The best BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwiches have tender pork coated in bbq sauce and served on a bun with a crunchy, tangy pineapple slaw. I'm telling you, the crowd will go wild!
Not your average BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwiches
Not your average BBQ Pulled Pork SandwichesYes, the base of these sandwiched uses traditional pulled pork, but the real star of the show is the pineapple mango slaw it's paired with! The flavor combo, and extra crunch is absolutely FIRE (as my 12-year-old would say).
If you're in a hurry, Costco's smoked pulled pork also works great for this recipe. And alternately, if you want to go the extra mile I highly recommend using homemade BBQ sauce.
How to make BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwiches:
Cook Pork: Make our pulled pork recipe in the slow cooker, oven, or instant pot. Shred meat with forks then stir in BBQ sauce, until all the meat is coated.
Make slaw and serve: The slaw is the easiest; add the veggies to one bowl and dressing ingredients to another. Then simply toss to combine. Refrigerator it for at least an hour, until ready to serve. Assemble homemade pulled pork sandwiches by placing the BBQ pulled pork on buns then top with slaw (or serve it on the side, if you'd rather).
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Recipe
BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwiches
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 lb cooked pulled pork (our recipe is easy and delicious)
- 10-12 slider buns or rolls
- 2 cups BBQ sauce (576g), homemade or store-bought
For the Slaw:
- 1 bag broccoli slaw
- 1/2 red bell pepper , finely diced
- 1 green onion , chopped
- 1-2 Tablespoons fresh chopped cilantro
- 1/2 cup fresh mango (83g), diced
- 1/2 cup fresh pineapple (83g), diced
Dressing
- 3 Tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 Tablespoon cider vinegar
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons fresh pineapple juice (just use any reserved from cutting the fresh pineapple)
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 1 Tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Cook pork: Season and cook pork in oven, slow cooker or instant pot. Shred meat and add BBQ sauce, stirring to coat.2 lb cooked pulled pork, 2 cups BBQ sauce
- Make Slaw: Mix the slaw and dressing ingredients in two separate bowls. Pour dressing over slaw and stir well to combine. Refrigerate for at least an hour, or until ready to serve.1 bag broccoli slaw, ½ red bell pepper, 1 green onion, 1-2 Tablespoons fresh chopped cilantro, ½ cup fresh mango, ½ cup fresh pineapple, 3 Tablespoons mayonnaise, 1 Tablespoon cider vinegar, 1 ½ Tablespoons fresh pineapple juice, 1 teaspoon dijon mustard, 1 Tablespoon granulated sugar, ¼ teaspoon kosher salt, ⅛ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- Assemble: Serve pulled pork on buns, topped with slaw, if desired.10-12 slider buns or rolls
Notes
Nutrition
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I originally shared this recipe June 2015. Updated May 2020 and June 2025.
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Made the Pulled Pork with great success.
Did save the pan drippings and is refrigerated. Will lift off the fat layer in the morning. Plan to add a little to the pork to reheat.
Also made the BBQ sauce!
Delicious! The slaw is amazing!
I am excited to make this! Can the slaw be prepped in the morning to have later in the afternoon? Thank you for all your amazing recipes!!!
Yes, the slaw can definitely be prepped in the morning and stored in the refrigerator until later in the afternoon. I’m glad you’re excited to make it! Thank you for your kind words and support of my recipes!
Yes, the slaw can definitely be prepped in the morning and stored in the refrigerator until later in the afternoon. We are glad you’re excited to make it! Thank you for your kind words and support of the recipes!
I have two very honest food critics in my household who happen to be 6 & 9 yrs old – they have rated this recipe as their favorite meal 😀 it really is that good!
This is the second time I’ve made this recipe. The first time I was weary about mango in the slaw but it complemented my sandwich so well & the Hawaiian buns I chose to use. Soo delicious!
This is fabulous. I have yet to make one of your recipes and not fall in love!
So the first time I made this I followed the recipe exactly. It was fabulous like I said. I froze some of the pulled pork and wanted it for dinner tonight. I did not have the all of the ingredients for the slaw so here’s what I did. I chopped up some broccoli, jicama, fresh jalapeño and cilantro. I used the slaw dressing exactly as the recipe states. Wow this turned out really good.
I also went on the Internet and tried to follow someone else’s recipes for a week. I made two of the recipes because I didn’t like the first one and I thought well maybe it was the recipe. Nope. So I came back to your recipes and I found recipes for all the ingredients I already had for the other website and made your recipes instead. Your stuff is so good. Thanks for doing all the hard work and making me look good.
This is the best compliment I could get! Thank you so much Cindy!
this was absolutely delicious my family loved it!