Slow Cooker Pulled Pork 4 Hours

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Slow-Cooker Pulled Pork

Prep 10 min
Total 7 hr 45 min
Servings 4

Bring out your inner BBQ master with this Slow-Cooker Pulled Pork recipe. Just 10 easy minutes of prep, and then let the slow cooker do most of the work for you. Once the pork roast is cooked and tender, shred it up and choose your level of spice by adding in your family's favorite BBQ sauce for delicious smoky or spicy pulled pork that makes you the kitchen hero.

By Sarah Caron

Updated Dec 7, 2020

Ingredients

1 tablespoon paprika
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon packed brown sugar
1 boneless pork shoulder roast (2 1/2 to 3 lb)
1/4 cup water
1 cup barbecue sauce

Steps

1

In small bowl, stir together paprika, salt, garlic powder and brown sugar.
2

Spray 5- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Rub paprika mixture on pork to cover completely. Place pork in slow cooker. Pour water around pork.
3

Cover; cook on Low heat setting 7 to 8 hours or High heat setting 3 to 4 hours, until extremely tender.
4

Transfer pork to cutting board. Let rest until cool enough to handle. Use 2 forks to shred pork.
5

Discard liquid in slow cooker. Wipe out slow cooker. Spray slow cooker with cooking spray. Return shredded pork to slow cooker; stir in barbecue sauce until well mixed. Cover; cook on High heat setting 10 to 15 minutes or until hot.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

tip 1
Pulled pork is exactly what a slow-cooker is meant to be used for—to slowly braise food, in a steamy environment until exceedingly tender. Larger, tougher cuts of meat are particularly excellent cooked this way.
tip 2
Serve alongside garlicky mashed potatoes, wrap up in tortillas with taco garnishes, or go the sandwich route: pile it up on a crusty, toasted bun with a generous spoonful of coleslaw on top.
tip 3
Chuck pot roast is a good choice to slow cook until it falls apart. Waiting to stir in the barbecue sauce until the meat is done keeps the flavor fresh and the sauce nice and thick.
tip 4
For a spicier pulled pork, stir 1 teaspoon finely chopped chipotle chiles into the barbecue sauce before mixing with the pork.

Nutrition

670 Calories, 34g Total Fat, 60g Protein, 31g Total Carbohydrate, 24g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: About 1 Cup

Calories: 670

Calories from Fat: 300

Total Fat: 34g; 52%

Saturated Fat: 12g; 59%

Trans Fat: 0g

Cholesterol: 175mg; 59%

Sodium: 1410mg; 59%

Potassium: 970mg; 28%

Total Carbohydrate: 31g; 10%

Dietary Fiber: 1g; 5%

Sugars: 24g

Protein: 60g

Vitamin A: 20%; 20%

Vitamin C: 0%; 0%

Calcium: 4%; 4%

Iron: 15%; 15%

Exchanges:

2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 7 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

More About This Recipe

It's slow cooker to the rescue in this super-simple pulled pork recipe. Pulled pork from the slow cooker can be served over rice, or you can add soft bakery buns and allow everyone to pull together their own warm sandwiches. Add a container or two of deli coleslaw or potato salad, and don't forget to include some briny dill pickles as a tangy complement to the rich pork. Fresh fruit is great for dessert, especially if watermelon is in season. Now that you've gotten a taste of how good a pork main dish made in the slow cooker can be, check out more of Betty's best pork recipes.