You only need a few ingredients and a few minutes prep to make this Mississippi Pot Roast. It is SO flavorful – it will quickly become your favorite pot roast recipe!
If you love a good pot roast, make sure you try my Slow Cooker Pot Roast recipe.
There is something about a pot roast that screams Sunday dinner to me. But my favorite thing about this Mississippi Pot Roast is that it is so easy, making your Sunday dinner a breeze!
And seriously, when you only need a few minutes of prep time, you can have pot roast for dinner any night of the week!
Ingredients
- Roast: I think I’ve tried every cut of roast out there, and hands down – chuck roast will always be my favorite. It’s got enough fat so that it has great flavor, and doesn’t dry out like a lot of other cuts.
- Ranch Seasoning & Au Jus Gravy Seasoning: I’m not always a big fan of the packages of seasoning, but for this recipe, they just work. Makes it simple and fast, and they give you tons of flavor! Both of these seasoning mixes should be easy to find at most grocery stores.
- Pepperoncini Juice: With most recipes, the roast goes in dry. But I’m here to tell you that adding a little bit of the juice from the jar of pepperoncinis is necessary. Not only does it give you a lot more flavor, but it gives you more liquid to drizzle over your roast when serving.
- Butter: The butter will melt and give lots of flavor.
- Pepperoncini Peppers: Most recipes include like 3 of these. We are pepperoncini addicts, and everyone would fight over the peppers if we only added 3. So I usually add 8-9 (or more). You can get away with adding less if you don’t like eating them with the roast, but add more if desired.
How to Make Mississippi Pot Roast
STEP 1: Place your roast in the bottom of the crock pot. Sprinkle the seasoning mixes over the top, and pour the juice around the roast. Place pats of butter on top of the seasoning, then add your peppers.
STEP 2: Cook on low until the roast is fork tender. This will take about 8 hours. Once done, shred the meat and serve with the juices drizzled over the top.
Tips and Tricks
My favorite way to serve this roast is over mashed potatoes, but it’s also great over rice or pasta.
You can shred the meat, then add it back to the slow cooker to soak up the juices, but I like to spoon the juices over the top.
Store any leftovers in the refrigerator, then reheat to serve.
More Slow Cooker Recipes
Slow Cooker Ribs
Crockpot BBQ Pulled Chicken
Asian Slow Cooker Pork Roast
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Mississippi Pot Roast
Ingredients
- 1 (3-4 lb) chuck roast
- 1 (1 oz) package ranch dressing seasoning mix
- 1 (1 oz) package au jus gravy mix
- 1/4 cup pepperonicini juice
- 1/4 cup butter cut into slices
- 8-9 pepperoncini peppers
Instructions
- Place the chuck roast in the bottom of a slow cooker.1 (3-4 lb) chuck roast
- Sprinkle the ranch dressing mix and the au jus gravy mix over the top.1 (1 oz) package ranch dressing seasoning mix, 1 (1 oz) package au jus gravy mix
- Pour the pepperoncini juice around the roast.1/4 cup pepperonicini juice
- Place the slices of butter on top of the roast, as well as the pepperoncini peppers.1/4 cup butter, 8-9 pepperoncini peppers
- Cook on low until the roast pulls apart easily, about 8 hours.
- When done, remove the roast from the slow cooker and shred. Serve over mashed potatoes, noodles, or rice, drizzled with the liquid left in the slow cooker.
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