😍❤️🎉 BBQ Pulled Pork Sliders feature moist and tender pulled pork topped with barbecue sauce and coleslaw, and sandwiched between soft Hawaiian rolls! Everyone LOVES these EASY juicy sliders that are finger-lickin’ good! They’re PERFECT for game days, casual entertaining, backyard barbecues, graduation, and Father’s Day celebrations.
Easy Pulled Pork Sliders Recipe
- This easy recipe for pulled pork sliders is exactly what you need when you want to feed a big, hungry crowd that’s not going to be satisfied with a salad. These tasty pork sandwiches are the epitome of comfort food!
- Soft Hawaiian rolls are stuffed with the most moist and tender pulled pork. I top the pulled pork with barbecue sauce and then sweet-and-tangy coleslaw for the best texture contrast!
- One thing is for sure, though, whether you want to serve these at a get-together like a game day party or event, a backyard barbecue, graduation or Father’s Day parties, or even a family-friendly weeknight dinner recipe, these juicy pulled pork sliders are finger-lickin’ good.
Love pulled pork?
Try my pulled pork tacos, slow cooker Hawaiian pulled pork, and slow cooker cherry cola pulled pork, too!
Ingredients and Notes
To make these fast, easy, but oh-so-tasty pulled pork Hawaiian roll sliders, you’ll only need a handful of easy-to-find fridge and pantry ingredients, including the following items:
- King’s Hawaiian Original Sweet Rolls – In my opinion, nothing beats Hawaiian rolls, but I suppose you could use slider-sized Brioche buns, if needed
- Pulled pork (my Homemade Pulled Pork OR store bought) – If you’re using store bought, I suggest getting shredded pork from the deli counter inside your grocery store, where they make it fresh in-store daily, typically with bone-in pork shoulder or pork butt
- Barbecue sauce – I am a big fan of Sweet Baby Ray’s Original Barbecue Sauce for these pulled pork sandwiches. However, you can use whatever your favorite BBQ sauce is or what you have on hand. If you have extra Sweet Baby Ray’s, these Pork Belly Burnt Ends are delish. I often doctor up store-bought sauce with Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, or mustard so the sliders aren’t bland
- Coleslaw (store bought OR make your own with the following remaining ingredients listed below)
- Shredded cabbage
- Shredded carrots
- Mayonnaise
- Apple cider vinegar
- Granulated sugar
- Salt
- Celery seeds
- Black pepper
- Dill pickles, optional for serving
Note: Scroll down to the recipe card section of the post for the ingredients with amounts included and for more complete directions.
How to Make Pulled Pork Sliders with Coleslaw
Making sliders of any kind is generally pretty darn easy. After all, sliders are just smaller sandwiches – at least that’s how I think of them. And making sandwiches isn’t rocket science.
Follow these easy and straightforward instructions for the best Crockpot pulled pork sliders!
Step 1: Make Slow Cooker Pulled Pork, shredding it with two forks. Or use store-bought to cut down on cooking time.
Step 2: Use a serrated knife to slice the Hawaiian slider rolls in half horizontally.
Step 3: Add pulled pork on the bottom side of each roll.
Step 4: Mix the coleslaw ingredients in a small bowl if not using store-bought. Mix the pulled pork and barbecue sauce together, or just add a heaping tablespoon over the top of the pulled pork on each roll. Add a mound of cole slaw over the top of each mound of pork and BBQ sauce. NOTE: If preferred, you can omit the coleslaw entirely.
Step 5: Place the tops of the slider buns on the pulled pork sliders and serve with roasted sweet potato salad, potato chips, or French fries!
Toppings for Pulled Pork Sliders
I kept this easy pulled pork sandwich recipe pretty basic because, frankly, the homemade pulled pork is so good, it really doesn’t need anything else or any jazzing up!
My favorite pulled pork topping is homemade coleslaw (recipe can be found in the recipe card at the end of this post).
However, if you want to take things a step further, I’ve got a few ideas, including:
- Add a slice of cheese into each sandwich, such as Monterey Jack, Pepper Jack, Provolone, cheddar, or your favorite. If you do add cheese, you may as well bake them so the cheese melts (see below).
- Add a small wedge of freshly sliced pineapple or canned pineapple tidbits (drain the pineapple juice) into the center of each sandwich for Hawaiian pulled pork sandwiches or Hawaiian pulled pork Sliders.
Pulled Pork Sliders – To Bake or Not?
Along the lines of adding cheese or pineapple, you can also bake these BBQ pork sliders, or not. It’s totally up to you.
As written, this is an unbaked slider recipe.
However, if you want to transform it into a baked slider recipe, follow my Turkey and Cheese Sliders recipe with respect to brushing melted butter or softened butter on the top of the Hawaiian rolls, adding poppy seeds, baking covered with aluminum foil for 15 minutes, and then uncovered for 5 minutes in a 350°F oven.
What to Serve with Pulled Pork Sliders
Make-Ahead Instructions
I mentioned previously that BBQ sliders really are an at-the-moment type of recipe. I don’t recommend storing assembled sandwiches.
However, if you want to make them in advance for a party or event so they’re ready to go for your guests, you can probably get away with making them about 2-3 hours in advance. Any more than that and I fear they will get soggy.
Easy Pulled Pork Sliders
Ingredients
Sliders
- one 12-count package King’s Hawaiian Original Sweet Rolls, halved and separated
- 3 cups pulled pork, my Homemade Pulled Pork OR store bought*
- ½ cup barbecue sauce, or as desired
- 2 cups coleslaw, store bought OR make your own – see below
Coleslaw Topping
- 2 cups shredded green cabbage
- ¼ cup shredded carrots
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar, or to taste
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar, or to taste
- ¾ teaspoon salt, or to taste
- ½ teaspoon celery seeds, optional but recommended
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, or to taste
- Pickles, optional for serving
Instructions
- Separate the buns and place them on a large cutting board or serving platter. Baking Tips – If you plan on baking the sliders which is optional, preheat the oven to 350F, line a and spray a 9 x 13" baking dish or metal baking pan with cooking spray. If you're using a metal baking pan, I like to line my pan with nonstick foil for easier cleanup. Slice the slab of Hawaiian rolls in half horizontally and place the bottom half in the baking pan.
- Evenly divide the 3 cups of pulled pork between the 12 rolls, placing a small mound on the bottom half of the rolls.
- Evenly top with barbecue sauce; set aside.
- Make the coleslaw by combining all the remaining ingredients (except pickles) in a medium bowl, stir well to combine, taste, and make any necessary flavor or seasoning adjustments. Tips – Buy a bag of "coleslaw mix" from the bagged salad mix area of your grocery store to save time. The coleslaw will get juicier as it sits as the salt draw the natural water and moisture from the cabbage. So if it's a bit dry at first, let it sit 10 minutes and it'll be juicier. Add more mayo at that point if it's not quite juicy enough for your liking. Alternatively, you can buy premade coleslaw and use that instead of making your own.
- Evenly add the coleslaw over the top of the barbecue sauce and pork.
- Add the bun tops and serve immediately, optionally with pickles or the sides of your choice (see blog post for ideas). Baking Tips – If you want to bake the sliders, brush about 2 to 4 tablespoons softened unsalted butter evenly over the tops of the buns, cover the pan with foil, bake covered for 15 minutes at 350F, uncover and bake for 5 minutes, or until as golden browned as desired before serving.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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