Soda Pop Slow Cooker Pulled Pork is super easy and super tasty! The pork roast slow cooks in sugary sweet soda pop all day. It is then shredded and covered in your favorite BBQ sauce for the perfect easy pulled pork sandwich! (It is also super yummy on nachos!)
1 1/2cups (or 1 can)soda pop - Root Beer, Dr Pepper, or Coca-Cola work best
1bottle BBQ Sauce (if it's a smaller bottle you will need 2 bottles)- you can add as little or as much as you like*see notes for my recipe for Homemade BBQ Sauce - I do not double my recipe
1 to 2tbspseason salt or seasoning of your choice*just enough to sprinkle on the entire roast
OPTIONAL: Add one sliced yellow onion to the slow cooker while cooking.
8Buns for serving *if making sandwiches (buns are not included in nutritional calculation values)
Instructions
Sprinkle the season salt on the outside of your pork roast. If you worried about the salt, you can use as much or as little of the season salt as you wish, it is up to you.
Pour half of the soda pop in the slow cooker.
Place the seasoned pork roast in the slow cooker and pour the rest of the soda over it.*OPTIONAL: If adding a sliced yellow onion, add it to the slow cooker.
Let the roast cook on low for 8-10 hours. I always cook mine about 9 hours.You can cook the roast on high for 4-6 hours, but I don't recommend it. Cooking it faster at a higher heat can shrink the meat, leaving you with less pulled pork.
Once the roast has cooked, remove the roast from the slow cooker and put it on a plate or a baking dish for shredding. If you added sliced onions, take those out with the pork and set them aside if you want to add them to your sandwiches.
Using 2 forks, shred the pulled pork. Make sure to remove any fat as you shred the meat.
Discard the soda pop and juices from your slow cooker.
Place the shredded pork back in the slow cooker. Pour your BBQ sauce over the pulled pork and mix well. It is up to you how much BBQ sauce you want to add. (see notes below for a link to my Homemade BBQ Sauce).
Serve the pulled pork stacked high on a bun or eat it just by itself! (It is tasty on nachos!)
Notes
You can use your favorite BBQ sauce for this recipe. One bigger bottle is plenty. If you have a smaller bottle you may need more than one bottle of sauce, depending on how much BBQ sauce you add to your pork. Try my Homemade BBQ Sauce for this pulled pork! I do not double my recipe and it is plenty of sauce for what we like.Pulled Pork Sandwiches are delicious with Homemade Coleslaw! Your meat may shrink a bit when cooking, so this will make the amount of meat you end with vary. I always get enough meat for at least 8 pulled pork sandwiches. If you make really large pulled pork sandwiches, you may end with less sandwiches.
Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should only be used as an approximation.