Slow Cooker Texas Pulled Pork

This slow cooker Texas pulled pork is juicy, flavorful, and practically falls apart on its own! Cooked low and slow in a tangy BBQ sauce with simple pantry ingredients, it’s the ultimate no-fuss comfort food. Perfect for sandwiches, sliders, or even on top of baked potatoes—your family will be asking for seconds!

📝 Ingredients

• 1 tsp vegetable oil
• 4 lb pork shoulder roast
• 1 cup barbecue sauce
• 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 1/4 cup light brown sugar
• 1 tbsp yellow mustard
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tbsp chili powder
• 1 large onion (chopped)
• 2 cloves garlic (crushed)
• 1 1/2 tsp dried thyme
• 8 hamburger buns (split)
• 2 tbsp butter (or more as needed for toasting)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Pour vegetable oil into the bottom of your slow cooker.
2. 2Place the pork shoulder roast inside.
3. 3Add barbecue sauce, apple cider vinegar, and chicken broth.
4. 4Stir in brown sugar, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, chili powder, chopped onion, crushed garlic, and dried thyme.
5. 5Cover and cook on LOW for 10–12 hours or HIGH for 5–6 hours, until the pork is fall-apart tender.
6. 6Remove pork and shred it using two forks.
7. 7Return the shredded meat to the slow cooker and mix it well with the flavorful juices.
8. 8Spread butter on the insides of the hamburger buns and toast them, butter-side down, in a skillet over medium heat until golden.
9. 9Pile the pulled pork onto the toasted buns. Serve and enjoy!