Slow Cooker 4th Of July Chuck Roast Barbecue Sandwiches

Total Time: 9 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 9 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 1/2 lbs trimmed boneless chuck roast
• 2 chopped onions
• 1 (12 ounce) can diet cola
• 1/4 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 1/2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar or 1 1/2 tablespoons vinegar
• 1 teaspoon beef bouillon granules
• 3/4 teaspoon dry mustard
• 3/4 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 3 cloves minced garlic
• 1 cup ketchup
• 1 tablespoon light butter
• 12 reduced-fat hamburger buns with sesame seeds

Recipe

• 1 place roast in a 3 1/2 or 4 quart electric slow cooker; add onion.
• 2 combine cola and next 7 ingredients; cover and chill 1 cup sauce.
• 3 pour remaining sauce over raost.
• 4 cover with lid; cook on high for 1 hour.
• 5 reduce heat to low; cook 8 hours or until roast is very tender.
• 6 if time doesn't permit, you can omit cooking it on high for 1 hour.
• 7 just add two hours to the low cooking time.
• 8 remove roast with chopped onion from cooker using a slotted spoon and shred meat with 2 forks.
• 9 combine reserved sauce, ketchup and butter in a saucepan; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thoroughly heated.
• 10 pour sauce over shredded meat, stirring gently.
• 11 spoon meat mixture on buns.