Slow Cooker Root Beer Pulled Pork Sandwiches! Dinner has never been easier or more delicious! Just four ingredients! Great for game day, busy weeknights, and potlucks! If you love this recipe you need to try my Pulled Chicken Sandwiches with Root Beer BBQ Sauce!
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I’m so excited to share this easy slow cooker recipe with you all! This past week was the first week in FOREVER that we didn’t eat out during the week. Swim team is done for the year and our evenings are finally freed up. That is, until soccer starts this next week. Oh, well…
I am continually relying on my slow cooker to crank out meals on these busy weeknights – and weekends – because 1. I am so tired by the end of the day that my kids could just eat crackers and peanut butter and I’d be totally okay with it. 2. My husband “insists” on home-cooked meals. and 3. My brain power gets sucked out by about noon so if I haven’t started dinner by that time, chances are good I won’t be able to think of anything that night.
Enter the slow cooker.
This is one of my favorite slow cooker meals because it’s a whopping three ingredients (four if you count the buns). Two of which I always have on hand – root beer and barbecue sauce.
I grab some buns, whip up my Copycat KFC Coleslaw and bam – dinner is DONE. Oh, and did I mention that this pulled pork is killer?? I mean, SO good! You can also use this on chicken breasts. Just sub in equal weights and you’re good to go. Don’t have root beer? Try Dr. Pepper instead – also insanely delicious.
So here’s the crazy thing, you can’t.taste.the.root.beer. Promise.
It really does not taste like drinking a root beer when you bite into these sandwiches. However, root beer does seem to go quite well with them…
Now for the barbecue sauce. Here’s the thing – just use your favorite sauce and you can’t go wrong. If you like it a little spicy, use a spicy sauce, if you like a little molasses, go with a sauce with molasses. As long as you pick a barbecue sauce you love, you’re going to go crazy for this pulled pork.
If you want to make your own barbecue sauce, try my Root Beer BBQ Sauce recipe, it’s amazing!
So, I truly hope I’ve convinced you to give this recipe a try. Your family will thank you!
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How To Make Root Beer Pulled Pork
Slow Cooker Root Beer Pulled Pork Sandwiches
Ingredients
- 2 lb pork roast 2 to 3 lb
- 12 oz root beer 1 can - your favorite
- 18 oz barbecue sauce 1 bottle - your favorite
- 8 hamburger buns
- coleslaw
Instructions
- Place pork in slow cooker.
- Pour root beer over the pork.
- Cover and cook on low heat for 8 hours or until it shreds easily with two forks.
- Remove pork and shred it using two forks.
- Drain liquid from slow cooker.
- Return shredded pork to slow cooker and stir in barbecue sauce.
- Continue heating on low for an additional 30 minutes.
- Serve on hamburger buns with coleslaw if desired.
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Notes
This recipe can be easily doubled.
Sue says
I have made this recipe for several years and we love it.
Ruby says
Since I don’t like root beer, will Pulled Pork Sandwich with root beer turn out equally good if I used COKE or 7-UP instead of root beer?
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
I haven’t tried it that way but I think coke would be the best choice out of those two.
Wendy says
Some people use Dr Pepper
Verna says
I love your blog, Trish! I can always find a recipe that is easy and delicious. Have you ever tried this recipe using diet soda? I never have sugared sodas on hand (too sweet and syrupy when you’re used to diet soda) but I’d hate to ruin a great pork if diet sodas don’t work.
KP says
Can I use diet root beer or diet Dr. Pepper? Can not wait to make this!
Chris Casey says
Dear Trish, I see this was posted back in 2014; I love it and will make it often. Just a sad not for you; I am 70 now, have raised 2 sons, had 4 businesses of my own and am now retired. The bad news is , your days will now change much when your kids a no longer home etc. My mind is still mostly gone my noon ! Just say in” XXXOOO
MiKayla says
Quick question, I’m still new at this cooking thing as I didn’t grow up being taught and am now a stay at home wife who needs to cook lol. I’m learning as I go but anyway back to the question: I have found a couple of different recipes for this and yours says 6hrs on low and the other says 10hrs on low? Is this dependent on the size of meat you are cooking?
Thanks!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Probably that’s the case 🙂 My cooking directions are based on my recipe so if you use my recipe, follow my directions. And vice versa. Hope that helps!
Lisa says
Hi. Can you recommend a good bbq sauce? So many out there.
Stacy says
Sweet Baby Rays is good .
Liz says
Wow! These sandwiches are fabulous!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thanks Liz! One of our favorites!
Andrea says
Can you cook this on high?
Brenda says
Thank you so much for this recipe and the KFC coleslaw recipe. What a delicious meal. Kids and husband loved it. We all ate way too much! Thank you so much for sharing!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
So glad to hear it Brenda! Thanks for stopping by!
Renee says
Made this tonight and it was great! Kids loved it. Doubled the recipe, used pork shoulder/butt, and cook for 6 hours on low. Added bbq cause to taste (I don’t like too much bbq sauce on my sliders). Thanks for the great recipe!!
Alina says
Yum! I made these and used your KFC coleslaw copycat recipe AND IT WAS AMAZING! Seriously! I can’t wait to make these again for a family get together!
Tracy says
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Judi James says
Pulled pork is always awesome in a slowcooker! I use rootbeer & bbq sauce but always add a package of dried onion soup mix. This is also yummy with Coke or Dr. Pepper.
Amy Huntley@theidearoom.net says
This looks amazingly delicious and easy to make!