Healthier Pulled Pork Sandwiches

Recipesfull introduces to you: Slow Cooker Recipes. (Healthier Pulled Pork Sandwiches). Some easy tricks to making healthier pulled pork sandwiches include using a leaner cut of meat, choosing a lower-calorie barbecue sauce, and serving your sandwiches with smaller buns and a lower-fat coleslaw. To top it all off, this recipe is made in the slow cooker, so it doesn't get easier than this!

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 6hrs

Total: 6hrs20 mins

Servings: 8

Yield: 8 servings

Healthier Pulled Pork Sandwiches

Ingredients

1 cup chopped onion

1 ½ pounds lean boneless pork shoulder

trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces

1 ½ teaspoons chili powder

1 ½ teaspoons paprika

1 teaspoon ground cumin

½ teaspoon ground chipotle chile pepper

or more to taste

½ teaspoon cracked black pepper

¼ teaspoon dry mustard

½ cup water

½ cup vinegar-based barbecue sauce

8 (2 ounce) whole-wheat hamburger buns

toasted

4 cups prepared coleslaw

Sweet and Sour Beef

Tips

Directions

Step 1

Put onion in a 4-quart slow cooker; top with pork. Stir chili powder paprika cumin chipotle pepper black pepper and dry mustard together in a small bowl; sprinkle over pork. Pour water over pork. Cook covered on Low until pork is very tender about 6 hours.

Step 2

Remove pork from slow cooker and shred with 2 forks. Return pork to juices in the cooker. Stir in barbecue sauce.

Step 3

Spoon 1/3 cup pork evenly onto each bun bottom; top each with 1/2 cup slaw and top bun.

Nutritional Information

Healthier Pulled Pork Sandwiches

Servings Per Recipe:8

Calories: 351

% Daily Value *

Protein: 17.9g 36%

Carbohydrates: 49.7g 16%

Dietary Fiber: 3.6g 15%

Sugars: 10.3g

Fat: 8.5g 13%

Saturated Fat: 2.3g 12%

Cholesterol: 39.9mg 13%

Vitamin A Iu: 783.2IU 16%

Niacin Equivalents: 5mg 39%

Vitamin B6: 0.4mg 22%

Vitamin C: 35.1mg 59%

Folate: 32.5mcg 8%

Calcium: 65.1mg 7%

Iron: 1.5mg 8%

Magnesium: 26.5mg 10%

Potassium: 407.9mg 11%

Sodium: 516.7mg 21%

Thiamin: 0.4mg 40%

Calories From Fat: 76.3

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.