Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Pasta

Aug 08, 2024

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Make this slow cooker pulled pork pasta! It’s such a different dinner idea. It features a flavorful, tender pork loin served with egg noodles.

The slow cooker is a great tool for cooking meat for pasta recipes! Try my slow cooker beef and noodles and slow cooker chicken and noodles.

close-up of slow cooker pulled pork pasta in a serving bowl with a spoon in it.

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Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Pasta Recipe

When I think of cooking pulled pork in the slow cooker, I usually think of sandwiches or even slow cooker pork burritos. This recipe shows how to cook a pork loin with red wine, butter, and other wonderful savory flavors. We serve this buttery, tender pulled pork over egg noodles, which I think is the perfect pasta for this dish.

Ingredients

Pork Loin – This is the larger loin (not tenderloin). I use a 3-pound center-cut pork tenderloin. We also use this cut of pork in our honey garlic pork loin recipe.
Red Wine – Use your favorite red wine, I used merlot.
Balsamic Vinegar – A perfect flavor to pair with the pork and wine.
Rosemary – I use fresh rosemary, but you can use dried rosemary.
Egg Noodles – We love these noodles, for they soak up the sauce very well!
Other ingredients – Onion powder, dried minced onion, garlic, shallot, ancho chili powder, ground mustard, salt and stone ground mustard.
{The full recipe is in the recipe card below the photos}

Variations

Another cut of pork that can be used is a pork shoulder or pork butt. You will want to shred the meat carefully and separate and discard the fatty pieces. Also, degrease the sauce in the crockpot with paper towels.
Leave out the red wine if you don’t like wine. You can use a light beer or chicken broth in its place.
If you don’t have egg noodles on hand, you can use what you have on hand, such as fettuccine or penne pasta; though egg noodles are the best choice for this recipe.

Step-by-Step Directions

overhead of raw pork loan on a wooden board.

overhead of seasoned raw pork loin on a wooden board.

Pat the pork dry.
Brush on the stone ground mustard. Combine seasonings in a small bowl or ramekin, then coat pork with seasoning on all sides.
Heat a large frying pan or skillet over high heat. Add pork loin to the pan or skillet and sear all sides, this should take about two minutes per side. This will seal in the flavor.
Combine minced shallot, garlic, softened butter, and ½ tbsp rosemary leaves in a food processor or blender. Purée for 10-15 seconds. Slowly incorporate the red wine, chicken broth, and balsamic vinegar. Purée 10 more seconds. *For this step, you can use an immersion blender, food processor, or blender to break down the sauce.*
Add the sauce to a saucepan over medium heat and cook until simmering.
Add the pork loin to the crock pot. Pour the sauce around the sides of the pork loin. Add remaining rosemary sprigs around the sides.

overhead of pork loin in a slow cooker after cooking.

overhead of pulled pork in slow cooker after shredding the cooked meat.

Cover and cook for 7-8 hours on low or until the pork shreds easily.
Remove rosemary sprigs from the crockpot and shred the meat. Add noodles to a large serving bowl and top with pulled pork. Garnish with chopped parsley and Rosemary sprigs and enjoy!

overhead of slow cooker pulled pork pasta in a serving bowl.

How to serve:

We love serving this pork as is over the noodles, but adding a green salad with a cool ranch dressing is what we love to do.
This pork is amazing in a split-open baked sweet potato (great leftovers idea).

overhead of serving of slow cooker pulled pork pasta in a white bowl with a fork.

Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Pasta

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Ingredients

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Step-by-Step Directions

How to serve:

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