Mississippi Pot Roast {The BEST Pot Roast EVER}
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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Recipe: 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!
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.
Made this for the first time tonight… AMAZING!!! My husband and sister loved it too
Have you ever made this the day before? I’d like to get rid of some of the fat.
Yes, and it reheats well. The fat will solidfy when refrigerated, so just be mindful of that.
I prepared this recipe for my family as our Christmas Dinner. I noticed that the pictures indicated the beef was pulled. I sliced the roast as I would if I had prepared the meat in the oven.
This recipe is so simple, even I couldn’t mess it up.
My whole family complemented how moist and tender the meat was. They even asked for seconds.
I will definitely put this recipe in my go to meals.
This has become a favorite to take to gatherings! I never fail to get rave reviews. Delicious and so easy!!
About how many ounces of ranch dressing mix is one packet. I have it in bulk and need to measure it in either weight or measure it.
Thanks!
It’s a 1 oz packet.
Best roast ever add ingredients turn on and leave it!!
I’m looking at crockpots now because this recipe has become my favorite! But can’t I just slow-cook it in the Instant Pot for the 8 hours, instead of cooking it in pressure-cook mode for one hour? I thought that’s what the Instant Pot was for. 🤷♀️
The slow cook setting on the instant pot seems to be hit or miss, if you Google around you’ll find plenty of stories where recipes just don’t turn out when they use the instant pot slow cooker function. I’d highly recommend getting a slow cooker for this recipe, you can get some as cheap as $20-$30 from Walmart!
I use my instant pot as a slow cooker. Just need the glass lid if it has the settings on it. Just put this recipe in now.
There are a lot of recipes for Mississippi pot roast in the Instant Pot online. I’ve cooked it that way before, it was great!
This is the second time I made this tonight and I followed the recipe EXACTLY as instructed. Definitely the best way to make roast beef! The extended family members LOVE this and went for seconds (I doubled the recipe as I had 8 lbs of chunk roast). They’re even asking for the recipe – sent your website link! Thank you for sharing this and it’s a keeper!
Hi! How many oz. Is the packet of ranch? There are 2 sizes in my store…a 0.4oz packet and also a 1oz packet(same size as the au jus) Thank you!
Hi, it’s 1 oz!
Amazing! Didn’t change a thing. Hubby loves this! His post roast if choice now.
I can’t wait to try this variation. I’ve always made it according to a recipe with Italian dressing mix and pepperocinis and added water and the pepper juice. Too much liquid!! We serve it on a hoagie bun with provolone cheese. Looking forward to the new recipe.
I have made this recipe over and over again, LOVE IT!!!!!! we use it for beef dip sandwiches, put it on mashed potatoes, beef tacos, beef and Yorkshires. We live in a very small village in the Rocky Mountains British Columbia Canada and sometimes I cant buy pepperoncini peppers. I sub with pickles and Jalapenos, still so good.
Thank you
Should you brown the meat real quick before you drop it in
No you don’t need to brown it first!
I do!! I season it well and use a little butter/oil and sear on each side for a few minutes.
I use this recipe for deer venison. It is delicious! Super crowd pleaser….love that it is so easy….thank you!
Delicious recipe. This one is a keeper. Super easy and very few ingredients.
I made this recipe once with the four pound roast and it was delicious. Unfortunately I’m having trouble finding one that size. How do you properly cook two two pound roasts at the same time? Side by side, stacked on each other? How does it affect the cook time? Sorry if this is a silly question but I’ve always had a hard time with roasts. I tend to cook them too long. Thank you!!!
Hi! I would put them in the crockpot side by side, and the cook time should remain the same.