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Slow-Cooker Pulled Pork with Root Beer Sauce
- Prep Time 35 min
- Total 7 hr 15 min
- Servings 12
- Ingredients 9
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
- 1 boneless pork loin roast (3 lb)
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
- 2 cans (12 oz each) root beer (3 cups)
- 1 bottle (12 oz) chili sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 12 sandwich buns
Instructions
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Step1In 10-inch skillet, heat oil over high heat. Cook pork roast in oil 6 to 10 minutes or until brown on all sides.
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Step2In 3- to 4-quart slow cooker, place pork roast, 2 teaspoon salt, the pepper, onion and 1 cup of the root beer. Cover; cook on Low heat setting 7 to 8 hours.
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Step3About 30 minutes before serving, in 4-quart saucepan or Dutch oven, heat remaining 2 cups root beer, the chili sauce and 1/2 teaspoon salt to boiling over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium. Cook 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until mixture is glossy and reduced to 2 1/2 to 3 cups.
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Step4Remove pork from slow cooker, discarding cooking liquid. Shred pork, using 2 forks to pull pork apart. Stir in chili sauce mixture. To serve, spoon about 1/2 cup pork mixture in each bun.
Nutrition
370
Calories
12g
Total Fat
30g
Protein
34g
Total Carbohydrate
14g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 370
- Calories from Fat
- 110
- Total Fat
- 12g
- 18%
- Saturated Fat
- 3 1/2g
- 19%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 70mg
- 24%
- Sodium
- 1130mg
- 47%
- Potassium
- 480mg
- 14%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 34g
- 11%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 11%
- Sugars
- 14g
- Protein
- 30g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 4%
- 4%
- Calcium
- 8%
- 8%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 3 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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