Healthier Pulled Pork Sandwiches recipe

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Ingredients

1 cup chopped onion
1 ½ pounds lean boneless pork shoulder, trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces
1 ½ teaspoons chili powder
1 ½ teaspoons paprika
1 teaspoon ground cumin
½ teaspoon ground chipotle chile pepper, or more to taste
½ teaspoon cracked black pepper
¼ teaspoon dry mustard
½ cup water
½ cup vinegar-based barbecue sauce
8 (2 ounce) whole-wheat hamburger buns, toasted
4 cups prepared coleslaw

Nutrition Info

351 calories
carbohydrate: 49.7 g
cholesterol: 39.9 mg
fat: 8.5 g
fiber: 3.6 g
protein: 17.9 g
saturatedFat: 2.3 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 516.7 mg
sugar: 10.3 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Put onion in a 4-quart slow cooker, top with pork. Stir chili powder, paprika, cumin, chipotle pepper, black pepper, and dry mustard together in a small bowl, sprinkle over pork. Pour water over pork. Cook, covered, on Low until pork is very tender, about 6 hours.

  2. Remove pork from slow cooker and shred with 2 forks. Return pork to juices in the cooker. Stir in barbecue sauce.

  3. Spoon 1/3 cup pork evenly onto each bun bottom, top each with 1/2 cup slaw and top bun.

Recipe Yield

8 servings

Recipe Note

Some easy tricks to making healthier pulled pork sandwiches include using a leaner cut of meat, choosing a lower-calorie barbecue sauce, and serving your sandwiches with smaller buns and a lower-fat coleslaw. To top it all off, this recipe is made in the slow cooker, so it doesn't get easier than this!

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