This easy Pulled Pork recipe is one of our favorite family crock pot meals and is made with only 5 ingredients.
5 simple ingredients for the best pulled pork you've ever made.
When your craving a barbecue sandwich but don't want to pull out the grill make you can make this easy recipe instead.
It is a great barbecue recipe to make on a hot summer day or on a holiday like Memorial Day or the 4th of July.
4 Hour moist and tender pulled pork
With this easy slow cooker recipe all you do is toss the ingredients in a crock pot and four hours later (on high) you have a pot full of the best-pulled pork you'll ever make.
Be sure and scroll to the bottom of the post for some of my favorite bbq side dishes.
Not everyone has the time or inclination to pull out the barbecue grill, smoker or heat up the house with the oven when your craving pulled pork sandwiches.
I love smoking a big pork roast and making pulled pork sandwiches but sometimes I want to make a pulled pork sandwich without all the work.
Slow cooking boneless pork ribs in the crock pot is how I can enjoy a barbecued pulled pork sandwich on a busy weeknight or a big holiday like the 4th of July when I want pulled pork but don't want to fire up the grill.
Smoking a pork roast on the grill takes hours.
Plus you have to go in and out of the house to keep an eye on the smoker and the pork roast during cooking time.
Sometimes I just don't feel like messing with the grill for hours.
The best part about this recipe is that there are only 5 ingredients and one is optional.
Ingredients
Below are the ingredients you will need to make the best pulled pork. Scroll down to the recipe card for the ingredient amounts and complete directions.
- Boneless Pork Ribs
- Barbecue sauce
- Brown Sugar
- Dry Mustard or yellow mustard
- Garlic Powder
Directions
Step 1: Pour half the bottle barbecue sauce into the bottom of the crock pot.
Step 2: Add all the boneless pork ribs to the crock pot.
Step 3: Pour the remaining barbecue sauce over the boneless pork ribs.
Step 4: Add the dry mustard, garlic powder, and brown sugar if using.
Step 5: Stir well to cover the pork ribs with the barbecue sauce.
Step 6: Cook on high for 4 hours or low for 6 to 8 hours (depends on the thickness of the boneless pork ribs).
Step 7: When the pork ribs are cooked through use a fork to pull the tender pork meat apart.
Step 8: Serve on buns with a side of homemade sweet coleslaw and a pasta salad.
By the way, you can use boneless chicken breasts instead of pork to make barbecue pulled chicken sandwiches instead.
Recipe FAQS
Pulled pork can dry out in the crock pot if it is over cooked. Keeping the meat covered in barbecue sauce can help keep the pork moist and prevent drying out.
Recipe Expert Tips
- Can use boneless chicken instead of pork.
- You can use a squirt of yellow mustard instead of powdered mustard.
- If you don't like a "sweet" barbecue flavor you can skip the brown sugar.
- Use a large spoon to dip the grease that has settled on top of the barbecue sauce, if needed.
Best Pulled Pork Side Dish Recipes
You'll need a few of these favorite barbecue side dish recipes to serve at your next BBQ.
- Homemade Coleslaw: I love coleslaw with barbecue sandwiches. You can serve the pulled pork on a bun with my homemade sweet coleslaw.
- Pasta Salads: This broccoli and tomato pasta salad is delicious.
- Crock Pot Macaroni and Cheese is my favorite bbq side dish and goes great with Pulled Pork.
- Baked Beans: I make the Best Baked Beans recipe every time we make barbecue.
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Easy Crock Pot Pulled Pork Sandwich
Ingredients
- 4 pounds boneless pork ribs
- 1 bottle bottle Sweet Baby Ray Barbecue Sauce or your favorite brand
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard or a tablespoon of yellow mustard
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ¾ cup brown sugar (optional)
Instructions
- Pour half the bottle barbecue sauce into the bottom of the crock pot.
- Add all the boneless pork ribs to the crock pot.
- Pour the remaining barbecue sauce over the boneless pork ribs.
- Add the dry mustard, garlic powder, and brown sugar if using.
- Stir well to cover the pork ribs with barbecue sauce.
- Cook on high for 4 hours or low for 6 to 8 hours (depends on the thickness of the boneless pork ribs).
- When the pork ribs are cooked through use a fork to pull the tender pork meat apart.
- Serve on buns.
- Serves 8 to 10.
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Recipe Expert Tips
- Can use boneless chicken instead of pork.
- You can use yellow mustard instead of powdered mustard.
- If you don't like a "sweet" barbecue flavor you can skip the brown sugar.
- Use a large spoon to dip the grease that has settled on top of the barbecue sauce.
- Serve with homemade coleslaw.
Nutrition
Don't forget to make a cold and refreshing drink like Fruity Pink Lemonade to sip on with your pulled pork sandwiches.
Looking for a pulled chicken recipe? Then be sure to check out my Easy Crock Pot Pulled Chicken Sandwich recipe.
Crock Pot Baked Potatoes is another favorite summer crock pot recipe that goes perfectly with all of your summer grilling recipes.
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Becky Ingledue
Absolutely delicious. My husband said it’s the best barbecue pork sandwich he’s ever had. I will be making this again.
marco smith
hey,
thanks for sharing such delicious recipes it helps a lot to me to cook delicious food at home.
James Ross
Not high cooker. I wonder I put low cooker for BBQ pork ribs. How long. I don't want burn for high while no one home....
Arlene Mobley
James
My daughter makes this recipe all the time and cooks it on low for 8 to 10 hours. Enjoy!
Sallie
Would you alter any of the spice quantities if I were to double the recipe? Instead of just straight doubling everything. Mainly asking for the brown sugar, doubled 1.5 cups seems like a lot! Thanks.
Arlene Mobley
Sallie
You could use 1 cup of brown sugar if you think it might be too sweet. Then once the pork is cooked completely taste it and add the other half cup if you think it needs it. I would double the rest of the ingredients if you are doubling the amount of meat.
Diane
love this recipe and have made it for group gatherings. I've found that it serves way more than 6 people. Have you found the same? I'm thinking at least 16 sandwiches . . .
Arlene Mobley
Diane
You are right it does serve more than six. I always have leftovers and enjoy it the next day for lunch.