Barbecue Pulled Pork
Barbecue Pulled Pork Sandwiches made in the slow cooker with pork loin, barbecue sauce, and Dr Pepper. Easy tender pork dinner.
Servings: 7 servings
Ingredients
- 4-5 lbs pork loin half roast
- 2 cups barbecue sauce
- 1 ¼ cups Dr Pepper soda or root beer
- 7-8 hamburger buns
Instructions
- To a large slow cooker, add the pork loin half roast, fat side up.
- Pour the barbecue sauce and Dr Pepper soda on top.
- Cover with the lid.
- Cook on LOW for 7-8 hours or HIGH for 5-6 hours, or until the meat is tender.
- Once cooked, shred the meat in the slow cooker, keeping the juices in the slow cooker.
- Shred the meat with an electric hand mixer, meat masher, or two forks.
- Serve the shredded barbecue pork in hamburger buns.
- If you like your sandwich saucy, add extra barbecue sauce to the sandwich before serving.
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Notes
- Keep the juices in the slow cooker when shredding so the pork stays moist.
- Root beer can be used instead of Dr Pepper.
- Add extra barbecue sauce after shredding if you want the pork saucier.
- Leftovers work well on baked potatoes, rice bowls, sliders, or nachos.
Nutrition
Calories: 621kcal | Carbohydrates: 60g | Protein: 63g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 163mg | Sodium: 1189mg | Potassium: 1211mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 35g | Vitamin A: 183IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 102mg | Iron: 3mg
