I just stumbled upon the same question, as my recipe did not show up under the Configuration -> Recipes section as well.
Just found out how to make it work, assuming you have a (custom) Theme or Module within your VS solution.
Under your Theme [OR] Module project, create directory 'Recipes' in the root and place the recipe json file in that directory. Then, make sure that the value for field `issetuprecipe` is set to value 'false'. The recipe should now show up under Configuration -> Recipes.
