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BBQ Pulled Pork Sandos

BBQ Pulled Pork Sandos

with Gouda, Pickles & Slaw
4.0(3.6K)408 Reviews
Recipe Development Team
Recipe Development TeamUpdated on April 13, 2026
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Calories
820 kcal
Protein
30g protein
Total
10 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Allergens:
  • Eggs
  • Milk
  • Soy
  • Wheat

All of the flavors of slow-cooked pulled pork in a matter of minutes makes lunch feel like a picnic, even if you’re at your desk. Succulent, smoky-saucy shredded pork is loaded onto toasted potato buns with nutty gouda, tangy, crisp cabbage slaw, and snappy dill pickle slices. No picnic blanket is required, but do have the napkins handy!

Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
Serving amount

2 unit

Potato Buns

(Contains: Eggs, Milk, Soy, Wheat)

8 ounce

Standard Meat Pulled Pork

4 tablespoon

BBQ Sauce

1 teaspoon

Smoked Paprika

1 tablespoon

Bold & Savory Steak Spice

5 teaspoon

White Wine Vinegar

4 ounce

Coleslaw Mix

2 tablespoon

Mayonnaise

(Contains: Eggs)

2 slice

Gouda Cheese

(Contains: Milk)

1 unit

Sliced Dill Pickle

Not included in your delivery

¼ teaspoon

Sugar

Salt

Pepper

per serving
Calories820 kcal
Fat47 g
Saturated Fat16 g
Carbohydrate62 g
Sugar25 g
Dietary Fiber2 g
Protein30 g
Cholesterol135 mg
Sodium2020 mg
Due to the different suppliers we purchase our products from, nutritional facts per meal can vary from the website to what is received in the delivered box, depending on your region.
Large Bowl
Plastic Wrap
Medium Bowl

Cooking Steps

1

• Halve buns and toast until golden. Place pulled pork* in a large microwave-safe bowl; using two forks, shred into smaller pieces.

2

• To bowl with pork, add BBQ sauce, half the paprika, half the Steak Spice, 1 tsp vinegar, 1 tsp water, and a pinch of pepper. (For 4 servings, use all the paprika, all the Steak Spice, 2 tsp vinegar, and 2 tsp water.) Cover with plastic wrap and microwave for 2 minutes. Set aside until ready to use.

3

• Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine coleslaw mix, mayonnaise, 1 tsp vinegar, ¼ tsp sugar (2 tsp vinegar and ½ tsp sugar for 4 servings), and a pinch of salt and pepper.

4

• Add gouda to bottom buns and top with as much pork as you like. Top with pickle and as much slaw as you like. Close buns and divide sandos between plates. Serve with any remaining slaw, pickle, and pork on the side.

Pulled Pork is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 160°.

Customer reviews

Review summary

Updated on Dec 2025
  • Flavor: Many loved the tasty combo of BBQ pork, tangy slaw, and pickles, though some found the seasoning too strong 🍖
  • Ease of prep: Customers raved about how quick and simple this meal was to put together – perfect for busy nights!
  • Suggestions: Consider adding extra BBQ sauce for more moisture; some preferred serving the slaw on the side
  • Portions: Several felt it could use a side dish like fries or mac and cheese to make it more filling
  • Texture: Some found the pre-cooked pork a bit fatty or mushy; toasting the buns helps prevent sogginess
AI-generated from customer reviews

Reviews from our home cooks

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Sarah HouseCooked for 4 people
|Feb 11, 2023

Absolutely loved! I definitely underestimated this sandwich for any other basic pulled pork sandwich. I was taken back how light and fresh this sandwich was and how well everything went together. This recipe is easy and clean up and extremely simple to put together. This is better than your basic pulled pork sandwiches so if you love pulled pork or are a foodie you need to try this recipe asap!

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Denisha ThomasCooked for 2 people
|Mar 1, 2023

Easy recipe. Loved the mixture of the pulled pork with the slaw. This was my first time trying cole slaw ever! I'm not a mayo fan but I enjoyed this- probably because I controlled the mayo ratio. Very good recipe!

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Dominic PorchiaCooked for 2 people
|Feb 14, 2023

I loved this meal. I would love to see this more often. We usually go out to eat Pulled pork sandwiches but these were delicious and usually don't like coleslaw but this one was really good and not runny.

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Gennifer MylesCooked for 2 people
|Sep 14, 2023

Love the pickles. Wish you would give them out with everything or sell them as a separate item in the market. Delicious. The sandos were ok. The pork was tasty and of good quality but the bread wasn't so good. Perhaps a sweeter hawaiian bun or sourdough toast would be preferable.

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Ashley BishopCooked for 4 people
|Sep 28, 2023

I could have eaten a hundred of these sandos! So flavorful and easy to make! Paired it with some Mac n cheese and it was wonderful.

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Veronica AndrewsCooked for 2 people
|Feb 16, 2023

As an employee in the warehouse, I see the pulled pork frozen and, I admit, I think it looks unappetizing, but thought out this stuff smells so amazing, and combined with the barbecue sauce from this recipe, I definitely will order this again. But, I would replace the Gouda cheese with cheddar.

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Jamie SaloffCooked for 2 people
|Feb 10, 2023

This looked like it would taste horrible and it seemed to be very fatty. We did add more mayo to the slaw and a bit more BBQ to the sauce. We added our own side. However, it was surprisingly delicious and filling.

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Anna LongCooked for 2 people
|Feb 11, 2023

The meat was a little hard to pull apart but everything else was great. Be ready with a fork and a few napkins. Messy! Pickles were really good too!

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Jon RiddleCooked for 2 people
|Feb 15, 2023

Use half the coleslaw. Toast buns after pulling and mixing pork, but before heating - otherwise they've cooled down too much when you put everything together.

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Crystal SchafferCooked for 4 people
|Feb 18, 2023

We eat a lot of pulled pork around here and the flavors on this one were a bit off. I think it may have been the steak seasoning. The bbq sauce flavor wasn't our favorite, but I think it would have been a salvageable meal if we had skipped the steak seasoning. Also, there was way more than 4 buns worth of pulled pork, it made it awkward to eat. The ease of preparing this meal was nice, we picked this one to eat on our busiest night of the week and the timing of getting it together was great.

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