Menu

Slow Cooker Apple BBQ Pulled Pork - Dump and Go Dinner

<p>Moist, tender and and bathed in an amazingly tangy apple BBQ sauce this Apple BBQ Pulled Pork has the makings of a stellar paleo slow cooker meal.</p>
8 Servings Recipe By

Ingredients

  • 6 ounces Tomato Paste
  • 3/4 cups Water, Hot
  • 2/3 cups dice Onion
  • 3 individual Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce
  • 2/3 cups Apple Cider Vinegar
  • 1/2 cups Applesauce
  • 1/2 cups Maple Syrup
  • 5 individual Dates
  • 1/4 teaspoons Salt
  • 1/2 teaspoons Mustard Seed, Ground
  • 1/2 teaspoons Cinnamon
  • 3 1/2 pounds Pork, Shoulder
  • 2 1/4 cups peel and dice Apple, Gala

Freezer Containers

Supplies

Nutritional Information

  • 1 serving = about 8 ounces
  • 512 Calories
  • 25g Total Fat
  • 8g Sat Fat
  • 0g Trans Fat
  • 125mg Cholesterol
  • 290mg Sodium
  • 31g Total Carb
  • 3g Fiber
  • 24g Total Sugars (Includes 12g Added Sugars)
  • 39g Protein
  • 14 WW Freestyle

Make It Now Cooking Directions

These directions are for cooking this recipe to serve immediately and NOT to freeze for later.

  1. Place all ingredients besides pork and apples into a blender. Pulse until combined.
  2. Transfer to a saucepan and simmer for 20 minutes over medium low heat.
  3. Place roast, apples, and sauce in the slow cooker.
  4. Cook on low for 6-8 hours.
  5. Remove and shred pork with 2 forks.
  6. Stir pork back in.

Freeze For Later Cooking Directions

These directions help you cook or prepare this meal PRIOR to being frozen for serving later (see Serving Day Directions when you are ready to prepare it to eat).

Why would I want to freeze this?

  1. Place all ingredients besides apples and pork into a blender. Pulse until combined.
  2. Divide sauce among the indicated number of quart freezer bags.
  3. Divide roast and apples among the remaining number of freezer bags.
  4. Seal, label and freeze together.

Make From Frozen Serving Day Directions

These directions help you cook or reheat this meal AFTER it's been frozen for when you are ready to eat it.

  1. Thaw: In fridge
  2. Place sauce in a saucepan and simmer for 20 minutes over medium low heat.
  3. Place roast, apples, and sauce in the slow cooker.
  4. Cook on low for 6-8 hours.
  5. Remove and shred pork with 2 forks.
  6. Stir pork back in.

© 2024