Slow Cooker North Carolina Pulled Pork
Yield: 4 servings
Active Time: 5 minutes
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 8 hours in slow cooker
This pulled pork will melt in your mouth!

Ingredients for Single Meal

  • 2 - lb(s) pork roast
  • - Salt and pepper
  • 2 - cup(s) BBQ sauce
  • 1 - tsp vinegar
  • 1 - tsp garlic powder
  • 1 - tsp onion powder
  • 1 - bag(s) Coleslaw mix**
  • 4 - hamburger buns**
  • Side: - fruit**
  • Side: - chips**
  • 1 - gallon-size freezer baggie(s)
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Cooking Directions for Single Meal

  1. Place the pork roast into the base of the slow cooker and season with salt and pepper. Pour the BBQ sauce and vinegar on and around the pork and season with the garlic powder and onion powder.
  2. Set the slow cooker on low and cook for 8 hours. Once finished cooking, shred the pork with 2 forks and mix into the BBQ sauce. Strain before adding the pork to the sandwiches.
  3. Prepare the Coleslaw mix as directed.
  4. Assemble sandwiches by adding the shredded pork and Coleslaw to the hamburger buns.
  5. Prepare fruit.
  6. Serve Slow Cooker North Carolina Pulled Pork Sandwiches with fruit and chips.

Freezeasy Meal Prep Directions

    To each gallon-size plastic freezer baggie, add the following ingredients:

    • 2 lb. pork roast
    • Salt and pepper
    • 2 cups BBQ sauce
    • 1 tsp vinegar
    • 1 tsp garlic powder
    • 1 tsp onion powder

    Remove as much air as possible and seal. Add label to baggie and freeze.

    Freeze & Thaw Instructions

    Put baggie in the freezer and freeze up to 6 months in fridge freezer or 12 months in a deep freezer. Thaw in the fridge overnight, or a warm bowl of water for about 20 minutes, before transferring to the slow cooker and cooking on low for 8 hours. Assemble North Carolina Pulled Pork Sandwiches as directed.

    Dairy-Free Modifications

    Recipe is dairy-free when served with dairy-free sides.

    Gluten-Free Modifications

    Use gluten-free buns or sandwich bread for gluten-free meal.

    Printable Label Recipe Title

    Slow Cooker North Carolina Pulled Pork

    Printable Label Instructions

    Thaw and slow cook on low for 8 hours. Once cooked, shred the pork with 2 forks, then assemble sandwiches as directed.
    Serve with fruit and chips.