diff --git a/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/MealsMadeEasyApiApplication.java b/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/MealsMadeEasyApiApplication.java
index 0c27b5e..0b49bc5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/MealsMadeEasyApiApplication.java
+++ b/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/MealsMadeEasyApiApplication.java
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 package app.mealsmadeeasy.api;
 
+import app.mealsmadeeasy.api.recipe.Recipe;
+import app.mealsmadeeasy.api.recipe.RecipeService;
+import app.mealsmadeeasy.api.user.User;
 import app.mealsmadeeasy.api.user.UserService;
 import org.springframework.boot.CommandLineRunner;
 import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
@@ -16,15 +19,23 @@ public class MealsMadeEasyApiApplication {
 	}
 
 	private final UserService userService;
+	private final RecipeService recipeService;
 
-	public MealsMadeEasyApiApplication(UserService userService) {
+	public MealsMadeEasyApiApplication(UserService userService, RecipeService recipeService) {
 		this.userService = userService;
-	}
+        this.recipeService = recipeService;
+    }
 
 	@Bean
-	public CommandLineRunner addTestUser() {
+	public CommandLineRunner addTestData() {
 		return args -> {
-			this.userService.createUser("test", "test@test.com", "test", Set.of());
+			final User testUser = this.userService.createUser(
+					"test", "test@test.com", "test", Set.of()
+			);
+			final Recipe recipe = this.recipeService.create(testUser, "Test Recipe", "Hello, World!");
+			this.recipeService.setPublic(recipe, testUser, true);
+			System.out.println("Created " + testUser);
+			System.out.println("Created " + recipe);
 		};
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/user/UserEntity.java b/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/user/UserEntity.java
index c9e2d2d..0951c0e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/user/UserEntity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/user/UserEntity.java
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ public final class UserEntity implements User {
 
     @Override
     public String toString() {
-        return "User(" + this.id + ", " + this.username + ", " + this.email + ")";
+        return "UserEntity(" + this.id + ", " + this.username + ", " + this.email + ")";
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/user/UserRepository.java b/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/user/UserRepository.java
index 6e11353..4ffd9b4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/user/UserRepository.java
+++ b/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/user/UserRepository.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import java.util.Optional;
 
 public interface UserRepository extends JpaRepository<UserEntity, Long> {
     Optional<UserEntity> findByUsername(String username);
+    UserEntity getByUsername(String username);
     boolean existsByUsername(String username);
     boolean existsByEmail(String email);
     void deleteByUsername(String username);
diff --git a/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/user/UserService.java b/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/user/UserService.java
index 323b7bd..6109050 100644
--- a/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/user/UserService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/user/UserService.java
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ public interface UserService {
         return this.createUser(username, email, rawPassword, Set.of());
     }
 
+    User getUser(String username);
+
     User updateUser(User user);
     void deleteUser(User user);
     void deleteUser(String username);
diff --git a/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/user/UserServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/user/UserServiceImpl.java
index b00ad08..db0a388 100644
--- a/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/user/UserServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/app/mealsmadeeasy/api/user/UserServiceImpl.java
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ public final class UserServiceImpl implements UserService {
         return this.userRepository.save(draft);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public User getUser(String username) {
+        return this.userRepository.getByUsername(username);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public User updateUser(User user) {
         return this.userRepository.save((UserEntity) user);