Slow-cooked beef brisket becomes fall-apart tender, then gets piled onto soft slider buns with tangy barbecue sauce for the ultimate easy summer meal. ❤️🤤
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⏱ Prep Time: 10 minutes
🔥 Cook Time: 8–9 hours (LOW) or 4–5 hours (HIGH)
⏱ Total Time: About 8 hours 10 minutes
🍽 Servings: 8–10
🛒 Ingredients
2½–3 lbs beef brisket 🥩
1½ cups barbecue sauce 🍖
12–15 slider buns 🍞
🧂 Optional: Black pepper, garlic powder, smoked paprika, sliced pickles, coleslaw, or thinly sliced red onion.
👩🍳 Instructions
Lightly grease the slow cooker insert.
Place the beef brisket into the slow cooker, fat-side up. 🥩
Pour 1 cup of the barbecue sauce over the brisket, spreading it evenly.
Cover and cook on LOW for 8–9 hours or HIGH for 4–5 hours, until the brisket is very tender and easily pulls apart with a fork.
Carefully transfer the brisket to a cutting board and let it rest for 10–15 minutes.
Remove excess fat, then shred the brisket using two forks. 🍴
Return the shredded beef to the slow cooker and stir it into the flavorful juices and sauce.
Add the remaining ½ cup barbecue sauce and toss until the beef is thoroughly coated. 🍖
Warm the slider buns if desired.
Pile the juicy shredded brisket onto the buns and serve immediately! ❤️
💡 Summer Toppings
🥬 Creamy coleslaw
🥒 Dill pickles
🧅 Thinly sliced red onion
🌶️ Pickled jalapeños
🌽 Fresh summer corn
🔥 Tender shredded brisket + smoky barbecue sauce + soft slider buns = the perfect easy summer sandwich! These 3-ingredient slow cooker sliders are great for backyard gatherings, picnics, game days, or an effortless family dinner. 😋🥩🍔☀️