Pulled Pork Sandwich with Red Cabbage and Carrot Slaw - $2.49 a serving
Every non-staple ingredient matched to a real product on the shelf, priced on 2026-07-19 at Kroger - Kroger On the Rhine (ZIP 45202). 5 pantry staples excluded. 1 match is flagged for you to check rather than silently swapped. Prices change without notice - this is what we paid attention to on that date, not a quote.
| The recipe says | We found | Package | Uses | Costs | Left over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 half pork shoulder (bone-in) | Kroger® Fresh Natural Pork Shoulder Butt Bone In · 1 lbSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $1.99 | 1 | $1.99 | - |
| 1 1/2 cups cider or white vinegar (or a combination of both) | Simple Truth Organic® Raw and Unfiltered Apple Cider Vinegar · 16 fl oz | $3.29 | 360 ml | $2.50 | $0.79 |
| 1 teaspoon Crushed red pepper flakes | Simple Truth Organic® Crushed Red Pepper Shaker · 1.19 oz | $3.99 | 2 g | $0.24 | $3.75 |
| 8 100% whole wheat dinner rolls or slider bunsCHECK THIS | The Cheesecake Factory at Home® Sweet Wheat Slider Buns · 12 ct / 1 ozSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $4.99 | 8 | $4.99 | - |
| 1 head red cabbage (shredded) | Red Cabbage · 1 lbx2 est. | $1.29 | 1 | $2.56 | $0.02 |
| 2 carrots (scrubbed and shredded) | Carrots · 1 lb | $1.69 | 2 | $0.45 | $1.24 |
| 1/4 cup vinegar | Kroger® Distilled White Vinegar · 16 fl oz | $1.39 | 60 ml | $0.18 | $1.21 |
whole wheat slider buns drives this basket at $4.99, 25% of the total. The next biggest lines are red pepper flakes ($3.99) and cider vinegar ($3.29). $7.02 of the basket - 35% - is package remainder: food you buy because stores sell packages and recipes call for amounts. It does not vanish, it sits in your kitchen for the next meal.
- Simple Truth Organic® Crushed Red Pepper Shaker · about 32 g left, $3.75 of value
- Carrots · about 334 g left, $1.24 of value
- Kroger® Distilled White Vinegar · about 413 ml left, $1.21 of value
- Simple Truth Organic® Raw and Unfiltered Apple Cider Vinegar · about 113 ml left, $0.79 of value
Pork shoulder is slow cooked and served on a whole wheat roll with tangy red cabbage and carrot slaw.
- 1 half pork shoulder (bone-in)
- 1 1/2 cups cider or white vinegar (or a combination of both)
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon Crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 8 100% whole wheat dinner rolls or slider buns
- 1 head red cabbage (shredded)
- 2 carrots (scrubbed and shredded)
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 1/4 cup vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- Put everything in the slow cooker and turn the heat to medium. Cook, undisturbed, for 8 hours or until it is fork-tender (about 190 °F with a meat thermometer).
- Remove the pork from the slow cooker but keep the liquid. While still hot, use two forks to shred the meat. Remove any fat found between the shreds.
- Skim as much fat as possible from the liquid in the slow cooker. Add about 1 cup of the cooking liquid to the shredded pork.
- Put the shredded cabbage and carrots in a bowl.
- Mix the canola oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper in a small bowl and stir or whisk well.
- Add the dressing to the cabbage mixture and coat thoroughly.
- Add 1/2 cup of pulled pork to each roll or bun and top with 1/2 cup cabbage and carrot slaw. Serve right away.
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