diff --git a/src/integrationTest/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/RecipeControllerTests.java b/src/integrationTest/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/RecipeControllerTests.java
index 55f0ac0..65b794b 100644
--- a/src/integrationTest/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/RecipeControllerTests.java
+++ b/src/integrationTest/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/RecipeControllerTests.java
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ public class RecipeControllerTests {
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$.slug").value(recipe.getSlug()))
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$.title").value("Test Recipe"))
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$.text").value("<h1>Hello, World!</h1>"))
-                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.ownerUsername").value(owner.getUsername()))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.owner.id").value(owner.getId()))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.owner.username").value(owner.getUsername()))
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$.starCount").value(0))
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$.viewerCount").value(0))
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$.isPublic").value(true));
@@ -87,7 +88,8 @@ public class RecipeControllerTests {
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$.content[0].updated").exists())
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$.content[0].slug").value(recipe.getSlug()))
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$.content[0].title").value(recipe.getTitle()))
-                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.content[0].ownerUsername").value(owner.getUsername()))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.content[0].owner.id").value(owner.getId()))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.content[0].owner.username").value(owner.getUsername()))
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$.content[0].isPublic").value(true))
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$.content[0].starCount").value(0));
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/RecipeServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/RecipeServiceImpl.java
index e9f31d8..4967dde 100644
--- a/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/RecipeServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/RecipeServiceImpl.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import app.mealsmadeeasy.api.recipe.view.FullRecipeView;
 import app.mealsmadeeasy.api.recipe.view.RecipeInfoView;
 import app.mealsmadeeasy.api.user.User;
 import app.mealsmadeeasy.api.user.UserEntity;
+import app.mealsmadeeasy.api.user.view.UserInfoView;
 import org.commonmark.parser.Parser;
 import org.commonmark.renderer.html.HtmlRenderer;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
@@ -106,8 +107,7 @@ public class RecipeServiceImpl implements RecipeService {
         view.setSlug(recipe.getSlug());
         view.setTitle(recipe.getTitle());
         view.setText(this.getRenderedMarkdown(recipe));
-        view.setOwnerId(recipe.getOwner().getId());
-        view.setOwnerUsername(recipe.getOwner().getUsername());
+        view.setOwner(UserInfoView.from(recipe.getOwner()));
         view.setStarCount(this.getStarCount(recipe));
         view.setViewerCount(this.getViewerCount(recipe.getId()));
         if (recipe.getMainImage() != null) {
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ public class RecipeServiceImpl implements RecipeService {
             }
             view.setSlug(entity.getSlug());
             view.setTitle(entity.getTitle());
-            view.setOwnerUsername(entity.getOwner().getUsername());
+            view.setOwner(UserInfoView.from(entity.getOwner()));
             view.setIsPublic(entity.isPublic());
             view.setStarCount(this.getStarCount(entity));
             if (entity.getMainImage() != null) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/view/FullRecipeView.java b/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/view/FullRecipeView.java
index e3e8a0c..af94f04 100644
--- a/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/view/FullRecipeView.java
+++ b/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/view/FullRecipeView.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package app.mealsmadeeasy.api.recipe.view;
 
 import app.mealsmadeeasy.api.image.view.ImageView;
+import app.mealsmadeeasy.api.user.view.UserInfoView;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 import java.time.LocalDateTime;
@@ -13,8 +14,9 @@ public class FullRecipeView {
     private String slug;
     private String title;
     private String text;
-    private long ownerId;
-    private String ownerUsername;
+    @Deprecated private long ownerId;
+    @Deprecated private String ownerUsername;
+    private UserInfoView owner;
     private int starCount;
     private int viewerCount;
     private ImageView mainImage;
@@ -68,22 +70,34 @@ public class FullRecipeView {
         this.text = text;
     }
 
+    @Deprecated
     public long getOwnerId() {
         return this.ownerId;
     }
 
+    @Deprecated
     public void setOwnerId(long ownerId) {
         this.ownerId = ownerId;
     }
 
+    @Deprecated
     public String getOwnerUsername() {
         return this.ownerUsername;
     }
 
+    @Deprecated
     public void setOwnerUsername(String ownerUsername) {
         this.ownerUsername = ownerUsername;
     }
 
+    public UserInfoView getOwner() {
+        return this.owner;
+    }
+
+    public void setOwner(UserInfoView owner) {
+        this.owner = owner;
+    }
+
     public int getStarCount() {
         return this.starCount;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/view/RecipeInfoView.java b/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/view/RecipeInfoView.java
index 53c06c8..ddc8698 100644
--- a/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/view/RecipeInfoView.java
+++ b/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/recipe/view/RecipeInfoView.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package app.mealsmadeeasy.api.recipe.view;
 
 import app.mealsmadeeasy.api.image.view.ImageView;
+import app.mealsmadeeasy.api.user.view.UserInfoView;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 import java.time.LocalDateTime;
@@ -11,7 +12,11 @@ public final class RecipeInfoView {
     private LocalDateTime updated;
     private String slug;
     private String title;
+
+    @Deprecated
     private String ownerUsername;
+
+    private UserInfoView owner;
     private boolean isPublic;
     private int starCount;
     private @Nullable ImageView mainImage;
@@ -48,14 +53,24 @@ public final class RecipeInfoView {
         this.title = title;
     }
 
+    @Deprecated
     public String getOwnerUsername() {
         return this.ownerUsername;
     }
 
+    @Deprecated
     public void setOwnerUsername(String ownerUsername) {
         this.ownerUsername = ownerUsername;
     }
 
+    public UserInfoView getOwner() {
+        return this.owner;
+    }
+
+    public void setOwner(UserInfoView owner) {
+        this.owner = owner;
+    }
+
     public boolean getIsPublic() {
         return this.isPublic;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/user/view/UserInfoView.java b/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/user/view/UserInfoView.java
index 5aa5146..c50b5cf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/user/view/UserInfoView.java
+++ b/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/user/view/UserInfoView.java
@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
 package app.mealsmadeeasy.api.user.view;
 
+import app.mealsmadeeasy.api.user.User;
+
 public class UserInfoView {
 
+    public static UserInfoView from(User user) {
+        final UserInfoView userInfoView = new UserInfoView();
+        userInfoView.setId(user.getId());
+        userInfoView.setUsername(user.getUsername());
+        return userInfoView;
+    }
+
     private long id;
     private String username;