Hi there… Susanne – aka the Hillbilly Housewife is back and today I’m going to share some crockpot recipes with you. I just love cooking with that simple appliance. I add my ingredients, turn it on and go about my day. By the time dinner comes around the food is cooked and ready to serve. Since the theme this week is to keep things simple, I thought I’d share a few of my favorite crockpot recipes with you that use 5 ingredients or less. Here they are:
Creamy Cheesy Broccoli Soup
• 2 1/2 lbs fresh broccoli, chopped
• 1 Tblsp. butter or margarine
• Water – just enough to cover the broccoli in crock pot.
• 2 Cups skim milk
• 1/2 Cup medium cheddar cheese, cut into cubes or shredded

Trim and wash the broccoli, removing any tough stalks, and cutting the remaining stalks into small pieces and the florettes into bite size pieces.
Place the chopped broccoli into the crock pot.
Dot the butter or margarine over the broccoli.
Fill the crock pot with just enough water to cover the broccoli pieces.
Cover and cook on High for 2 hours.
Pour in the milk, cover and continue cooking 30 minutes.
Stir in the cheese, cover and continue cooking 20 minutes or until the cheese has completely melted into the soup.

Easy Family Style Pork Ribs
• 4 lbs. Pork ribs, your choice either country style or standard rack
• 1 (15 oz) can chicken stock or broth
• 1 (40 oz) bottle of your favorite barbecue sauce
Preheat your broiler. Place the rack of ribs 6 inches from the heat and broil about 6 minutes or until lightly browned, then turn and broil 6 more minutes or until lightly browned on both sides.
Remove from oven and place in crock pot.
Pour the chicken stock in the crock pot.
Pour the barbecue sauce into the crock pot.
Cook covered on Low for 5 to 6 hours or until the meat falls off the bones when you take a fork to it.

Crockpot Chicken
• One Whole Chicken
• Chicken Broth (or water and a few chicken bouillon cubes)
• Vegetable scraps (onion, carrot, celery) – optional
Put your chicken in the crockpot and cover it with broth. Add your veggie scraps. I just dig through my fridge and add anything that will add flavor to the chicken. I almost always have half an onion sitting in the fridge and a carrot or two. Just roughly chop them and add them to the crockpot to give the chicken and the broth extra flavor. Cook on low for 8-10 hours or on high for about 6 hours until the meat falls of the bone. Take the chicken out, remove the bones and use the meat over rice, in soups, casseroles and to make chicken salad. I also like to skim the fat of the chicken stock and use it to make chicken noodle or chicken and rice soup. Just pour the broth in a pot, add a handful of rice or some noodles and a little of the shredded chicken and boil until the noodles or rice are tender.
For more delicious crockpot recipes visit HillbillyHousewife.com and to learn more about crockpot cooking, including how to chose one, care for one and my favorite – how to convert recipes into crockpot recipes – get a copy of my latest ebook “Crockpot Cooking Made Simple” .
Tomorrow I’ll have some simple homecooked dinner ideas that also use 5 ingredients or less for you.
Susanne – The Hillbilly Housewife
http://www.HillbillyHousewife.com
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