Shredded Pork & Sweet Potatoes

About This Recipe

This dish is one of the easiest you will make.  The sweet potatoes & green beans take no more than 25 minutes and the pork cooks in the crock pot so you don’t have to spend much time in the kitchen.

Ingredients

• 2 ½ lb pork butt roast
• 2 tsp garlic powder
• 2 tsp onion powder
• 2 tsp chili powder
• 2 tsp paprika
• 2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp pepper
• ½ tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 cup apple cider vinegar
• ½ cup BBQ sauce (look for low sugar option. Most vinegar based sauces are lower in sugar)
• 1 lb cut and washed fresh green beans
• 3 sweet potatoes
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Mix together all of the spices and rub over the pork.
2. Place in a crockpot on high with 1 cup of apple cider vinegar for 4 hours.
3. Once cooked, remove from crockpot and shred with two forks.
4. Turn on your oven to broil.
5. Line a baking sheet with tin foil.  Spread the pork over the baking sheet and drizzle place in the oven for 3 minutes.  Remove and flip.  Cook an additional 3 minutes.  Watch carefully so the pork doesn't burn.  Placing the pork in the oven will add color and texture to the meat.
6. Cover the pork with the BBQ sauce.
7. If you buy the pre-cut green beans in the bag, follow the instructions on the bag.
8. If you buy regular green beans, cut off the ends and boil them for 10 minutes or until they are soft.
9. Preheat your oven to 400°F
10. Wash and cut the sweet potatoes into a medium dice.
11. Spread them onto a sheet pan and drizzle with 1 Tbsp of olive oil. Season with salt and pepper.
12. This recipe makes 5 servings. Divide the ingredients evenly between your 5 containers.