Quick Crock Pot Pulled Pork – An Easy Ingredients Recipe

Quick Crock Pot Pulled Pork is a 3-ingredient entrée that can be tossed in the slow cooker in a matter of minutes. This simple meal packs a flavor punch with perfectly seasoned pork tossed in your favorite barbecue sauce.

There’s nothing like a crock pot meal. Here’s how to cook pulled pork in a crock pot. It’s an easy to make recipe that only uses a few ingredients.

It’s no secret. I love pork – pulled pork in particular – and I have numerous go-to recipes, including Oven Pulled Pork, Sweet Crock Pot Pulled Pork and Simple Slow Cooker Pulled Pork.

This Quick Crockpot Pulled Pork recipe belongs to my Aunt Carol. She makes this easy 3-ingredient recipe for family gatherings, and her pulled pork sandwiches are always a hit. Served along side coleslaw, potato salad of mac and cheese, and it’s the perfect meal.

Quick Crock Pot Pulled Pork Recipe

This best ever pulled pork is perfectly seasoned during cooking with a packet of dry onion soup mix. Once cooked and shredded, add your favorite bottled BBQ sauce, stir and serve. That’s it. Simple as can be.

The secret to amazing pulled pork is in the cut of meat that you use. Always go with a pork cut that has a fat cap. Believe me, fat is flavor. A couple options are pork loin roasts or pork shoulder roasts. While cooking, the fat should be pointed upwards, and as it slowly cooks, the fat will drip down through the meat resulting in a moist texture.

Ingredient List

• Pork Loin Roast, Pork Butt or Boston Butt
• Dry Onion Soup Mix
• Bottled Barbecue Sauce

How to Make Slow Cooker Pulled Pork

Step By Step Instructions

1. Add pork loin roast to crock pot insert; sprinkle over dry onion soup mix.
2. Cover and cook on high for 3-4 hours or low for 8-10 hours or until it pulls apart easily with 2 forks.
3. Remove from insert, shred, and return to the insert with the cooking liquids.
4. Add your favorite bottled BBQ sauce and stir.
5. Serve on buns.

Storage Instructions

Let the leftovers cool to room temperature. Store in airtight container in the fridge or freezer. To rewarm leftover pork, warm in the microwave or on the stovetop.

For the full recipe for Sweet Slow Cooker Pulled Pork, scroll to the bottom of this post.

Recipe FAQs

• I use a pork loin roast for this crock pot pulled pork. Try to find a cut of meat that has a layer of fat on top. Put it in the crock pot with the fat on top so that it renders out as it cooks for a moist pulled pork.
• If your cut of pork doesn’t have fat, add a 1/2 cup water to the pork before you add the dry onion soup mix.
• This is a saucy pulled pork recipe. Try using a Crock Pot Liner for easy cleanup.
• Do not overcook the pork! Cook until it comes apart easily with two forks.
• Add as much or as little bottled barbecue sauce as you like. If you like it saucy, add more. If you prefer more pork flavor, add less. It’s your preference.

How can I speed up pulled pork?

Cook the pulled pork on high in crockpot to speed up the cooking process. The pork will be tender in 3 to 4 hours instead of 8 to 10 hours.

How much water do you put in a Crock-Pot for pulled pork?

If you’re using a piece of pork with a nice fat cap, then you do not need to add any water. Place the fat cap facing up which will allow the fat to render out into the meat keeping it moist and tender.

Our Perfect Side Dishes for Pulled Pork

Looking for the perfect side dishes for this best ever pulled pork? I like to serve it along side Cheesy Potatoes with Bacon, Old Fashioned Pea Salad, Crock Pot Cheesy Corn and Glazed Cherry Bars.