2-Ingredient Crock Pot BBQ Pulled Pork (Set-and-Forget Meal!)

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🛒 Main Ingredient Notes For This BBQ Pork

I like to buy pork shoulder roast when it’s on sale and then I’ll stock up. It’s a great cut to have on hand in the freezer if you have the room because pork is just SO versatile.

✅ Pork Roast – Aim for a 2–3 lb roast (pork butt or shoulder is best). If your roast is a chonky 4–5 lbs, just add another hour or two to the clock.
✅ BBQ Sauce – Use your absolute favorite. I’m a Sweet Baby Ray’s Hickory devotee, but you do you. Measure this with your heart. Sometimes I use a cup; sometimes I use the whole bottle. No judgment.

Pantry ingredients – just our typical ‘free’ seasonings, salt, pepper, and garlic powder.

Eazy Note: Ingredients like common seasonings (salt, pepper, garlic powder, etc), oil, water, don’t factor into the ingredient count because most people have those pantry items in their kitchen.

👩‍🍳 How To Make Crock Pot BBQ Pulled Pork

1. Pat the pork dry, season both sides, and sear in a hot skillet until browned.
2. Toss it in the crockpot with water. Put on the lid and cook.
3. Once it falls apart with two forks, take it out and shred it.
4. Drain the pot (reserve the pot liquids), add the pork back in, and drown it in your favorite BBQ sauce.

Eazy’s Pro Tips

• If your pork comes wrapped in butcher twine, cut that off before cooking. Also, wait to trim the fat until after it’s cooked but before you sauce it. Fat is flavor, people!
• If you’re using the whole bottle of sauce, pour a splash of the leftover cooking liquid into the bottle, shake it up, and add it in. It “washes” the bottle so you don’t waste a single drop!
• Keep a little of that cooking liquid on the side. If your pork feels too thick once sauced, use a splash to thin it out.
• Too tired to use forks? If you have a strong hand mixer, you can actually use it to shred the pork right in the pot. Just go slow unless you want pork confetti on your ceiling.

Serving Tips and Variations

1. Serve this on toasted 2-Ingredient Buns like the photos, or pile it high over creamy mashed potatoes. It’s also SO good next to some Ingredient Dilled Carrots.
2. Toss in some red pepper flakes to make it spicy or a splash of 2-Ingredient Homemade Buffalo Sauce.
3. Throw sliced onions in at the start for extra sweetness.
4. Get smoky by adding a few drops of hickory liquid smoke to pretend you’re a grill master with a smoker.
5. Mix in a spoonful of apple cider vinegar to balance out the sweeter flavors for a sweet and tangy flavor

Can I Freeze BBQ Pulled Pork?

Yes! This freezes beautifully. Throw the sauced pork into a freezer bag, squeeze out the air, and it’ll stay good for up to 3 months. It’s the ultimate “emergency dinner” for future you.

What To Do With Leftovers?

If you don’t eat it all in one sitting, use the leftovers for BBQ nachos, loaded sweet potatoes, or even a twist on  4-Ingredient Leftover Chili Burritos.

I’m so thankful you’re here letting me help you conquer dinner. I know how heavy that “what’s for dinner” mental load can feel when life gets loud, so I hope this pork makes your week a whole lot easier and a whole lot more delicious! 

~ Joanne