Mississippi Pot Roast – only 5 ingredients!! This is seriously THE BEST pot roast I’ve ever eaten! SO good and SO easy to make! Pot roast, ranch dressing mix, Au Jus gravy mix, pepperoncini peppers, and butter. Serve over grits, noodles, or potatoes. Everyone raves about this pot roast! Freeze leftovers for a quick meal later.
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This Missippi Pot Roast recipe is one of the most popular recipes on the internet. It has been all over Pinterest. I decided to give it a try, and, let me tell you, there is a good reason this beef roast is so popular. It is GREAT! It is also SUPER easy to make. Simply throw everything in the crockpot and let it cook all day. The result is the most tender pot roast you have ever eaten. There are only a few ingredients in this recipe but packs a lot of flavor. This easy slow cooker meal is perfect for a busy weeknight. Add it to your menu ASAP!
How to Make Slow Cooker Pot Roast
This recipe is effortless to make with only a few simple ingredients. To make the pot roast, place the roast in the crockpot. Sprinkle the roast with a packet of au jus gravy mix, dry Ranch seasoning mix. Place a stick of butter and some pepperoncini peppers on top of the roast. Cover the slow cooker and cook on LOW all day. That is it. This roast has no liquid added to it. Don’t worry, I promise it turns out great. It actually makes a ton of its own gravy as it cooks.
Helpful Tips & Frequently Asked Questions
- Can add more whole pepperoncini peppers. I like to add some of the pepperoncini juice from the jar.
- Can substitute banana peppers for pepperoncini peppers. Banana peppers are mild, sweet, and tangy.
- If you can’t find au jus gravy mix, you can substitute a package of onion soup mix.
- Is Mississippi Pot Roast spicy? No. Pepperoncini peppers are very mild and slightly sweet peppers.
- Here is our recipe for Homemade Dry Ranch Dressing Mix: https://www.plainchicken.com/homemade-ranch-dressing-mix/
- What kind of roast do you use for pot roast? The most popular cut to use is a beef Chuck roast. You can also use a blade roast or rump roast.
- Do I need to pan sear the roast before adding it to the slow cooker? You can pan-sear the roast for a few minutes on all sides before adding it to the slow cooker, but it isn’t necessary.
- If you are short on time, you can cook this roast on high heat for 4 or 5 hours.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
- You can freeze leftover pot roast for a quick meal later.
What to Serve with Crock Pot Mississippi Pot Roast
This has quickly become one of our favorite pot roast recipes. We serve this over some parmesan risotto with some crusty bread. It is also delicious served over creamy mashed potatoes, rice, or egg noodles. Serve the roast over cauliflower rice to keep the meal low-carb and keto-friendly.
We reheated the leftovers and served it on sandwich rolls. It was as good reheat the next day. I don’t know why it is called “Mississippi Pot Roast”, but who cares? It was delicious! You must give this easy recipe a try. It is sure to become a family favorite too!
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Mississippi Pot Roast
Equipment:
Ingredients:
- 3 lb pot roast
- 1 (1-oz) package ranch dressing mix
- 1 (1-oz) packet Au Jus gravy mix
- 6 whole pepperoncini peppers, from a jar
- 1 stick unsalted butter
Instructions:
- In a 6-quart slow cooker, add all ingredients and cook on low for 8-10 hours.
Notes:
- Can add more pepperoncini peppers. I like to add some of the juice from the jar.
- Can substitute banana peppers for pepperoncini peppers. Banana peppers are mild, sweet, and tangy.
- Is Mississippi Pot Roast spicy? No. Pepperoncini peppers are very mild and slightly sweet peppers.
- Here is our recipe for Homemade Ranch Dressing Mix: https://www.plainchicken.com/homemade-ranch-dressing-mix/
- What kind of roast do you use for pot roast? The most popular cut to use is a Chuck roast. You can also use a blade roast or rump roast.
- Do I need to pan-sear the roast before adding it to the slow cooker? You can pan-sear the roast for a few minutes on all sides before adding it to the slow cooker, but it isn’t necessary.
- You can freeze leftover pot roast for a quick meal later.
- If you are short on time, you can cook this roast on HIGH for 4 or 5 hours.
Steph
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What if my chick roast is frozen? Can I still put it in for 8-10 hours?
Can this be baked in the oven if you don’t have a slow cooker?
I’m sure it could. I don’t know what the cooking time would be.
Made it today and my husband loved it. Will definitely make it again.
This is spicy. I had a three pound roast with 5 peppers. It is not tangy and has a slow burn. I did not use the ranch packet because it contains MSG. Kids would not like this but adults would. I loved it.
Hi Steph, Google Robin Chapman. She was on "The Kitchen this weekend and on GMA, she is the originator(so to speak of this recipe). Pretty cute story. I too have made it and it is so simple and easy. I love your Blog, especially Meow Mondays. War Eagle from Guntersville AL!!! Noel Brannum
I normally do not like roast. It is too dry for me but I decided to give this a try. It was excellent! I also made mashed potatoes and croissant rolls. My kids said to add this to our menu list!
The first time I made this I followed the recipe. While most flavours were good it was way too salty for us. It seemed less salty the second day? Today, I cut back both of the packages of an jus and ranch and used unsalted butter. I also threw in 3 small potatoes, it may be a wives tale that potatoes absorb salt, but salt definitely complements potatoes!
We will see how that works.m love the flavours the peppers add. It is no fuss, if I can get the salt under control.
Has anyone tried making this recipe with chicken?
I have an 8lb ribeye roast. Should I increase the cooking time and double the ingredients?
Have it in the crock pot now… my son is home to NC for the holidays from school in Mississippi (go Ole Miss!) so I thought it would be a fitting choice!
Only recommendation I have is to cut the stems off the pepperoncini peppers. You can also cut back a little (a couple of T) on the butter without altering recipe.
A definite saver recipe… easy and yummy!!!
If I am using a frozen roast, how much longer will I need to cook it?
I made this a couple of days ago & it is now my go-to pot roast recipe! I have pics of it on my page.Thanks!
It is not the same thing
Is pot roast mix and au jus mix the same thing?
Does this roast come out salty? I used unsalted butter and I reserved half of each seasoning mix but I think I'm gonna go ahead and add them.
I didn't think the roast was salty.