A cozy pub dinner at home. My husband begs for this hearty meal and it only takes 4 ingredients to prep

Finish and serve: Give the parsley butter sauce a gentle stir around the edges, then taste the broth and add a pinch of salt or freshly ground black pepper if needed. Transfer the sausages to a serving dish or serve straight from the slow cooker, spooning plenty of the creamy melted butter sauce and parsley over the top. Garnish with a little extra chopped fresh parsley for color and that cozy pub look.

For picky eaters, you can use mild Italian or plain pork sausages and reduce the parsley to 1/4 cup so the flavor is softer, then pass extra parsley at the table for everyone else. If your family likes a creamier sauce, stir in 1/4 to 1/3 cup heavy cream or half-and-half during the last 20–30 minutes of cooking to turn the broth into a richer, pub-gravy-style sauce. To lighten things up a bit, use chicken or turkey sausages and swap half of the butter for olive oil. If you’d like a little extra flavor without adding more ingredients, brown the sausages until they get deep golden spots and deglaze the skillet with a splash of the chicken broth, scraping up the browned bits before adding to the slow cooker. You can also add a sliced onion or a handful of baby potatoes if you don’t mind going beyond four ingredients. For make-ahead prep, brown the sausages the night before, store them in the fridge, and in the morning just add everything to the slow cooker and turn it on before you head out.