Stubbing `include_recipe` while ensuring correct recipes are included. complete example: https://github.com/atheiman/test-cookbook/pull/4

include_recipe_spec.rb

# test_cookbook/recipes/default.rb
include_recipe 'test_cookbook::included_recipe'
include_recipe 'apt'


# test_cookbook/spec/recipes/default_spec.rb
describe 'test_cookbook::default' do
  before(:all) { @included_recipes = [] }
  before do
    @stubbed_recipes = %w[test_cookbook::included_recipe apt]
    @stubbed_recipes.each do |r|
      allow_any_instance_of(Chef::Recipe).to receive(:include_recipe).with(r) do
        @included_recipes << r
      end
    end
  end

  cached(:chef_run) { ChefSpec::ServerRunner.new.converge(described_recipe) }

  it 'includes the correct recipes' do
    chef_run
    expect(@included_recipes).to match_array(@stubbed_recipes)
  end
end

shared_example.rb

# as a shared example
shared_examples 'includes recipes' do |*recipes|
  before(:all) { @included_recipes = [] }
  before do
    @stubbed_recipes = Array(recipes).flatten
    @stubbed_recipes.each do |r|
      allow_any_instance_of(Chef::Recipe).to receive(:include_recipe).with(r) do
        @included_recipes << r
      end
    end
  end
  it 'includes the correct recipes' do
    chef_run
    expect(@included_recipes).to eq(@stubbed_recipes)
  end
end

# some_recipe_spec.rb
describe 'some_cookbook::some_recipe' do
  cached(:chef_run) { ChefSpec::ServerRunner.new.converge(described_recipe) }
  
  include_examples 'includes recipes', ['some_cookbook::included_recipe']
end