This slow cooker recipe for Italian Pulled Pork can be served in a sandwich smothered in Mozzarella or with pasta – either way, it’s one fantastic dish!
Everybody loves pork, but why is it such an under rated meat in the kitchen? Even on this blog, pork has seemingly taken a back seat to the likes of chicken, and beef! But this shouldn’t be the case. Pork offers immense flavor and dimension into a dish, and to show you, I’ve prepared an amazingly delicious Italian Pulled Pork recipe. After trying this dish, you’ll be seeing a lot more pork on this site because I am truly blown away!
Pulled pork is extraordinarily popular. Let’s be honest here, pulled pork is the new bacon when it comes to additions to sandwiches, salads, and even eggs. My go-to choice when it comes to pork? I like using Smithfield Boneless Pork Shoulder.Now back to the recipe. I’m big into Italian food so when we decided to have a Game Day party to celebrate football season being underway, I decided to do a dish I can leave in the slow cooker to cook all day and then serve it up in sandwiches when my guests were ready to eat.
The pork was beautifully tender and the tomato sauce was rich and packed full of flavor. It was so good, we had it left over the following day with pasta. I’m telling you, I have never gotten so many compliments on a meal. 
As you can see, Smithfield Pork is an incredibly versatile that can take on any flavor combination you throw at it! It’s a meat that you can dress up and serve for a fancy dinner, but at the same time, it’s something that you can throw in a slow cooker until it’s melt-in-your-mouth tender and heave it onto a roll for a football party or tailgate. So next time you’re thinking about using chicken, turkey, or beef, you should give pork a fighting chance! You might end up realizing that pork is your new favorite choice of meat!
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Slow Cooker Italian Pulled Pork
This slow cooker recipe for Italian Pulled Pork can be served in a sandwich smothered in Mozzarella or with pasta - either way, it's one fantastic dish!
Total Time 8 hours 15 minutes
Ingredients
1
Smithfield Boneless Pork Shoulder Roast
1
teaspoon
salt
Black pepper
2
tablespoon
olive oil
separated
6
cloves
garlic
minced
1
onion
diced
28 oz
crushed canned tomatoes
3
tablespoon
tomato paste
1
cup
wine
red or white whatever your prefer
2
good handfuls fresh basil
torn
1
good handful fresh parsley
chopped
Extra salt and pepper
to taste
For the Sandwich:
Italian bread
mozzarella cheese
Instructions
Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan, add the onion and cook for 4-5 minutes, or until softened.
Add the garlic and cook another minute.
Dilute the tomato paste in the wine. Increase the heat, stir in the diluted tomato paste and continue to cook until the volume of the liquid is reduced by one-third.
Add the pork to the slow cooker (whole with the netting removed)
Once the diluted wine has reduced, Add the tomatoes, basil, and parsley to the wine mixture. Season with salt and black pepper and stir well.
Bring to the boil, then cover the pork with the sauce by ladling it into the slow cooker.
Cook on low for 8 hours.
Remove the pork to a cutting board and using two forks pull the pork apart.
Pile Italian bread high with the pulled pork. Cover with a little of the sauce and then with shredded mozzarella cheese
and place under the broiler until the cheese has melted.
Nutrition Facts
Slow Cooker Italian Pulled Pork
Amount Per Serving
Calories 541
Calories from Fat 324
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 36g
55%
Saturated Fat 12g
60%
Cholesterol 143mg
48%
Sodium 566mg
24%
Potassium 712mg
20%
Total Carbohydrates 5g
2%
Sugars 2g
Protein 39g
78%
Vitamin A
3%
Vitamin C
6.6%
Calcium
6.2%
Iron
16.1%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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