Slow Cooker Pork Stew over Brown Rice - MA SNAP-ED

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