Mississippi Pot Roast – The most delicious pot roast you will EVER eat! Made with just five simple ingredients and slow cooked in the crockpot, you are going to fall in love with this!
I am very excited about today’s recipe. I have literally made it four times since getting the recipe from my mother-in-law just a few weeks ago. It is hands-down the BEST roast I have EVER eaten!
Seriously, y’all, I am in love with this pot roast and so is the rest of my family!
Like I said, I cannot take credit for creating this Mississippi Pot Roast recipe. It is just one of the many amazingly yummy recipes I have gotten from my mother-in-law over the years. Her homemade spaghetti sauce is one of the most popular recipes on my site, and it’s also one of my personal favorites.
What is Mississippi Pot Roast?
Mississippi Pot Roast is a combination of five simple ingredients that all cook together in your slow cooker. It’s typically made with a chuck roast, which is inexpensive and easy to find at most grocery stores. You can also makes this with other cuts of meat, like I have with Mississippi Pulled Pork.
Cooking a chuck roast over low heat in your crock pot yields incredibly tender results, and the other ingredients added to this roast give it incredible flavor!
Now I have no answer for you as to why this is called a Mississippi Pot Roast. But if all food that comes out of Mississippi tastes as good as this, then I might have to pack my bags and head over there! It’s the south, so it’s automatically an awesome state, I say.
The simplicity of this Mississippi Pot Roast is where its try beauty lies.
What do you need to make Mississippi Pot Roast?
Here’s the beauty of this roast. It’s so simple! You’ll need:
- a chuck roast
- ranch dressing mix
- au jus gravy mix
- butter
- jarred pepperoncini peppers
All of this comes together to make the tastiest, tenderest, most delicious pot roast ever.
How do you make Mississippi Pot Roast?
This style of recipe is one of my favorites because it’s so easy. It’s a great dump and go kind of recipe. All you do is:
- Place the chuck roast in the bottom of your crock pot.
- Sprinkle the ranch and au jus mixes over the top of the roast.
- Add the butter and pepperoncini peppers.
- Place the lid on top and cook over low heat for 8 hours or more.
We’ve eaten this over rice and mashed potatoes and I loved it both ways. My mother-in-law also suggested it for sandwiches, so we might try that next!
How do you make Mississippi Pot Roast in the Instant Pot?
I get this question all the time! All you need to do is add your ingredients to your Instant Pot, add about 1 cup of beef broth, then cook over manual high pressure for one hour. Let the pressure release naturally and you are good to go.
NOW, having said all of that, I MUCH prefer to make my roast in the crockpot. The flavors and texture are just better overall in my opinion.
Is Mississippi Pot Roast Keto?
Yes! If you’re following a Keto plan, you are in luck! This recipe is very low in carbs, so it will fit right in with your diet. My one suggestion would be to serve it with some delicious low carb sides like mashed cauliflower, cauliflower rice, or garlic roasted asparagus.
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Mississippi Pot Roast {The BEST EVER Pot Roast}
Ingredients
- 1 (3-4 pounds) chuck roast
- 1 packet ranch dressing mix
- 1 packet au jus gravy mix
- 1/4 cup butter
- 4-5 pepperoncini peppers
Instructions
- Place roast in the slow cooker and sprinkle the top with the ranch dressing mix and the au jus mix. Place peppers on top of the mixes, and add the butter.
- Cook over low heat for 8 hours. Serve with noodles, rice or mashed potatoes. Enjoy!
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Notes
- Do not add any water or broth to this! It will make enough liquid as it cooks.
- This tastes delicious with potatoes and carrots! I like to add a few quartered russet potatoes and a large handful of baby carrots to the crockpot when there is about 1-2 hours left of cooking time.
Nutrition
Caroline says
YUM this is so good yall and literally so easy to make. This will absolutely be put in to my dinner rotation! Only suggestion I would make is to use unsalted butter. I used salted and it was a little salty. Nothing inedible but I would definitely use unsalted next time! Sooooo good!
Deborah White says
Can I use onion gravy or brown gravy
Ashlyn Edwards says
Others have commented that they have substituted brown gravy with success.
Erika says
Best pot roast I ever have had in my entire life! I made this to make freezer meals for my grandma and it was so good! So amazingly good, that I pulled the extra pot roast I had bought out of the freezer for my family to have for dinner the next night! I don’t think I could ever have this another way again in life!
Ashley Rose says
Do I empty the entire dry packets into the crock pot?
Ashlyn Edwards says
Yes!
SusanI says
If you put fresh radishes in place of the potatoes, they will taste just like a potato. My spouse told me this and I did not believe. He then made it one day and I did not know. When I ate it I thought to myself I was surprised he didn’t use the radishes and ended up using the potatoes. Nope it was a radish. We now put them in the crockpot along with this recipe and at the end mash them up. KETO perfect and tastes amazing!! Along with this recipe in general!!!!
DeAnna says
I LOVE this recipe. I’ve made it 3 times and there are never any leftovers. Pro tip: add the entire jar of peppers. They become so tender and delicious, we are usually fighting over who gets them. I cannot recommend this dish enough!
Wendy says
I’ve always cooked my pot roasts the old fashioned, Southern way in which I usually had to throw some leftovers out, and being old school; throwing food away always makes me cringe. My young, licensed chef next door introduced me to this recipe, and I’m happy to say that absolutely NO leftovers are thrown out IF there’s any leftovers to begin with!!!! It’s so loved here in my Southern home that I cook two roasts at a time now! Mississippi roast, where have you been all my life?!
Julie says
This is the most flavorful pot roast I have ever made! Served over mashed potatoes, it was delicious!! The peppersI were the star of the dish! I needed more!
Shanna says
Made this last week and it turned out great. Going on a road trip Next week and want to make food ahead of time to take with us. Does this freeze well?
Jody says
Yes! Freezes really well.
Kaye Collins says
Mississippi pot roast is simple and delicious.
Lucy says
I used too much ranch seasoning 6 tablespoons instead of 3 now what can not take out
Sara Thielbar says
Could you do 4 hours on high?
Ashlyn Edwards says
I always recommend to cook this low and slow!
Kathryn Jones says
Yes you can. Iv had to cook quick before and it turned out just as amazing as cooking it on low for 8 hours. I actually found no difference at all. It was just as tender (literally falls apart as you serve), just as tasty!! I cooked it on high for about 4 hours maybe just a tad less and it was just as good as it was cooking it slow for 8 hours.
Meredith Massey says
I did and it was still SUPER yummy!
Steven Houston says
Great hit at the fire house
Elizabeth says
Yep! Best ever! To make it gf use ground beef bouillon cube and some sliced onion instead of the an jus.
Paula says
Has anyone baked this in the oven? If so, what temperature and how long?
Tyler says
This is a bit late, hopefully you see it! I make this by first seasoning then smoking the roast for 2 hours at 275. I then transfer the roast(s) to a large enameled dutch oven, add the rest of the ingredients then throw it in the over for another 2 hours at 275.
It turns out incredible every time.
Naomi Price says
Yes!!!
And covered in my Lacressae
Only takes 3 hours
Debra Young says
Oh, my word! This was amazing! My husband and 4 boys loved it, as did I. Best flavor ever. So tender and juicy. Was delish over homemade mashed potatoes. Thank you so much! Blessings to you and yours.
Claire says
What size packet of ranch do you use?
Vickie says
1 oz. Pkg