Slow Cooker Pork & Pumpkin Stew - Fort HealthCare

Ingredients

• 16 oz. pork shoulder, trimmed, cut into 1″ cubes
• 1/2 tsp. black pepper
• 1 tsp. salt-free seasoning
• 1 Tbsp. olive oil
• 2 Tbsp. tomato paste
• 1 cup low-sodium beef broth
• 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 onion, diced
• 4 celery stalks, diced
• 3 carrots, diced
• 1 small pie pumpkin (peeled, seeded & diced)
• 4 cloves of garlic, minced
• 4 sprigs of thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 1-14.5 oz. can black beans, rinsed and drained