After-Work Meals: 5 Ingredients You Actually Use

Cherry tomato, garlic and basil spaghetti
Nottingham, England
October 23, 2025 11:22am CST
Hello from the UK! I’m a home cook who loves simple, tasty food that fits real life, not TV kitchens. I’m always hunting for quick wins after work, so here’s my question to you: “Five ingredients, 15 minutes. What’s your weeknight standby?”
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Amber
@AmbiePam (107996)
• United States
30 Oct
Oh, goodness. I don’t know if this counts, but I used to put olive oil, shrimp, garlic, asparagus, and tomatoes in a pan, and sauté it. I actually lost 10 pounds in two months simply by making that my dinner every night. It took me two months to get tired of it.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (488792)
• Italy
23 Oct
Welcome to myLot. I am Italian and we like pasta, 15 minutes and 5 ingredients, exactly what I see in this picture: spaghetti, cherry tomatoes, garlic, olive oil. Ready in 10 minutes.
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