It can be easy, cheap, and makes good leftovers. Sometimes I will just doctor up a jar-sauce and add fresh basil and parm and it is pretty good for the amount of effort. If I feel like I need more protein or veggies it is easy to add. I recently tried a recipe that has anchovies, green olives, garlic, capers, cherry tomatoes, and lots of olive oil. I liked it a lot, but realize it is not for everyone.
but like, take 2-3 hours pouring into it - dive into the meditation and zen of doing the prep work to relax I made spaghetti aglio e olio which has about ~5 ingredients and I took my sweet ass time getting those garlic slices thin af
