by Holly
Mississippi Pot Roast is crazy easy to make. Just 5 ingredients in the slow cooker means almost no prep for an incredibly tender, melt-in-your-mouth roast dinner.
Serve this meal over mashed potatoes with juices from the slow cooker for the ultimate comfort food!
What is Mississippi Pot Roast?
5 minutes prep is all you need! Who would have thought that an inexpensive cut of meat, combined with a few simple ingredients and a little bit of time in the crockpot could result in such a tender, savory, one-pot meal! Perfect for a potluck or a party so guests can help themselves! There is a fun story about this roast and how it came to be published in the New York Times!
INGREDIENTS
BEEF I brown the beef first for extra flavor but if you’re rushing in the morning before work, you can skip the browning step!
RANCH & AU JUS MIX I most often use homemade ranch mix in this recipe since I always have it on hand. Regular or low sodium au jus or gravy mix is perfect in this recipe!
PEPPERONCINI PEPPERS The peppers and juice add a lot of flavor while the salt from the pepper brine makes the meat really tender! You’d think it makes this dish spicy but it doesn’t.
BUTTER Because everything is better with butter. It just is.
The Best Cut of Beef to Use
The nice thing about Mississippi mud pot roast is that you can use an inexpensive cut of meat like a chuck roast or a pot roast, even a pork roast will do.
Keep the seasonings the same, cooking it ‘low and slow’ in the crockpot for incredibly juicy results! Cooking on high is okay too but be sure to shorten the cooking time to avoid overcooking.
How to Make Mississippi Pot Roast
I’d say this is as easy as 1,2,3 to prepare but really, there aren’t even 3 steps. Just 2. Slow-cooked in the crockpot all day, this pot roast is tender, juicy, and oh so delicious!
- Brown roast and place in the bottom of the slow cooker.
- Add remaining ingredients and cook until fork tender.
I pull the beef into chunks and mix it into the juices in the slow cooker. That’s all there is to it! Serve over a bed of mashed potatoes, with a side salad, and a slice of homemade garlic bread to soak up every last drop!
What To Do With Leftover Mississippi Pot Roast
Mississippi pot roast is even better as leftovers because all of the flavors have had a chance to blend together.
- Sandwich: Leftover pot roast makes great sandwiches for lunches the next day.
- Soup: Cut leftover pot roast into chunks and simmer it in a broth with potatoes, carrots, and onions for a hearty soup. Add some homemade dumplings on the top and there’s another dinner for another day!
Delicious Beef Roast Recipes
- Perfect Pot Roast – literally perfect in every way.
- French Dip Sandwich – tender & delicious
- Crock Pot Italian Beef Sandwiches
- Instant Pot Pot Roast – belly-warming meal!
- Slow Cooker BBQ Beef Sandwiches
- Texas Chili – great for a crowd
Mississippi Pot Roast
Prep Time 15 minutes
Servings 8 servings
Ingredients
- 4 pounds chuck roast or pot roast
- 1 packet ranch mix
- 1 packet au jus mix or brown gravy mix, low sodium
- 6 pepperoncini peppers plus ½ cup juice
- ¼ cup butter
Instructions
- Brown roast in a pan over medium-high heat, about 5 minutes per side.
- Place roast in the bottom of a slow cooker and add pepperoncini juice. Sprinkle with ranch mix and gravy mix.
- Add peppers and sliced butter to the top of the slow cooker.
- Cook on low 8-10 hours or until fork tender.
- Serve over mashed potatoes.
Recipe Notes
Nutrition Information
(Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.)
Mississippi Pot Roast recipe originally developed by Robin Chapman, Ripley, MS.
Holly, may I use your Mississippi Pot Roast image with proper attribution?
Please see my photo use policy here.
Best tasting & most tender toast I’ve cooked in a long time. I’m looking forward to fixing this again!
Can you make the Mississippi pot roast without brown gravy and aunt jus gravy. If so how much of what kind of liquid do you use?
You could add some beef bouillon or a bit of beef broth. The gravy adds a salty flavor.
Would you happen to have a slow cooker/crockpot recipe for the pot roast?
This Mississippi Pot Roast recipe is made in the slow cooker Kurt. Enjoy!
I made this Mississippi Pot Roast Sunday. It was awesome. So tender and flavorful. I put veggies in half way through and they turned out great. Served with mashed potatoes $ gravy. Browning each side first is a must.
Looks delicious! Would like to forward it to my email address but it doesn’t work like that is an option.
I make this all the time but I add 1 pkg of Lipton Onion soup mix
I’ve been making this to help use up the cuts of venison I had no idea what to do with ( I’m more of a poultry pork and burger cook). I’m finally out of roast thanks to this delicious recipe. I have round steak that I was wanting to use….. think that would work as long as I had the same lb of meat?
I think it would work just fine. Let us know how it goes!
Ok to halve the recipe if only doing a 2 pound roast? I’ve never only used half a ranch/gravy packet so just wanted to make sure that makes sense:)
You can half the other ingredients if your slow cooker is small. You will want to ensure you have enough liquid as the butter melts. If your slow cooker is 6qt, you might like to use the full amount of ingredients but you won’t need all of the juices to mix with the roast and might like to check the roast a little bit sooner to see if its tender. I hope that helps.
I love this roast! I actually throw onions, carrots and potatoes in the pot too. Yummy. Thanks for sharing. I actually need to start making it gluten free which will just be a couple adjustments.
I’m trying Mississippi pot roast. For the first time. Wish me luck
Good luck, it’s so delicious!
How much is a serving? A cup? 1/2 cup? More?
The nutritional information is an estimate for 1/8th of this recipe. It can vary slightly based on the roast used (and how much is packed into the measuring cup).
For the ranch mix… at my store they have a “dip” mix and a “seasoning” mix. Is one or the other the right one or does it matter?
Either would work just fine in this recipe.
I really want to make this, it sounds delicious. I can’t eat pepperoncini, tho. What can I substitute with that’ll do the same thing as the brine?
Pickles and pickle juice would work Alison!
Love this recipe. Just give me a fork and back up! Fantastic leftovers. IF there are any!
That was the best pot roast I have ever made! And what was almost even better was the vegetable soup I made with the leftovers! To the leftover roast, I added a can of Rotel Tomatoes with chilies, about a tablespoon or so of tomato paste, about 4 cups of beef broth, a package of frozen soup mix vegetables and a heaping 1/4 cup of barley. After bringing it to a boil, I simmered it for about 30 minutes. I didn’t need to add any other seasonings because it already had great flavor. Really good soup!
That sounds amazing Brenda! What a great idea!
Oh so easy and oh so good.
I am trying this recipe tonight but not adding the peppers how much water should I add to the roast
We’ve only made this recipe as written Amanda. The recipe calls for 1/2 cup of juice. If you’re not including the peppers, you’ll want to add 1/2 cup water. The taste will change, but I’m sure it’ll be great. Let us know how it turns out!
After being curious about this Mississippi Pot Roast I decided to take a chance and try it. It honestly seemed “too easy to be that good”.
I doubled the recipe but added one Au Jus packet and one low sodium brown gravy. WOW! This was fantastic and is becoming a staple recipe in our home!!!!
Can I make this is my instant pot???
Absolutely! I would follow the same cook time as our Instant Pot pot roast.
I’m worried about the 1/2 cup of juice at the bottom. Do I need to put something else in it?
We add just the 1/2 cup liquid. The roast produces juices and the butter melts to create more liquid.
Can you use au jus gravy mix? I forgot to pick up the mix at the store and nor do I have any brown gravy.
I have only tried this recipe as written but I do think it would work ok. Let us know how it goes.
Can’t wait to try
The next day it tastes better. With the leftovers I added sauted peppers, diced celery, corn and peas and served it over toast.
Can you add potatoes and carrots to this
Sure you can!
nice recipe
If making in a Dutch oven how long should it cook?
You would cook this as you would cook a pot roast, about 2 1/2 to 3 hours at 325°F or until the meat is very tender.
Soooo easy and soooo delicious!!
A quick and easy to make roasted mississippi recipe.
The best pot roast ever and even better the next day.
Looking for a couple of recipes.
1. Cotton Candy Ice Cream -NO CHURN
2 Black cherry with chocolate chunks- NO CHURn
3. the mushroom sauce the use for Swiss Mushroom Cheese burger.
Hi Deborah, we have a no-churn vanilla ice cream that you may be able to modify into a cotton candy or black cherry ice cream! We would love to see your creations! As for the mushroom sauce, we don’t have one specifically for a swiss mushroom burger but you could try this hamburger gravy.
The easiest way I know to make a mushroom sauce is to slice a whole package of baby Bella mushrooms cut them down a little bit and then make a brown onion and gravy sauce from a package right in the same pan with the mushrooms. You need a lot of mushrooms for that mushroom taste.
Great food
Wait, shouldn’t water be added? This would be very dry, with no gravy, right?
No water is added but it’s plenty juicy and there is sauce when it’s done.
I put red wine 1/2 cup in the bottom of my crockpot. I made it w/ 1/2 cup of the pickle juice but found it to salty.