Slow Cooker Pork Stew over Brown Rice
Ingredients
- 2 pounds lean pork stew meat
- 3 cups baby carrots
- 1 large onion, sliced
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 1/2 cups complete bran and wheat flakes ready-to-eat cereal (crushed to 3/4 cup)
- 1 cup dried tart cherries
- 3/4 cup 100% apple juice or apple cider
- 4 cups hot cooked brown rice
Method
- Trim fat from pork.
- Spray large pan with non-stick cooking spray. Cook half of the pork at a time until browned.
- In a 4-6 quart crockery cooker layer carrots, onion, thyme, pepper, salt and garlic. Sprinkle with cereal and cherries.
- Top with pork and pour apple juice or cider over contents in the cooker.
- Cover and cook on low setting for 7-8 hours or on high setting for 3 ½ to 4 hours.
- Prepare the brown rice according to package directions toward the end of the stew cooking time. (Brown rice typically takes about 40-45 minutes to cook).
- Stir pork mixture and serve over ½ cup brown rice.

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