This Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Recipe is the last one you'll ever need. The perfect way to feed a crowd.
This Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Sandwich is super easy and full of flavor, the perfect blend of spices. The creamy chipotle slaw puts this sandwich over the top like my slow cooker bbq chicken sandwich!
Dijon mustard or any kind of mustard gives it that delicious tang and helps the spices adhere to the roast while it's cooking.
What cut of pork for pulled pork?
You want a cut that has some fat in it. You can do bone-in or boneless, whatever you can find. Any of these will work great.
- Pork Butt
- Picnic Roast
- Shoulder Roast
- Shoulder Butt Roast
- Boston Butt
How long does it take to make slow cooker pulled pork?
- Cook on high 5-6 hours
- Cook on low 8-10 hours
Chipotle Slaw is creamy and the perfect way to top the pulled pork sandwiches off.
Broiling the pulled pork, in the end, isn't necessary, but gives it those little charred bits of heaven.
Can I freeze pulled pork?
Yes, it freezes beautifully. Place leftover pulled pork in a ziplock freezer bag and freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw in the refrigerator overnight and heat in the microwave or oven until warmed through. I use this recipe for my Pulled Pork Mac and Cheese or to pile on my Pulled Pork Baked Potato!
What sides go with pulled pork?
- Southern Potato Salad
- Stovetop Macaroni and Cheese
- Crispy Parmesan Potato Wedges
- Deviled Macaroni Salad
- Crispy Onion Rings
- Sweet N Spicy Baked Beans
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Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Sandwich with Chipotle Slaw
Ingredients
- 5 pound pork butt
- 1 medium white or yellow onion cut into slices
- 1 jar barbecue sauce
- 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
- 8 hamburger buns
Dry Rub
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
Chipotle Slaw
- 3/4 cup Mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon diced chipotle chile from 1 can of chipotles in adobo
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1 bag of Cole slaw
- 5-6 green onions sliced
- 1/8 cup chopped cilantro
- Salt pepper
Instructions
- In a bowl mix all the dry rub spices and set aside
- Rinse pork and pat dry with paper towels.
- Rub the Dijon mustard all over the pork. Then rub the spice mixture over the pork until well coated. Place into a baking pan fat side up. Cover and let stand in the refrigerator overnight.
- Place the sliced onions in the bottom of the slow cooker. Add the pork roast on top and add a 1/2 cup water and cook on low 8-10 hours.
- Shred the pork using two forks in the juice. With tongs remove from slow cooker and place into a pan.
- Leave the extra juice in the slow cooker to moisten the pork later. Toss with a little barbecue sauce. Place under broiler for 3-5 minutes to get some crispy bark goodness.
For the Chipotle slaw
- In a large bowl add the shredded cabbage, green onions, and cilantro
- In a separate bowl whisk the mayo, chipotle chiles, and lime juice and pour over the cabbage. Toss to combine.
- Pile the pulled pork on buns with the coleslaw and enjoy!
when do you add the jar of BBQ sauce?
I have this seasoned and sitting in fridge for tomorrow. We're having pulled pork sandwiches with homemade southern potato salad and homemade baked beans and for dessert homemade brownies with frosting. All for my husband of 30 years just because he's my sweetie. Thanks so so much for sharing.
Yay Mary so happy to hear that 🙂
I have this in the slowcooker now it's the second time I've made it and my husband loved it of course I did too. Thanks for sharing .
Not sure what happened there but it's been fixed 🙂 Yes, place a sliced onion on the bottom of the slow cooker.
Making this tomorrow .. question .. the pictures show onion in the bottom of the slow cooker but it doesn’t say to go this in recipe .. help ??! Thank you
You can't taste the mustard it's just used to hold the seasoning on. Once it's all shredded and mixed with the juices and BBQ sauce you wouldn't even know it's there.
Would someone who doesn’t like mustard still enjoy this recipe? Can I leave the mustard out?
Yeah, you might have a little leftover you can just save it in a container for another use. It's great on grilled chicken also 🙂
If I use a 3-4 pound roast would I still use the same amount of ingredients