Texas Pulled Pork

This slow cooked Texas pulled pork is made with smoky spices for a bold, tangy flavour that’s perfect for sandwiches or tacos. Have it ready to go in your slow-cooker for a busy weeknight meal that the whole family will enjoy.

Freezer meals and slow cookers are a match made in heaven for those of us with busy schedules and many mouths to feed. This recipe is one of those that checks both of those boxes. Simply pull it out of your freezer and stick it in your slow cooker in the morning, and by that evening, you have a delicious base for sandwiches, tacos, or even nachos. The possibilities are endless.

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Texas Pulled Pork Recipe

Ingredients

• 4 lb. pork shoulder or butt, boneless
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1 jalapeño pepper, thinly sliced (remove seeds if you want it less spicy)
• 1 onion, large chunks
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced
• 3 Tbsp. brown sugar
• 1 Tbsp. pepper
• 2 tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. smoked paprika

Day of Cooking

• optional: BBQ sauce for serving
• hamburger buns

Assembly Instructions:

1. Place all ingredients in a large resealable freezer bag.
2. Remove excess air, seal, and freeze.

Cooking Instructions:

1. Thaw.
2. Slow cooker on low for 8-9 hours.
3. Or Instant Pot for 45 min. on manual high pressure. Natural release for 15 minutes, then quick release.
4. Shred.
5. Serve on buns with BBQ sauce if desired.

Ways to Adapt this Recipe

What’s great about this recipe is that you can switch out the protein to whatever you have on hand if you don’t want to use pork. You could substitute the protein with chicken breasts or thighs, beef, or even use a plant-based meat substitute to make a vegetarian version of this.

How to Serve this Texas Pulled Pork

This Texas pulled pork is served great with BBQ sauce on hamburger buns or for shredded meat on tacos.

If you are having it as a sandwich, pair it with coleslaw, baked beans, or potato salad. We paired this with our Green Pasta Salad which can also be made ahead as a freezer meal.

For tacos, you can pair them with warmed flour tortillas, shredded cabbage, pico de gallo, black beans, corn, or avocado.

You could also build a rice bowl with the pulled pork on top and typical taco toppings.

For more ideas like this one, check out our Honey Mustard Pork Chops, Spicy Italian Sloppy Joes, or our Lemon Pepper Chicken Bites.