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.
Awesome… Thank you.. I used picked jalapenos in a jar this time and we loved it… Like really loved it..🥰
Good but way, way too much salt.
Have made this before!! Delicious!! So easy!! Thank you!
Just curious , what If you ran out of pepperchini ? Any substitutions?
You can also use banana peppers; it has a very similar taste.
My family loved it. ALL of them! That doesn’t happen very often.
One of my faves! What is the serving size?
Can you use sliced peppers?
yes!
I made this for the first time a couple weeks ago and added the potatoes and carrots about 2hrs before end of cook time and ended up having to cook everything for almost 2 extra hours to get the potatoes barely done?
I did use slow cook mode in an Instant Pot and the only other difference was use banana pepper rings/juice bc we ran out of pepperoncinis. Super delicious though, just disappointed about that timing!
Hi there, the Instant Pot slow cook function is notorious for this kind of issue; others have commented the same in the past. I only make this using my standard slow cooker and never have any problems. I’m so sorry!
This is the only way I may a pot roast anymore. So simple and delicious, and it’s easy to keep the ingredients on hand. We have had it several times using a London Broil and eye round roast instead of a chuck roast. Results are the same. It’s a crowd pleaser. Highly recommend.
This is literally a treat any day of the week.. by far the best meal of any I’ve ever had and it’s easy
Though simple, this recipe is on point! Thank you for sharing.
Can you cook on high for 4 hours instead of low for 8 hours?
Hi Emily, this cut of meat is best cooked low and slow, so I don’t recommend cooking on high for a shorter amount of time. It won’t be tender unless it’s been given enough time to cook.
I did cook mine on high for 7 hours on accident 😬 in crock pot .. same result.. ,
This is our go to for roasts…it’s seriously the tastiest roast I have ever had. My 2 slightly picky teen daughters demolish it every time.
How do I know when it is done? I put it on low and it was showing 145 after 4 hours but was so tough I couldn’t shred it and needed up having to cut it.
Hi Nicole, it needs to cook for longer than 4 hours. 8 hours or more is what I recommend.
Can you also put peppercini juice in this? If so, how much?
Yes, I like to drizzle a bit over the top. A few tablespoons should be good.
Is it ok to sear this before slow cooking?
You can definitely do that if you’d like to.