealie.services.image.image import scrape_image, write_image
 user_router = UserAPIRouter()
 
 
-@user_router.post("/{recipe_slug}/image")
+@user_router.post("/{slug}/image")
 def scrape_image_url(
-    recipe_slug: str,
+    slug: str,
     url: CreateRecipeByURL,
 ):
     """ Removes an existing image and replaces it with the incoming file. """
 
-    scrape_image(url.url, recipe_slug)
+    scrape_image(url.url, slug)
 
 
-@user_router.put("/{recipe_slug}/image")
+@user_router.put("/{slug}/image")
 def update_recipe_image(
-    recipe_slug: str,
+    slug: str,
     image: bytes = File(...),
     extension: str = Form(...),
     session: Session = Depends(generate_session),
 ):
     """ Removes an existing image and replaces it with the incoming file. """
-    write_image(recipe_slug, image, extension)
-    new_version = db.recipes.update_image(session, recipe_slug, extension)
+    write_image(slug, image, extension)
+    new_version = db.recipes.update_image(session, slug, extension)
 
     return {"image": new_version}
 
 
-@user_router.post("/{recipe_slug}/assets", response_model=RecipeAsset)
+@user_router.post("/{slug}/assets", response_model=RecipeAsset)
 def upload_recipe_asset(
-    recipe_slug: str,
+    slug: str,
     name: str = Form(...),
     icon: str = Form(...),
     extension: str = Form(...),
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def upload_recipe_asset(
     """ Upload a file to store as a recipe asset """
     file_name = slugify(name) + "." + extension
     asset_in = RecipeAsset(name=name, icon=icon, file_name=file_name)
-    dest = Recipe(slug=recipe_slug).asset_dir.joinpath(file_name)
+    dest = Recipe(slug=slug).asset_dir.joinpath(file_name)
 
     with dest.open("wb") as buffer:
         copyfileobj(file.file, buffer)
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def upload_recipe_asset(
     if not dest.is_file():
         raise HTTPException(status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)
 
-    recipe: Recipe = db.recipes.get(session, recipe_slug)
+    recipe: Recipe = db.recipes.get(session, slug)
     recipe.assets.append(asset_in)
-    db.recipes.update(session, recipe_slug, recipe.dict())
+    db.recipes.update(session, slug, recipe.dict())
     return asset_in
diff --git a/mealie/routes/recipe/recipe_crud_routes.py b/mealie/routes/recipe/recipe_crud_routes.py
index 49cc9f23fcea..544b9a9531a7 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/recipe/recipe_crud_routes.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/recipe/recipe_crud_routes.py
@@ -2,24 +2,20 @@ import json
 import shutil
 from zipfile import ZipFile
 
-from fastapi import APIRouter, BackgroundTasks, Depends, File
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, File
 from fastapi.datastructures import UploadFile
 from scrape_schema_recipe import scrape_url
 from sqlalchemy.orm.session import Session
 from starlette.responses import FileResponse
 
-from mealie.core.config import settings
+from mealie.core.dependencies import temporary_zip_path
 from mealie.core.root_logger import get_logger
 from mealie.db.database import db
 from mealie.db.db_setup import generate_session
-from mealie.core.dependencies import get_current_user, temporary_zip_path
 from mealie.routes.routers import UserAPIRouter
 from mealie.schema.recipe import CreateRecipeByURL, Recipe, RecipeImageTypes
 from mealie.schema.recipe.recipe import CreateRecipe
-from mealie.schema.user import UserInDB
-from mealie.services.events import create_recipe_event
 from mealie.services.image.image import write_image
-from mealie.services.recipe.media import check_assets
 from mealie.services.recipe.recipe_service import RecipeService
 from mealie.services.scraper.scraper import create_from_url
 
@@ -28,44 +24,30 @@ public_router = APIRouter()
 logger = get_logger()
 
 
+@public_router.get("/{slug}", response_model=Recipe)
+def get_recipe(recipe_service: RecipeService = Depends(RecipeService.read_existing)):
+    """ Takes in a recipe slug, returns all data for a recipe """
+    return recipe_service.recipe
+
+
 @user_router.post("", status_code=201, response_model=str)
 def create_from_name(data: CreateRecipe, recipe_service: RecipeService = Depends(RecipeService.base)) -> str:
     """ Takes in a JSON string and loads data into the database as a new entry"""
     return recipe_service.create_recipe(data).slug
 
 
-@user_router.post("/test-scrape-url")
-def test_parse_recipe_url(url: CreateRecipeByURL):
-    return scrape_url(url.url)
-
-
 @user_router.post("/create-url", status_code=201, response_model=str)
-def parse_recipe_url(
-    background_tasks: BackgroundTasks,
-    url: CreateRecipeByURL,
-    session: Session = Depends(generate_session),
-    current_user: UserInDB = Depends(get_current_user),
-):
+def parse_recipe_url(url: CreateRecipeByURL, recipe_service: RecipeService = Depends(RecipeService.base)):
     """ Takes in a URL and attempts to scrape data and load it into the database """
 
     recipe = create_from_url(url.url)
-    recipe: Recipe = db.recipes.create(session, recipe.dict())
-
-    background_tasks.add_task(
-        create_recipe_event,
-        "Recipe Created (URL)",
-        f"'{recipe.name}' by {current_user.full_name} \n {settings.BASE_URL}/recipe/{recipe.slug}",
-        session=session,
-        attachment=recipe.image_dir.joinpath("min-original.webp"),
-    )
-
-    return recipe.slug
+    return recipe_service.create_recipe(recipe).slug
 
 
-@public_router.get("/{slug}", response_model=Recipe)
-def get_recipe(recipe_service: RecipeService = Depends(RecipeService.read_existing)):
-    """ Takes in a recipe slug, returns all data for a recipe """
-    return recipe_service.recipe
+@user_router.post("/test-scrape-url")
+def test_parse_recipe_url(url: CreateRecipeByURL):
+    # TODO: Replace with more current implementation of testing schema
+    return scrape_url(url.url)
 
 
 @user_router.post("/create-from-zip")
@@ -98,54 +80,36 @@ async def create_recipe_from_zip(
     return recipe
 
 
-@public_router.get("/{recipe_slug}/zip")
+@public_router.get("/{slug}/zip")
 async def get_recipe_as_zip(
-    recipe_slug: str, session: Session = Depends(generate_session), temp_path=Depends(temporary_zip_path)
+    slug: str, session: Session = Depends(generate_session), temp_path=Depends(temporary_zip_path)
 ):
     """ Get a Recipe and It's Original Image as a Zip File """
-    recipe: Recipe = db.recipes.get(session, recipe_slug)
+    recipe: Recipe = db.recipes.get(session, slug)
 
     image_asset = recipe.image_dir.joinpath(RecipeImageTypes.original.value)
 
     with ZipFile(temp_path, "w") as myzip:
-        myzip.writestr(f"{recipe_slug}.json", recipe.json())
+        myzip.writestr(f"{slug}.json", recipe.json())
 
         if image_asset.is_file():
             myzip.write(image_asset, arcname=image_asset.name)
 
-    return FileResponse(temp_path, filename=f"{recipe_slug}.zip")
+    return FileResponse(temp_path, filename=f"{slug}.zip")
 
 
-@user_router.put("/{recipe_slug}")
-def update_recipe(
-    recipe_slug: str,
-    data: Recipe,
-    session: Session = Depends(generate_session),
-):
+@user_router.put("/{slug}")
+def update_recipe(data: Recipe, recipe_service: RecipeService = Depends(RecipeService.write_existing)):
     """ Updates a recipe by existing slug and data. """
 
-    recipe: Recipe = db.recipes.update(session, recipe_slug, data.dict())
-
-    check_assets(original_slug=recipe_slug, recipe=recipe)
-
-    return recipe
+    return recipe_service.update_recipe(data)
 
 
-@user_router.patch("/{recipe_slug}")
-def patch_recipe(
-    recipe_slug: str,
-    data: Recipe,
-    session: Session = Depends(generate_session),
-):
+@user_router.patch("/{slug}")
+def patch_recipe(data: Recipe, recipe_service: RecipeService = Depends(RecipeService.write_existing)):
     """ Updates a recipe by existing slug and data. """
 
-    recipe: Recipe = db.recipes.patch(
-        session, recipe_slug, new_data=data.dict(exclude_unset=True, exclude_defaults=True)
-    )
-
-    check_assets(original_slug=recipe_slug, recipe=recipe)
-
-    return recipe
+    return recipe_service.patch_recipe(data)
 
 
 @user_router.delete("/{slug}")
diff --git a/mealie/routes/shopping_lists/__init__.py b/mealie/routes/shopping_lists/__init__.py
index 56270e43a015..daa14751f8cb 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/shopping_lists/__init__.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/shopping_lists/__init__.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 from fastapi import Depends
 from sqlalchemy.orm.session import Session
 
+from mealie.core.dependencies import get_current_user
 from mealie.db.database import db
 from mealie.db.db_setup import generate_session
-from mealie.core.dependencies import get_current_user
 from mealie.routes.routers import UserAPIRouter
 from mealie.schema.meal_plan import ShoppingListIn, ShoppingListOut
 from mealie.schema.user import UserInDB
diff --git a/mealie/routes/site_settings/site_settings.py b/mealie/routes/site_settings/site_settings.py
index 5acfbdd4cb81..782cb1acff71 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/site_settings/site_settings.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/site_settings/site_settings.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, status
 from sqlalchemy.orm.session import Session
 
+from mealie.core.dependencies import get_current_user
 from mealie.db.database import db
 from mealie.db.db_setup import generate_session
-from mealie.core.dependencies import get_current_user
 from mealie.routes.routers import AdminAPIRouter
 from mealie.schema.admin import SiteSettings
 from mealie.schema.user import GroupInDB, UserInDB
diff --git a/mealie/routes/tags/tags.py b/mealie/routes/tags/tags.py
index c4e52964f87f..20aeef14d1e7 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/tags/tags.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/tags/tags.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, status
 from sqlalchemy.orm.session import Session
 
+from mealie.core.dependencies import is_logged_in
 from mealie.db.database import db
 from mealie.db.db_setup import generate_session
-from mealie.core.dependencies import is_logged_in
 from mealie.routes.routers import AdminAPIRouter, UserAPIRouter
 from mealie.schema.recipe import RecipeTagResponse, TagIn
 
diff --git a/mealie/routes/users/api_tokens.py b/mealie/routes/users/api_tokens.py
index 426b50938989..246a0fd0e6a1 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/users/api_tokens.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/users/api_tokens.py
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ from fastapi import HTTPException, status
 from fastapi.param_functions import Depends
 from sqlalchemy.orm.session import Session
 
+from mealie.core.dependencies import get_current_user
 from mealie.core.security import create_access_token
 from mealie.db.database import db
 from mealie.db.db_setup import generate_session
-from mealie.core.dependencies import get_current_user
 from mealie.routes.routers import UserAPIRouter
 from mealie.schema.user import CreateToken, LoingLiveTokenIn, LongLiveTokenInDB, UserInDB
 
diff --git a/mealie/routes/users/crud.py b/mealie/routes/users/crud.py
index 28cb185fd0ac..47fbf1c164c4 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/users/crud.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/users/crud.py
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ from fastapi import BackgroundTasks, Depends, HTTPException, status
 from sqlalchemy.orm.session import Session
 
 from mealie.core import security
+from mealie.core.dependencies import get_current_user
 from mealie.core.security import get_password_hash
 from mealie.db.database import db
 from mealie.db.db_setup import generate_session
-from mealie.core.dependencies import get_current_user
 from mealie.routes.routers import AdminAPIRouter, UserAPIRouter
 from mealie.routes.users._helpers import assert_user_change_allowed
 from mealie.schema.user import UserBase, UserIn, UserInDB, UserOut
diff --git a/mealie/routes/users/favorites.py b/mealie/routes/users/favorites.py
index bccaeef6770b..bbe96ab783e9 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/users/favorites.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/users/favorites.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 from fastapi import Depends
 from sqlalchemy.orm.session import Session
 
+from mealie.core.dependencies import get_current_user
 from mealie.db.database import db
 from mealie.db.db_setup import generate_session
-from mealie.core.dependencies import get_current_user
 from mealie.routes.routers import UserAPIRouter
 from mealie.routes.users._helpers import assert_user_change_allowed
 from mealie.schema.user import UserFavorites, UserInDB
diff --git a/mealie/routes/users/passwords.py b/mealie/routes/users/passwords.py
index 161f08006c35..71dc8b917d6c 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/users/passwords.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/users/passwords.py
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ from fastapi import Depends, HTTPException, status
 from sqlalchemy.orm.session import Session
 
 from mealie.core.config import settings
+from mealie.core.dependencies import get_current_user
 from mealie.core.security import get_password_hash, verify_password
 from mealie.db.database import db
 from mealie.db.db_setup import generate_session
-from mealie.core.dependencies import get_current_user
 from mealie.routes.routers import UserAPIRouter
 from mealie.routes.users._helpers import assert_user_change_allowed
 from mealie.schema.user import ChangePassword, UserInDB
diff --git a/mealie/routes/users/sign_up.py b/mealie/routes/users/sign_up.py
index caeead30ed61..9f038edc413b 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/users/sign_up.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/users/sign_up.py
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ import uuid
 from fastapi import APIRouter, BackgroundTasks, Depends, HTTPException, status
 from sqlalchemy.orm.session import Session
 
+from mealie.core.dependencies import get_admin_user
 from mealie.core.security import get_password_hash
 from mealie.db.database import db
 from mealie.db.db_setup import generate_session
-from mealie.core.dependencies import get_admin_user
 from mealie.routes.routers import AdminAPIRouter
 from mealie.schema.user import SignUpIn, SignUpOut, SignUpToken, UserIn, UserInDB
 from mealie.services.events import create_user_event
diff --git a/mealie/services/recipe/all_recipes.py b/mealie/services/recipe/all_recipe_service.py
similarity index 100%
rename from mealie/services/recipe/all_recipes.py
rename to mealie/services/recipe/all_recipe_service.py
index bbf1e942f802..69143028abb5 100644
--- a/mealie/services/recipe/all_recipes.py
+++ b/mealie/services/recipe/all_recipe_service.py
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ from fastapi import Depends, Response
 from fastapi.encoders import jsonable_encoder
 from sqlalchemy.orm.session import Session
 
+from mealie.core.dependencies import is_logged_in
 from mealie.core.root_logger import get_logger
 from mealie.db.database import db
 from mealie.db.db_setup import SessionLocal, generate_session
-from mealie.core.dependencies import is_logged_in
 from mealie.schema.recipe import RecipeSummary
 
 logger = get_logger()
diff --git a/mealie/services/recipe/common_deps.py b/mealie/services/recipe/common_deps.py
deleted file mode 100644
index ae0577bdeaa6..000000000000
--- a/mealie/services/recipe/common_deps.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-from typing import Any
-
-from fastapi import BackgroundTasks, Depends
-from pydantic import BaseModel
-from sqlalchemy.orm.session import Session
-
-from mealie.db.db_setup import generate_session
-from mealie.core.dependencies import get_current_user, is_logged_in
-
-
-class CommonDeps(BaseModel):
-    session: Session
-    background_tasks: BackgroundTasks
-    user: Any
-
-    class Config:
-        arbitrary_types_allowed = True
-
-
-def read_deps(
-    background_tasks: BackgroundTasks,
-    session: Session = Depends(generate_session),
-    current_user=Depends(is_logged_in),
-):
-    return CommonDeps(
-        session=session,
-        background_tasks=background_tasks,
-        user=current_user,
-    )
-
-
-def write_deps(
-    background_tasks: BackgroundTasks,
-    session: Session = Depends(generate_session),
-    current_user=Depends(get_current_user),
-):
-    return CommonDeps(
-        session=session,
-        background_tasks=background_tasks,
-        user=current_user,
-    )
diff --git a/mealie/services/recipe/media.py b/mealie/services/recipe/media.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 9be89214329b..000000000000
--- a/mealie/services/recipe/media.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-from pathlib import Path
-from shutil import copytree, rmtree
-
-from mealie.core.config import app_dirs
-from mealie.core.root_logger import get_logger
-from mealie.schema.recipe import Recipe
-
-logger = get_logger()
-
-
-def check_assets(original_slug, recipe: Recipe) -> None:
-    if original_slug != recipe.slug:
-        current_dir = app_dirs.RECIPE_DATA_DIR.joinpath(original_slug)
-
-        try:
-            copytree(current_dir, recipe.directory, dirs_exist_ok=True)
-
-        except FileNotFoundError:
-            logger.error(f"Recipe Directory not Found: {original_slug}")
-        logger.info(f"Renaming Recipe Directory: {original_slug} -> {recipe.slug}")
-
-    all_asset_files = [x.file_name for x in recipe.assets]
-    for file in recipe.asset_dir.iterdir():
-        file: Path
-        if file.is_dir():
-            continue
-        if file.name not in all_asset_files:
-            file.unlink()
-
-
-def delete_assets(recipe_slug):
-    recipe_dir = Recipe(slug=recipe_slug).directory
-    rmtree(recipe_dir, ignore_errors=True)
-    logger.info(f"Recipe Directory Removed: {recipe_slug}")
diff --git a/mealie/services/recipe/recipe_service.py b/mealie/services/recipe/recipe_service.py
index 818d570858a7..4f28d636da0f 100644
--- a/mealie/services/recipe/recipe_service.py
+++ b/mealie/services/recipe/recipe_service.py
@@ -1,20 +1,33 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+from shutil import copytree, rmtree
+from typing import Union
+
 from fastapi import BackgroundTasks, Depends, HTTPException, status
 from sqlalchemy.exc import IntegrityError
 from sqlalchemy.orm.session import Session
 
-from mealie.core.config import get_settings
+from mealie.core.config import get_app_dirs, get_settings
 from mealie.core.dependencies import ReadDeps
 from mealie.core.dependencies.grouped import WriteDeps
+from mealie.core.root_logger import get_logger
 from mealie.db.database import get_database
 from mealie.db.db_setup import SessionLocal
 from mealie.schema.recipe.recipe import CreateRecipe, Recipe
 from mealie.schema.user.user import UserInDB
 from mealie.services.events import create_recipe_event
-from mealie.services.recipe.media import delete_assets
+
+logger = get_logger(module=__name__)
 
 
 class RecipeService:
-    recipe: Recipe
+    """
+    Class Methods:
+        `read_existing`: Reads an existing recipe from the database.
+        `write_existing`: Updates an existing recipe in the database.
+        `base`: Requires write permissions, but doesn't perform recipe checks
+    """
+
+    recipe: Recipe  # Required for proper type hints
 
     def __init__(self, session: Session, user: UserInDB, background_tasks: BackgroundTasks = None) -> None:
         self.session = session or SessionLocal()
@@ -22,8 +35,9 @@ class RecipeService:
         self.background_tasks = background_tasks
         self.recipe: Recipe = None
 
-        # Static Globals
+        # Static Globals Dependency Injection
         self.db = get_database()
+        self.app_dirs = get_app_dirs()
         self.settings = get_settings()
 
     @classmethod
@@ -99,10 +113,11 @@ class RecipeService:
             raise HTTPException(status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN)
 
     # CRUD METHODS
-    def create_recipe(self, new_recipe: CreateRecipe) -> Recipe:
+    def create_recipe(self, create_data: Union[Recipe, CreateRecipe]) -> Recipe:
+        if isinstance(create_data, CreateRecipe):
+            create_data = Recipe(name=create_data.name)
 
         try:
-            create_data = Recipe(name=new_recipe.name)
             self.recipe = self.db.recipes.create(self.session, create_data)
         except IntegrityError:
             raise HTTPException(status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST, detail={"message": "RECIPE_ALREADY_EXISTS"})
@@ -114,6 +129,32 @@ class RecipeService:
 
         return self.recipe
 
+    def update_recipe(self, update_data: Recipe) -> Recipe:
+        original_slug = self.recipe.slug
+
+        try:
+            self.recipe = self.db.recipes.update(self.session, original_slug, update_data)
+        except IntegrityError:
+            raise HTTPException(status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST, detail={"message": "RECIPE_ALREADY_EXISTS"})
+
+        self._check_assets(original_slug)
+
+        return self.recipe
+
+    def patch_recipe(self, patch_data: Recipe) -> Recipe:
+        original_slug = self.recipe.slug
+
+        try:
+            self.recipe = self.db.recipes.patch(
+                self.session, original_slug, patch_data.dict(exclude_unset=True, exclude_defaults=True)
+            )
+        except IntegrityError:
+            raise HTTPException(status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST, detail={"message": "RECIPE_ALREADY_EXISTS"})
+
+        self._check_assets(original_slug)
+
+        return self.recipe
+
     def delete_recipe(self) -> Recipe:
         """removes a recipe from the database and purges the existing files from the filesystem.
 
@@ -126,7 +167,7 @@ class RecipeService:
 
         try:
             recipe: Recipe = self.db.recipes.delete(self.session, self.recipe.slug)
-            delete_assets(recipe_slug=self.recipe.slug)
+            self._delete_assets()
         except Exception:
             raise HTTPException(status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
 
@@ -135,3 +176,27 @@ class RecipeService:
 
     def _create_event(self, title: str, message: str) -> None:
         self.background_tasks.add_task(create_recipe_event, title, message, self.session)
+
+    def _check_assets(self, original_slug) -> None:
+        if original_slug != self.recipe.slug:
+            current_dir = self.app_dirs.RECIPE_DATA_DIR.joinpath(original_slug)
+
+            try:
+                copytree(current_dir, self.recipe.directory, dirs_exist_ok=True)
+                logger.info(f"Renaming Recipe Directory: {original_slug} -> {self.recipe.slug}")
+            except FileNotFoundError:
+                logger.error(f"Recipe Directory not Found: {original_slug}")
+
+        all_asset_files = [x.file_name for x in self.recipe.assets]
+
+        for file in self.recipe.asset_dir.iterdir():
+            file: Path
+            if file.is_dir():
+                continue
+            if file.name not in all_asset_files:
+                file.unlink()
+
+    def _delete_assets(self) -> None:
+        recipe_dir = self.recipe.directory
+        rmtree(recipe_dir, ignore_errors=True)
+        logger.info(f"Recipe Directory Removed: {self.recipe.slug}")
diff --git a/mealie/services/scheduler/scheduler_utils.py b/mealie/services/scheduler/scheduler_utils.py
index eb6240f4a1ff..e6bb65fc5e3c 100644
--- a/mealie/services/scheduler/scheduler_utils.py
+++ b/mealie/services/scheduler/scheduler_utils.py
@@ -5,6 +5,4 @@ Cron = collections.namedtuple("Cron", "hours minutes")
 
 def cron_parser(time_str: str) -> Cron:
     time = time_str.split(":")
-    cron = Cron(hours=int(time[0]), minutes=int(time[1]))
-
-    return cron
+    return Cron(hours=int(time[0]), minutes=int(time[1]))