Easy 5 Ingredient Slow Cooker Pulled Pork

This slow cooker pulled pork is a delicious recipe that is so easy to make. Just 5 simple ingredients and you have a delicious family dinner, and left overs too!

It is taco night in our house and this easy pulled pork is the best part!

Pork Shoulder aka Boston Butt

Our meat box CSA included an amazing pork shoulder this month. I love that we get so many different cuts of meat each month. Boston butt is the most common cut of meat to make pork shoulder.

There are a lot of delicious ways to prepare pork shoulder, but my very favorite is to cook it in a crock pot. Slow cooking this pork makes it tender and juicy. I kept this recipe simple so I could use the meat for several different recipe ideas.

This easy pulled pork recipe is always a hit in our house. I love the simplicity because I can just toss the ingredients into the slow cooker in the morning, turn it on, and then forget it for a few hours.

This slow cooker recipe is perfect for a busy school night! Kids love this pork recipe. (Even my picky one!!) This pulled pork is Whole30, paleo, dairy free, nut free, and gluten free.

Taco Toppings Ideas

You can top your tacos any way you like. Our tacos have fresh heirloom tomatoes, cheese, scallions, and fresh cilantro.

By dinner time, all I have to do is set out taco fixings. My kids love to make their own tacos. Mr. Fearless Dining has been trying to cut out some carbs, so he had his pulled pork on his salad Chipotle style :-). This meat is so versatile; there are so many ways to enjoy it. Tacos, fajitas, nachos, taquitos…so many fun ways to enjoy this. You can even spice it up with some jalapenos!  (And if you really want something different, slather it in BBQ sauce. This pulled pork makes a delicious barbecue sandwich as well!)

How do you like to top your tacos?

Do you slather them in salsa?

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Things You Need To Make This Recipe:

1. An awesome slow cooker. Dump in the ingredients and turn it on. It doesn’t get any easier.
2. Easy meat shredder. This saves so much time and shreds meat perfectly.

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Easy 5 Ingredient Slow Cooker Pulled Pork

Prep Time

5 mins

Cook Time

7 hr

Total Time

7 hr 5 mins

 

Delicious slow cooker pulled pork makes delicious sandwiches, tacos, and casseroles.

Course: Main Course, Main Dish

Cuisine: American, Mexican

Servings: 10 people

Calories: 86 kcal

Author: Sandi Gaertner

Ingredients

• 2-3 pounds pork shoulder
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 cups chicken broth (low sodium)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 teaspoons ground cumin

Instructions

1. In a crock pot, add pork shoulder.
2. Sprinkle on half the spices, turn the meat over, then sprinkle the other half on this side of the meat.
3. Pour in the chicken broth.
4. Set heat to low to cook for 8 hours. If you need it cooked quicker, set temperature to high for the first 3 hours, then reduce the heat to low for 2 hours.
5. Use two forks to shred the meat. Serve in tacos, fajitas, or even on nachos!

Nutrition Facts

Easy 5 Ingredient Slow Cooker Pulled Pork

Amount Per Serving

Calories 86 Calories from Fat 36

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 4g 6%

Saturated Fat 1g 5%

Trans Fat 0g

Polyunsaturated Fat 1g

Monounsaturated Fat 2g

Cholesterol 37mg 12%

Sodium 447mg 19%

Potassium 237mg 7%

Total Carbohydrates 0g 0%

Dietary Fiber 0g 0%

Sugars 0g

Protein 11g 22%

Vitamin A 0.2%

Vitamin C 4.5%

Calcium 1.6%

Iron 6.5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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