This slow cooker BBQ pulled pork tenderloin is an easy way to prep delicious and flavorful pork for sandwiches. With a quick preparation and some simple side dishes, you will have an ideal weeknight meal or be ready for guests during football season.

BBQ Pulled Pork Ingredients

You will only need a few dried spices, your favorite BBQ sauce, and 2 lbs of pork tenderloin for this recipe. For the rub, gather 2 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp onion powder, 1 tsp kosher salt, and 2 tsp smoked paprika. Find a bottle of your favorite BBQ sauce as well; we love Kinder’s Original.

How to Make Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled Pork

First, combine the smoked paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, and Kosher salt in a small bowl.

Spices mixed up in a bowl

Rinse and pat the pork loins dry. Then, place the loins in the slow cooker and cover with the spice rub.

Pork tenderloin covered with dry spices in the slow cooker

Drizzle 1/3 – 1/2 cup of BBQ sauce on top of the loins.

Pork tenderloin in the slow cooker, coated in the mix of dry spices, and drizzled with barbecue sauce.

Set your slow cooker for 4-5 hours on high or 6-7 hours on low. Once the time is up, cut each loin in half and then shred the meat using two forks.

Pork shredded in the slow cooker

Add more BBQ sauce, and set the slow cooker to warm. Serve on top of your favorite buns!

BBQ Pulled Pork Tips and Serving Suggestions

You can butter and toast your buns in the broiler prior to serving, or warm them briefly in the microwave, plain.
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