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.
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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.
More Pork Recipes You'll Love
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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.
If you love easy crock pot recipes just like this recipe for Pork Sandwiches head over to my crock pot recipe page where you'll find more than 200 slow cooker recipes I have shared over the years.
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 . . .
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Diane
You are right it does serve more than six. I always have leftovers and enjoy it the next day for lunch.
Rachel
Does the meat need to be thawed or can it be frozen?
Arlene Mobley
Hi Rachel
It is best to use thawed meat because frozen meat will release more liquid and will cause the bbq sauce to be very thin and watery.
Kimberly Willis
Made this and my husband loved it!! This will be one of my go to recipes from now on
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Kimberly
I'm so glad to hear that yo and your husband loved the recipe. It is one of my family favorites!
Leela
My favorite BBQ sauce, yummy!
Anna C.
This recipe looks great... I'm making it tonight for my boyfriend and his/our kids alongside some homemade pepper/ranch potatoes! The only change I made was to add a bit of pepper, because I like it so much 🙂 I shared this on Pinterest and will be sharing on my (new) blog as well if all goes well!
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Anna
So glad you are enoying the recipe. It is one of my families favorite. Those ranch potatoes sound so good. Thanks for sharing the recipe on Pinterest.
Steph
Hi! Just wondering will boneless pork LOIN work for this as well? And would I have to cook it for any longer? Thanks!
Arlene Mobley
Hi Steph
Yes a pork loin will work for this recipe. It takes about 5-6 hours for a 3 lb pork loin to cook in the crock pot on high. I recently made Mexican Pulled Pork Tacos in the crock pot.
Fabiola
I had a party for football and we were tired of hamburgers. Saw this recipe. OOOHHHMMMYYYGGGOOOSSSHHH!!!! IT TURNED OUT SO GOOD! I am not a great cook but loving these crockpot ideas. We dnt have riblets so i did boneless pork rib. Making this again! Thank you
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Fabiola
So glad you enjoyed the recipe. I had it on Friday myself.
Sophie
This looks awesome! Can this be cooked in the Crock Pot on Low for 8 Hours instead? (while I'm at work) Thanks!
Arlene Mobley
Sophie
Yes you can cook it on low for 8 hours. Thank you!
Jilian
I'm kind of a novice at cooking, but this looked easy so I tried it. OMG! It turned out perfectly and sooooo delicious! I cut the recipe down to two pounds of pork riblets and reduced the other ingredients accordingly. I did use a large bottle of Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce but I didn't use all of it. I'm just feeding my hubby and myself so we had lots of leftovers as it is. Hubby absolutely loved it, too. This is a new favorite.
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Jillian
I'm so glad you and your husband enjoyed the recipe. Guess what? I had it for dinner tonight too! yummy!
Mary Davis
How many does this recipe serve
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Mary
This recipe will serve 6 to 8 adults.
Ale
I dont have a crock pot but I do have a pressure cooker,will that work? Has anyone tried? And also how long should I cook it and would that change the whole recipe? Thanks.
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Ale
I have never used a pressure cooker so I can't say if it would work.
Kate
I dont have a crockpot too. Tried this today using an oven in a very low setting (225 F) and it worked. I used ceramic loaf pan, covered it with foil, and baked for 4 hours, then took it out to stir and pull the pork apart and baked without the foil for another 2 hours or until the sauce becomes very sticky. Had to add worcestershire sauce to suit my taste. It's the best ever!
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Kate
I love to hear when a happy reader tweaks one of my recipes to work for them. So happy to hear you enjoyed the recipe!
kati
I love this! Taste great and everyone else I made it for loved it too!
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Shay
I couldn't find boneless riblets, the butcher told me to use pork butt. Will this work?
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Shay
Boneless pork chops will work also. I have not made this recipe with a pork butt. It would work also but you may need to double the ingredients for the bbq sauce so it covers the pork butt in the crock pot.
Melissa
This is the best pulled pork recipe I've ever made. It is simply to die for. Sweet, moist and really saucy, just the way we love it! Thanks so much for sharing!
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Melissa
Thank you!I am so glad you loved the recipe.
Doug
Would pork tenderloin or bone in ribs work?i can not find boneless ribs anywhere!
Thanks a lot! 🙂
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Doug yes the pork tenderloins would work. I've even used thick cut boneless pork chops.
Lynn
Love your site! Making crock pot Pulled Pork for the first time (I'm 60 yrs old ) HA! My Daughter AND my Mother both make amazing pulled pork... But wanted more info. Thanks for the great recipe, and images. You have been a big help this morning. Serving 14 PP tonight, don't want to mess it up 🙂
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Lynn
Thank you! I hope you enjoyed my pulled pork recipe!
Cheryl
What size bottle of baby ray's did you use?
I made just 1 lb of this last week for my husband and I ...it was really good! Now we're planning to make the full version for a party. How many servings did you make from this recipe?
Thanks in advance!
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Hi Cheryl
I'm so glad you enjoyed the recipe! I used the regular size bottle of Baby Ray's not the extra big bottle. This recipe fed my family of 6 (5 adults, 1 child) and we had plenty of leftovers
Cheryl
Thanks! We wound up having a party of 8 adults...many who went back for seconds..and still had leftovers. Lots of compliments from the guests!
🙂
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Cheryl
I am so happy to hear that! This is one of my favorite recipes. I make it all the time. I'm so glad you and your guests enjoyed it.
Michelle
Never mind I see it now:)
Michelle
Did I miss something!? I'm a recipe girl & there aren't any amounts for this:) help!
Ariel
This looks amazing! I was wondering if this would work with chicken instead?
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Ariel
Yes it works great with boneless chicken breast.
Betty
This looks good, and so easy. I love the crockpot meals.
Jerica
This looks great! I have all those ingredients except for the boneless pork ribs.. I was wondering if boneless pork chops could work..
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Jerica
Yes boneless pork chops work as well.
cynthia
I'd kike to make this while at work. Can it cook all day on low?
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Cynthia I have never cooked it on low so I am not sure how long it would take. But if you have cooked in your crockpot something like boneless chicken breasts or pork chops and they turned out fine then these will also. As long as the riblets are not too small they should cook fine and not dry out.
Elizabeth@Table4Five
I've done it with a pork shoulder cut in half, but never with boneless ribs - thanks for the suggestion! Now I'm hungry 🙂
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Elizabeth
I have also used the thinly sliced boneless pork chops but it turns out so much better and moist with the riblets.
Anne
And you can purchase pork riblets in the grocery store?
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Anne
Yes you can buy boneless pork riblets in the grocery store. They may be called something different in your area of the country. Another commenter knows them as boneless pork strips.
Anne
This looks so good and easy! We are camping in 3 weeks and I think this will be one of our meals. Question though - are pork riblets the same as boneless country pork strips. I have never seen anything in the grocery store labeled pork riblets.
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Anna
Thank you! Yes pork riblets are the same thing as the boneless pork strips.
Brenda Lee
This is the first time that I've made pulled pork in the slow cooker..and I will make again..:0)
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Brenda Lee I am so glad you enjoyed the recipe! It is so good I make it about twice a month for the family.
Robin
Welcome! I'm so happy you joined the party!
Robin @ Fluster Buster
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Robin
Thanks for inviting me and hosting a great linky party.
Heather Who Needs a Cape?
YUM! This looks so yummy - and I love my crock pot!
Thanks for bringing them to Super Sunday - can't wait to see what you bring us next week!
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Thank you Heather!
Lori Who Needs A Cape?
Absolutely love pulled pork, looks fabulous!
We'd love for you to link this post up at our 1st SUPER SUNDAY Linky Party:
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Hi Lori
Thanks so much! I will head over there now. Have a great Sunday!
Valerie
Hi there, I was wondering if I can do this recipe with a pork roast instead of the riblets? That is what i happen to have on hand at the moment!
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Valerie yes you can use a roast just make sure it is covered in bbq sauce and the cooking time will of course be longer.
Robin
My kids love pulled pork but I've never been very successful with it. I host a really fun party on Wednesday's and I would love for you to come by and share this with my friends.
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Hi Robin
I sure will! Thanks for stopping by!
Miz Helen
This Pulled Pork looks so good, which I had that sandwich right now. Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and have a fabulous weekend.
Come Back Soon!
Miz Helen
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Miz Helen
Thank you so much!
Brenda @ Chatting Over Chocolate
Your link caught my eye right away at Miz Helen's Full Plate Thursday as I LOVE finding a new crockpot recipe! This looks fantastic!! Pinned 😉 Thanks for sharing! Have a lovely day!
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Brenda Thanks so much for sharing my recipe.