Mississippi Pot Roast

This Easy Mississippi Pot Roast with Potatoes and Carrots is the slow cooker pot roast of your dreams! With only 3 steps and a few simple ingredients, you’ll have a flavorful hearty meal with meat so tender you can cut it with a spoon! Make this on Sunday and reheat on busy weeknights for a delicious dinner all week long!

For more slow cooker recipes, try my Mississippi Chicken Recipe, Slow Cooker Baby Back Ribs and Slow Cooker Chicken Enchiladas!

This slow cooker Mississippi pot roast recipe, also known as a Mississippi Mud Roast, is so easy to make and has the best flavor. Just like with my Oven Baked Pot Roast and French Onion Pot Roast, this roast beef recipe is so tender that it can literally be cut with a spoon!

Best part, all you have to do is give the meat a quick sear and add all of the ingredients to your slow cooker and let the crockpot do all of the work!

Now I know that most crock pot mississippi pot roast recipes call for only 4 ingredients, but if you really want a flavorful roast, you’ll need just a little bit more.

We’re adding beef broth, carrots, and potatoes in addition to the typical ingredients – dry ranch dressing mix, brown gravy mix, pepperoncini peppers, unsalted butter, and chuck roast.

The reason is – these ingredients add amazing flavor and make for a super juicy chuck roast. With only 20 minutes of prep, this slow cooker recipe is definitely a set it and forget it kind of dish. And if you’re like me – you know that is my favorite kind of cooking!

Ingredients and Substitutions

Beef Chuck Roast – chuck is the best cut of meat for the best roast. It has great marbling and flavor and You can also use rump roast here. You can also use my slow cooker pork roast recipe here!

Carrots – you can use baby carrots or simply slice large carrots into chunks.

Potatoes – I used creamer potatoes, but red potatoes or russet potatoes (cut into chunks) are also delicious with this dish.

Brown Gravy Mix – the brown gravy mix adds that nice beefy flavor and allows for a rich gravy to form while the roast is cooking in the Crockpot. Many recipes use au jus gravy mix, and while you get good flavor with this mix, the gravy won’t be as thick and it’ll be very salty. Brown gravy mix is the way to go for this traditional pot roast.

Ranch Mix – dry ranch seasoning mix is a seasoning blend that adds the garlic and onion flavor to the roast. Don’t be confused with ranch dip, both work well for this recipe. If you don’t have any ranch mix, try my pot roast seasoning instead.

Beef Broth – adding broth prevents the meat from drying out. It also prevents the roast from tasting too salty as the mixes used are concentrated. Adding a little broth makes this the most tender meat in a pot roast ever!

Whole Pepperoncini Peppers (jarred) – for me, this is a key ingredient! Add about 5 of these delicious peppers – and don’t worry about draining the pepperoncini juice – that adds flavor to the broth. If you can’t find pepperoncini peppers, you can use jarred banana peppers instead. I get my pepperoncini peppers from Target.

Butter – use unsalted butter for this recipe as the brown gravy mix and ranch mix are salty enough. Simply slice the butter and plop it into the slow cooker – it makes the gravy nice and velvety and adds so much flavor.

Expert Tips

• Make sure that the ingredients are submerged in the beef broth.
• If using an au jus packet instead of brown gravy mix, keep in mind that the packet of au jus mix has a higher sodium content and will taste pretty salty. You may want to add a bit of water or additional beef broth to dilute the salty flavor.
• Patience is key! It’s like making my short rib bolognese, the longer it sits, the more tender it becomes and better it’ll taste!

How to make Mississippi Pot Roast

• Pat chuck roast dry with a paper towel and season with salt and pepper. (Image #1)

• Add olive oil into a large skillet and warm over high heat. Sear the roast on all sides for about 5 minutes, each side, until golden brown. (Image #2)

• Place roast into a slow cooker along with carrots, potatoes, beef broth, and pepperoncini peppers. Then add the package of ranch dressing mix, brown gravy mix, and butter on top of the roast. Cook on low heat for 8-10 hours, until the meat is fork tender. Shred and pour the savory juices on top. (Image #3)

What to Serve with Mississippi Pot Roast

This recipe is SO good, it will have the everyday home cook looking like a michelin star chef!

• Sunday Dinner! Enjoy with green beans, creamy mashed potatoes, fried cabbage, brussels sprouts, and these brioche dinner rolls (A MUST) for the ultimate meal!

• Make it a sandwich! You can also turn this pot roast into a roast sandwich by adding the shredded meat to a hoagie roll or hamburger bun.

• Add more veggies! Serve with Cauliflower Rice (this is especially good if you’re following a low carb diet).

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