Slow Cooker Italian-Style Pork Roast

• 2 teaspoons garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 2 -3 lbs boneless boston pork roast
• 1 large onion, quartered and thinly sliced
• 1 1/2 cups tomato and basil pasta sauce (I used recipe # 22280) or 1 1/2 cups marinara sauce (I used Homemade Pizza Sauce)
• 2 -16 ounces great northern beans or 2 -16 ounces cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
• 1/4 cup shredded fresh basil (optional) or 1/4 cup chopped Italian parsley (optional)

1. Combine garlic, salt, basil, oregano and red pepper flakes in small bowl; rub over roast.
2. Place half of onion slices into slow cooker. Cut roast in half to fit into slow cooker. Place one half of roast over onion slices; top with remaining onion slices and other half of roast. Pour pasta sauce over roast. Cover; cook on LOW 8 to 9 hours until roast is fork tender.
3. Remove roast from cooking liquid; tent with foil. Let liquid in slow cooker stand 5 minutes to allow fat to rise. Skim off fat.
4. Stir beans into liquid. Cover; cook on HIGH 10 to 15 minutes or until beans are hot. Cut pork. Serve with beans mixture and garnish wi fresh basil, if desired.
5. I did not use the beans, so I used corn starch to thicken the liquid and spooned it over the rice and pork.

garlic, salt, basil, oregano, red pepper, pork roast, onion, tomato, beans, fresh basil

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/slow-cooker-italian-style-pork-roast-349032 (may not work)