diff --git a/src/integrationTest/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/RecipeControllerTests.java b/src/integrationTest/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/RecipeControllerTests.java
index 214502f..d1d44ab 100644
--- a/src/integrationTest/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/RecipeControllerTests.java
+++ b/src/integrationTest/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/RecipeControllerTests.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public class RecipeControllerTests {
     }
 
     private Recipe createTestRecipe(User owner) {
-        return this.recipeService.create(owner, "Test Recipe", "Hello, World!");
+        return this.recipeService.create(owner, "Test Recipe", "# Hello, World!");
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -46,7 +46,12 @@ public class RecipeControllerTests {
         this.mockMvc.perform(get("/recipe/{id}", recipe.getId()))
                 .andExpect(status().isOk())
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$.id").value(1))
-                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.title").value("Test Recipe"));
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.title").value("Test Recipe"))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.text").value("<h1>Hello, World!</h1>"))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.ownerId").value(owner.getId()))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.ownerUsername").value(owner.getUsername()))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.starCount").value(0))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.viewerCount").value(0));
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/RecipeController.java b/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/RecipeController.java
index b70800a..8b4a9ea 100644
--- a/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/RecipeController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/RecipeController.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package app.mealsmadeeasy.api.recipe;
 
 import app.mealsmadeeasy.api.recipe.view.RecipeExceptionView;
-import app.mealsmadeeasy.api.recipe.view.RecipeGetView;
+import app.mealsmadeeasy.api.recipe.view.RecipePageView;
 import app.mealsmadeeasy.api.user.User;
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
 import org.springframework.security.core.annotation.AuthenticationPrincipal;
@@ -26,15 +26,9 @@ public class RecipeController {
     }
 
     @GetMapping("/{id}")
-    public ResponseEntity<RecipeGetView> getById(@PathVariable long id, @AuthenticationPrincipal User user)
+    public ResponseEntity<RecipePageView> getById(@PathVariable long id, @AuthenticationPrincipal User user)
             throws RecipeException {
-        final Recipe recipe;
-        if (user != null) {
-            recipe = this.recipeService.getById(id, user);
-        } else {
-            recipe = this.recipeService.getById(id);
-        }
-        return ResponseEntity.ok(new RecipeGetView(recipe.getId(), recipe.getTitle()));
+        return ResponseEntity.ok(this.recipeService.getPageViewById(id, user));
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/RecipeRepository.java b/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/RecipeRepository.java
index dcfbc8f..b3f2643 100644
--- a/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/RecipeRepository.java
+++ b/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/RecipeRepository.java
@@ -28,4 +28,10 @@ public interface RecipeRepository extends JpaRepository<RecipeEntity, Long> {
     @EntityGraph(attributePaths = { "stars" })
     Optional<RecipeEntity> findByIdWithStars(long id);
 
+    @Query("SELECT size(r.stars) FROM Recipe r WHERE r.id = ?1")
+    int getStarCount(long recipeId);
+
+    @Query("SELECT size(r.viewers) FROM Recipe r WHERE r.id = ?1")
+    int getViewerCount(long recipeId);
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/RecipeSecurity.java b/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/RecipeSecurity.java
index 52eedc8..13eb23d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/RecipeSecurity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/RecipeSecurity.java
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 package app.mealsmadeeasy.api.recipe;
 
 import app.mealsmadeeasy.api.user.User;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 public interface RecipeSecurity {
     boolean isOwner(Recipe recipe, User user);
     boolean isOwner(long recipeId, User user) throws RecipeException;
-    boolean isViewableBy(Recipe recipe, User user);
+    boolean isViewableBy(Recipe recipe, @Nullable User user);
+    boolean isViewableBy(long recipeId, @Nullable User user) throws RecipeException;
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/RecipeSecurityImpl.java b/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/RecipeSecurityImpl.java
index ea9a9c3..6c2bcbd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/RecipeSecurityImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/RecipeSecurityImpl.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package app.mealsmadeeasy.api.recipe;
 
 import app.mealsmadeeasy.api.user.User;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
 import java.util.Objects;
@@ -29,10 +30,18 @@ public class RecipeSecurityImpl implements RecipeSecurity {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public boolean isViewableBy(Recipe recipe, User user) {
-        if (Objects.equals(recipe.getOwner().getId(), user.getId())) {
+    public boolean isViewableBy(Recipe recipe, @Nullable User user) {
+        if (recipe.isPublic()) {
+            // public recipe
+            return true;
+        } else if (user == null) {
+            // a non-public recipe with no principal
+            return false;
+        } else if (Objects.equals(recipe.getOwner().getId(), user.getId())) {
+            // is owner
             return true;
         } else {
+            // check if viewer
             final RecipeEntity withViewers = this.recipeRepository.getByIdWithViewers(recipe.getId());
             for (final User viewer : withViewers.getViewers()) {
                 if (viewer.getId() != null && viewer.getId().equals(user.getId())) {
@@ -40,7 +49,17 @@ public class RecipeSecurityImpl implements RecipeSecurity {
                 }
             }
         }
+        // non-public recipe and not viewer
         return false;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean isViewableBy(long recipeId, @Nullable User user) throws RecipeException {
+        final Recipe recipe = this.recipeRepository.findById(recipeId).orElseThrow(() -> new RecipeException(
+                RecipeException.Type.INVALID_ID,
+                "No such Recipe with id " + recipeId
+        ));
+        return this.isViewableBy(recipe, user);
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/RecipeService.java b/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/RecipeService.java
index fbedba8..6ecd181 100644
--- a/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/RecipeService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/RecipeService.java
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ package app.mealsmadeeasy.api.recipe;
 
 import app.mealsmadeeasy.api.recipe.comment.RecipeComment;
 import app.mealsmadeeasy.api.recipe.star.RecipeStar;
+import app.mealsmadeeasy.api.recipe.view.RecipePageView;
 import app.mealsmadeeasy.api.user.User;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -17,6 +19,8 @@ public interface RecipeService {
     Recipe getByIdWithStars(long id) throws RecipeException;
     Recipe getByIdWithStars(long id, User viewer) throws RecipeException;
 
+    RecipePageView getPageViewById(long id, @Nullable User viewer) throws RecipeException;
+
     List<Recipe> getByMinimumStars(long minimumStars);
     List<Recipe> getByMinimumStars(long minimumStars, User viewer);
 
@@ -33,12 +37,14 @@ public interface RecipeService {
     RecipeStar addStar(Recipe recipe, User giver) throws RecipeException;
     void deleteStarByUser(Recipe recipe, User giver) throws RecipeException;
     void deleteStar(RecipeStar recipeStar);
+    int getStarCount(Recipe recipe, @Nullable User viewer);
 
     Recipe setPublic(Recipe recipe, User owner, boolean isPublic);
 
     Recipe addViewer(Recipe recipe, User user);
     Recipe removeViewer(Recipe recipe, User user);
     Recipe clearViewers(Recipe recipe);
+    int getViewerCount(Recipe recipe, @Nullable User viewer);
 
     RecipeComment getCommentById(long id) throws RecipeException;
     RecipeComment addComment(Recipe recipe, String rawCommentText, User commenter);
diff --git a/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/RecipeServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/RecipeServiceImpl.java
index e9aa255..457d7c4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/RecipeServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/RecipeServiceImpl.java
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@ import app.mealsmadeeasy.api.recipe.comment.RecipeCommentRepository;
 import app.mealsmadeeasy.api.recipe.star.RecipeStar;
 import app.mealsmadeeasy.api.recipe.star.RecipeStarEntity;
 import app.mealsmadeeasy.api.recipe.star.RecipeStarRepository;
+import app.mealsmadeeasy.api.recipe.view.RecipePageView;
 import app.mealsmadeeasy.api.user.User;
 import app.mealsmadeeasy.api.user.UserEntity;
 import app.mealsmadeeasy.api.user.UserRepository;
 import org.commonmark.parser.Parser;
 import org.commonmark.renderer.html.HtmlRenderer;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.jsoup.Jsoup;
 import org.jsoup.safety.Safelist;
 import org.springframework.security.access.prepost.PostAuthorize;
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ public class RecipeServiceImpl implements RecipeService {
     }
 
     @Override
-    @PostAuthorize("returnObject.isPublic || @recipeSecurity.isViewableBy(returnObject, #viewer)")
+    @PostAuthorize("@recipeSecurity.isViewableBy(returnObject, #viewer)")
     public Recipe getById(long id, User viewer) throws RecipeException {
         return this.recipeRepository.findById(id).orElseThrow(() -> new RecipeException(
                 RecipeException.Type.INVALID_ID,
@@ -100,7 +102,7 @@ public class RecipeServiceImpl implements RecipeService {
     }
 
     @Override
-    @PostAuthorize("returnObject.isPublic || @recipeSecurity.isViewableBy(returnObject, #viewer)")
+    @PostAuthorize("@recipeSecurity.isViewableBy(returnObject, #viewer)")
     public Recipe getByIdWithStars(long id, User viewer) throws RecipeException {
         return this.recipeRepository.findByIdWithStars(id).orElseThrow(() -> new RecipeException(
                 RecipeException.Type.INVALID_ID,
@@ -108,6 +110,23 @@ public class RecipeServiceImpl implements RecipeService {
         ));
     }
 
+    @Override
+    @PostAuthorize("@recipeSecurity.isViewableBy(#id, #viewer)")
+    public RecipePageView getPageViewById(long id, @Nullable User viewer) throws RecipeException {
+        final Recipe recipe = this.recipeRepository.getReferenceById(id);
+        final RecipePageView view = new RecipePageView();
+        view.setId(recipe.getId());
+        view.setCreated(recipe.getCreated());
+        view.setModified(recipe.getModified());
+        view.setTitle(recipe.getTitle());
+        view.setText(this.getRenderedMarkdown(recipe, viewer));
+        view.setOwnerId(recipe.getOwner().getId());
+        view.setOwnerUsername(recipe.getOwner().getUsername());
+        view.setStarCount(this.getStarCount(recipe, viewer));
+        view.setViewerCount(this.getViewerCount(recipe, viewer));
+        return view;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public List<Recipe> getByMinimumStars(long minimumStars) {
         return List.copyOf(this.recipeRepository.findAllPublicByStarsGreaterThanEqual(minimumStars));
@@ -136,7 +155,7 @@ public class RecipeServiceImpl implements RecipeService {
     }
 
     @Override
-    @PreAuthorize("#recipe.isPublic || @recipeSecurity.isViewableBy(#recipe, #viewer)")
+    @PreAuthorize("@recipeSecurity.isViewableBy(#recipe, #viewer)")
     public String getRenderedMarkdown(Recipe recipe, User viewer) {
         RecipeEntity entity = (RecipeEntity) recipe;
         if (entity.getCachedRenderedText() == null) {
@@ -164,7 +183,7 @@ public class RecipeServiceImpl implements RecipeService {
     }
 
     @Override
-    @PreAuthorize("#recipe.isPublic || @recipeSecurity.isViewableBy(#recipe, #giver)")
+    @PreAuthorize("@recipeSecurity.isViewableBy(#recipe, #giver)")
     public RecipeStar addStar(Recipe recipe, User giver) {
         final RecipeStarEntity star = new RecipeStarEntity();
         star.setOwner((UserEntity) giver);
@@ -189,6 +208,12 @@ public class RecipeServiceImpl implements RecipeService {
         this.recipeStarRepository.delete(star);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    @PreAuthorize("@recipeSecurity.isViewableBy(#recipe, #viewer)")
+    public int getStarCount(Recipe recipe, @Nullable User viewer) {
+        return this.recipeRepository.getStarCount(recipe.getId());
+    }
+
     @Override
     @PreAuthorize("@recipeSecurity.isOwner(#recipe, #owner)")
     public Recipe setPublic(Recipe recipe, User owner, boolean isPublic) {
@@ -222,6 +247,12 @@ public class RecipeServiceImpl implements RecipeService {
         return this.recipeRepository.save(entity);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    @PreAuthorize("@recipeSecurity.isViewableBy(#recipe, #viewer)")
+    public int getViewerCount(Recipe recipe, User viewer) {
+        return this.recipeRepository.getViewerCount(recipe.getId());
+    }
+
     @Override
     public RecipeComment getCommentById(long id) throws RecipeException {
         return this.recipeCommentRepository.findById(id)
diff --git a/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/view/RecipePageView.java b/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/view/RecipePageView.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc6a676
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/view/RecipePageView.java
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+package app.mealsmadeeasy.api.recipe.view;
+
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
+
+import java.time.LocalDateTime;
+
+public class RecipePageView {
+
+    private long id;
+    private LocalDateTime created;
+    private LocalDateTime modified;
+    private String title;
+    private String text;
+    private long ownerId;
+    private String ownerUsername;
+    private int starCount;
+    private int viewerCount;
+
+    public long getId() {
+        return this.id;
+    }
+
+    public void setId(long id) {
+        this.id = id;
+    }
+
+    public LocalDateTime getCreated() {
+        return this.created;
+    }
+
+    public void setCreated(LocalDateTime created) {
+        this.created = created;
+    }
+
+    public LocalDateTime getModified() {
+        return this.modified;
+    }
+
+    public void setModified(LocalDateTime modified) {
+        this.modified = modified;
+    }
+
+    public String getTitle() {
+        return this.title;
+    }
+
+    public void setTitle(String title) {
+        this.title = title;
+    }
+
+    public @Nullable String getText() {
+        return this.text;
+    }
+
+    public void setText(String text) {
+        this.text = text;
+    }
+
+    public long getOwnerId() {
+        return this.ownerId;
+    }
+
+    public void setOwnerId(long ownerId) {
+        this.ownerId = ownerId;
+    }
+
+    public String getOwnerUsername() {
+        return this.ownerUsername;
+    }
+
+    public void setOwnerUsername(String ownerUsername) {
+        this.ownerUsername = ownerUsername;
+    }
+
+    public int getStarCount() {
+        return this.starCount;
+    }
+
+    public void setStarCount(int starCount) {
+        this.starCount = starCount;
+    }
+
+    public int getViewerCount() {
+        return this.viewerCount;
+    }
+
+    public void setViewerCount(int viewerCount) {
+        this.viewerCount = viewerCount;
+    }
+
+}