Ingredients
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1 (12 ounce) can diet cola
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1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
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1 1/2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar or 1 1/2 tablespoons white vinegar
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1 teaspoon beef bouillon granules
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3/4 teaspoon dry mustard
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3/4 teaspoon chili powder
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3 cloves minced garlic
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1 cup ketchup
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1 tablespoon light butter
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12 reduced-fat hamburger buns with sesame seeds
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2 chopped onions
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1/4-1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper
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2 1/2 lbs trimmed boneless chuck roast
Instructions
- Place roast in a 3 1/2 or 4 quart electric slow cooker; add onion.
- Combine cola and next 7 ingredients; cover and chill 1 cup sauce.
- Pour remaining sauce over raost.
- Cover with lid; cook on High for 1 hour.
- Reduce heat to Low; cook 8 hours or until roast is very tender.
- If time doesn't permit, you can omit cooking it on High for 1 hour.
- Just add two hours to the Low cooking time.
- Remove roast with chopped onion from cooker using a slotted spoon and shred meat with 2 forks.
- Combine reserved sauce, ketchup and butter in a saucepan; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thoroughly heated.
- Pour sauce over shredded meat, stirring gently.
- Spoon meat mixture on buns.