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simple crock pot boston pork butt

(7 ratings)
Blue Ribbon Recipe by
Rose Daly
Madison, TN

This is a simple recipe for Boston pork butt. If you want to add other seasonings, please do so after cooking. But first, try it the way it's cooked, then you can season it according to your tastes.

Blue Ribbon Recipe

An easy and flavorful way to prepare a pork roast with minimal ingredients. Onions add a ton of flavor and cook down while in the slow cooker. The roast comes out tender and juicy and literally falls apart. Perfect with mashed potatoes and a veggie for an easy family meal. It's one of those fix-it-and-forget-it slow cooker recipes.

— The Test Kitchen @kitchencrew
(7 ratings)
yield 16 serving(s)
prep time 10 Min
cook time 8 Hr
method Slow Cooker Crock Pot

Ingredients For simple crock pot boston pork butt

  • 4 1/2 lb
    Boston butt pork roast
  • 3/4 c
    roughly chopped sweet onion
  • 2 tsp
    garlic powder
  • 2 tsp
    ground black pepper
  • 2 tsp
    seasoned salt

How To Make simple crock pot boston pork butt

  • Rub poured over a Boston butt in a slow cooker.
    1
    Take all the dry ingredients and mix them together. Then rub the mixture evenly over the roast.
  • Onions added to the slow cooker.
    2
    Place into Crock Pot. Then cover with onions.
  • Setting the Crock Pot to cook.
    3
    Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours depending on how hot your Crock Pot runs.
  • Shredding the Boston pork butt.
    4
    Remove roast. Using two forks, shred the meat to blend in the onions. At this time taste to see if you need to adjust seasonings.
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