No-Fuss Slow Cooker Pulled Pork with Texas Toast

Name: No-Fuss Slow Cooker Pulled Pork with Texas Toast
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 6 h 30 min
Yield: 8 - 10 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 yellow onion, chopped; 2 cloves garlic, chopped; 1 c. barbecue sauce, plus more for serving; 1/3 c. apple cider vinegar; 2 tbsp. light brown sugar; 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce; 1 tbsp. chili powder; 1 tbsp. ground cumin; 2 tsp. mustard powder; 1 c. chicken stock or water; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 4 lb. boneless pork butt, trimmed of excess fat; Texas toast, for serving

Beat the heat with this big-batch, party-ready recipe largely cooks itself!

By Charlyne MattoxUpdated: Jul 14, 2025

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a bowl of no fuss slow cooker pulled pork with texas toast and a spoon

BECKY LUIGART-STAYNER/Country Living

Yields:

8 - 10 serving(s)

Prep Time:

30 mins

Total Time:

6 hrs 30 mins

When you're planning a barbecue and cooking for a crowd, it can be a real saving grace to have one or two recipes that can cook, largely unattended, until you're ready for them. And it's also ideal when your cooking in the dead of summer, when the heat and humidity are raging, to make something that doesn't require the oven, which will heat up the whole house.

This pulled pork recipe checks both of those boxes. It's a no-fuss, dump-everything-in slow cooker recipe that yields some of the most flavorful, tender, well-cooked shoulder you could want. Serve it like a Texan would, with a loaf of thick Texas toast on the side for sopping up some of that delicious sauce.

Bonus - The pork freezes beautifully for up to 4 months.

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Ingredients

1 yellow onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 cup barbecue sauce, plus more for serving
1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
2 Tbsp. light brown sugar
1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 Tbsp. chili powder
1 Tbsp. ground cumin
2 tsp. mustard powder
1 cup chicken stock or water
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 lb. boneless pork butt, trimmed of excess fat
Texas toast, for serving

Directions

1. Step 1Combine onion, garlic, barbecue sauce, vinegar, sugar, Worcestershire sauce, chili powder, cumin, mustard powder, and chicken stock in the bowl of a 5- to 7-quart slow cooker. Season with salt and pepper. Season pork with salt and pepper and place in slow cooker. Cook until pork is very tender and easily shreds with two forks, 5 to 6 hours on high or 10 to 11 hours on low. Transfer pork to a cutting board and shred meat with two forks.
2. Step 2Transfer cooking liquid and any solids to a medium saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat until reduced to about 2 cups, 16 to 18 minutes. Add pork and toss to combine. Serve with Texas toast and more barbecue sauce alongside.

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