Extremely simple recipes are difficult to come by, but this recipe for Slow Cooker Root Beer Pulled Pork is easy and perfect for a weeknight meal. This recipe starts by covering a cut of pork with root beer. After it has been cooked all day in the slow cooker, the pork is tender enough to be shredded, tossed with barbecue sauce, and piled on a soft sandwich roll. Let the pork cook all day while you run errands and come home to a tasty meal. Your family will love it! Easy meal when your schedule calls for “eat and run”.
3 Ingredient Pulled Pork
Looking for an extremely simple recipe to make for dinner? Look no further! These pulled pork sandwiches are easy AND delicious! One secret ingredient does it all.
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 hours
Total Time: 10 hours 5 minutes
Adjust Servings: 8
Calories: 194kcal
Ingredients
- 4 lbs. pork riblets
- 3 cups root beer enough to cover the meat in the crockpot
- 1 bottle Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ Sauce
- hamburger buns or kaiser rolls
Instructions
- Cover the pork with root beer and cook it in the crockpot for about
- HIGH for 4 Hours
- MEDIUM for 6 Hours
- LOW for 10 Hours. (Best choice)
- Shred the pork and add the barbecue sauce.
- Serve warm on the rolls.
Notes
Tips:The slower you cook the pork the more tender it becomes and will flake with a turn of your fork.The root beer adds a deeper flavor to the pork. The sugar cooks away, much like when you add alcohol or wine to your recipes.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 194kcal | Carbohydrates: 20.8g (7%) | Protein: 21g (42%) | Fat: 3g (5%) | Saturated Fat: 0g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 60mg (20%) | Sodium: 495mg (21%) | Potassium: 0mg | Fiber: 3.6g (14%) | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 0% | Vitamin C: 0% | Calcium: 0% | Iron: 8%
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Miz Helen
January 8, 2019 at 2:13 PMThis is a great recipe for pulled pork, it looks very good! Hope you are having a great week and thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday.
Miz Helen
Marilyn
January 8, 2019 at 7:43 PMThank you Miz Helen. Have a wonderful evening.
Sylvia Lance
January 2, 2019 at 11:53 PMYummy! Another great recipe! I love crock-pot meals! Thanks for linking up with us at the #WednesdayAIMLinkParty 28 Im sharing everywhere!
Marilyn
January 3, 2019 at 10:53 AMYou are welcome Sylvia. I am glad you enjoyed it! Enjoy your week.
Chas Greener
January 2, 2019 at 10:51 AMYou had me at 3 ingredients! Love pulled pork and love easy! Happy New Year & Thanks for sharing! Sending hugs to you my friend!
Marilyn
January 3, 2019 at 10:52 AMThanks Chas. Notginf better when you are short on time than to have a meal ready when you get home. Enjoy your week.
Chloe Crabtree
January 1, 2019 at 9:20 PMOne of the things I have to get better about this year is preparing meals ahead of time, and this sounds so good, and easy to do! Thanks for sharing!
Marilyn
January 3, 2019 at 10:52 AMThanks Chloe. I love my crock pot. It makes sure I have a dinner ready! Enjoy your week.
Helen at the Lazy Gastronome
December 31, 2018 at 9:28 AMNow this is my kind of recipe! So simple!! Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner party. Have a wonderful New Year!
Marilyn
December 31, 2018 at 2:20 PMYou are welcome Helen. Enjoy your New Year and stay safe.
Amy
December 28, 2018 at 8:47 PMThis pulled pork recipe sounds wonderful. Thank you for the recipe.
Marilyn
December 28, 2018 at 9:10 PMThank you Amy. Happy New Year!
Julie
February 3, 2017 at 1:50 PMHi Marilyn, I love using the crock pot during the winter months. This recipe for pulled pork sounds so good!
Hope you have a nice weekend.
Julie
Marilyn
February 3, 2017 at 5:19 PMIt really is Julie! And crock meals are so easy! Have a great week.
Kim
January 30, 2015 at 7:02 PMOh wow, that IS easy!! I’m a big pulled pork fan so I’ll give this a try!
Marilyn
January 30, 2015 at 7:21 PMThanks for commenting Kim! It is so easy, it makes me feel guilty! And no pulling the pork, it just falls apart! Hope you enjoy and let me know how it goes!