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I don’t know why this is called Mississippi Roast but if I could, I would totally change the name of this roast to be “the best roast you’ve ever had in your entire life.” Whatever the name, you just need to make this ASAP! Five simple ingredients, zero effort, 100% dinner & leftover satisfaction!
This Mississippi Roast recipe is one of our favorite meals to put together during the week when we have run out of ideas and/or just want a bunch of leftovers so we don’t have to worry about the dreaded, “what’s for dinner?” every night.
What is Mississippi Roast?
This is essentially a 5-ingredient pot roast recipe that could not be easier! You literally just throw a roast in the slow cooker and pour some ingredients on top and literally set it and forget it.
Some days, I’m at work and forget that I actually have a meal waiting for us at home until I walk through the mudroom and the smell hits me. It’s intoxicating!
Why Mississippi Roast should be on your dinner table!
So let’s talk about this Mississippi Roast. First, every time I type “Mississippi,” I have to say it out loud…like when you do when you’re a child and you say it like “M-i-ss-i-ss-i-pp-i” – did you just say that out loud? ;)
Second, this makes for the easiest dinner and leftovers, ever.
It’s so flavorful and I LOVED building a sandwich with this and eating it for lunch at work. I felt like everyone that walked by my office was so jealous from the smell. Seriously, this roast is in-your-face delish. The flavors are incredible, albeit a tad bit salty so you might want to watch out for that or have bread on the side.
Who would’ve thought that four pantry item ingredients would yield such an amazing roast? It’s got so much flavor and on the days I’m home, I could not stop hovering over the slow cooker waiting for it to be done.
A five ingredient roast is seriously a weeknight lifesaver!
What You’ll Need
For exact measurements, scroll down to the recipe card.
- Chuck roast – this the perfect cut of meat for this recipe because it’s inexpensive and easy to find. It’s also a relatively tough cut of meat, which means it will benefit from being cooked slowly in the crockpot. The marbling on the chuck roast will also be beneficial to its flavor and also keeping the roast moist and juicy. The end result will be a tender, flavorful piece of meat that’s perfect for this roast dish.
- Dry ranch seasoning mix – you’ll find this in the dressing at the grocery store.
- Dry au jus gravy mix – you’ll find this in the dressing section of your local grocery store. If they have a low-sodium option, opt for that!
- Unsalted butter – definitely use unsalted butter in this as you don’t want to add more salt than needed in this already high sodium dish.
- Pepperoncini – jarred is perfect and I even like to add a splash of the juice into the crockpot for more flavor and a little more spice!
How to make Mississippi Roast
Why can’t all recipes be this easy? All you have to do is add everything into the insert of the slow cooker and cook on low!
Common questions
Can you make Mississippi Roast without the pepperoncini’s? I don’t like spicy.
Yes, definitely. But I will say, the pepperoncini’s aren’t spicy. Or at least to me they aren’t spicy. They’re more of a vinegary flavor to cut some of the fat and saltiness of this roast. But again, you definitely don’t have to add them but I highly recommend!
Can you make Mississippi Roast in the oven?
So, I personally haven’t done this before but with my knowledge of cooking, I feel that yes, you can make it in the oven. The slow cooker kind of is like an oven on low heat.
I would put the roast into a Dutch oven and look it on 325 degrees Fahrenheit for 6 hours and then from there if it’s shreddable or not.
Can you cook on high?
I get this question a lot and I get that people are sometimes low on time. You can cook it on high for 4-6 hours.
Can you freeze Mississippi Roast?
I haven’t tried freezing this before. I honestly believe it would be just fine because it’s just like freezing cooked meat and this is a pretty fool-proof dish. I would maybe defrost it and then put it back into a Dutch oven to simmer and heat through.
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Mississippi Roast
Equipment
Ingredients
- ¼ cup (59 ml) water
- 3 pounds (1,361 g) chuck roast
- 1 ounce (28 g) packet of dry ranch seasoning mix
- 1 ounce (28 g) packet of dry au jus gravy mix
- 6 tablespoons (84 g) unsalted butter
- 6 pepperoncini
Instructions
- Add 1/4 cup of water into the insert of your slow cooker then place the chuck roast on top.1/4 cup (59 ml) water, 3 pounds (1,361 g) chuck roast
- Sprinkle the dry ranch seasoning mix on top of the chuck roast, then sprinkle the dry au jus mix on top, then place butter on top of the roast, and finally pepperoncini around the roast.1 ounce (28 g) packet of dry ranch seasoning mix, 1 ounce (28 g) packet of dry au jus gravy mix, 6 tablespoons (84 g) unsalted butter, 6 pepperoncini
- Cook on low for 8 hours.
- Shred and serve with gravy.
I have cooked several chuck roasts in the slow cooker before and always put the potatoes and carrots in at the very beginning. They turned out nice and tender plus I hate to take the top off a slow cooker. Do you think it would be different in this recipe?
Nope, you could definitely do it that way with this recipe too!
Ohhhh I’ve made this plenty of times for family events and everyone loves it! This time I bought salted butter instead of unsalted :/ sodium wise I no it’ll be high but will it make it to salty?
I’m not sure how salty is too salty. Everyone’s salt preference is so different so I really can’t say. My advice would be to still make it and see :)
I did not have powder au ju csn I use powder beef gravy mix
Yes, you can.
This recipe is THE BEST beef roast I have ever consumed…and everyone I’ve passed recipe on to agrees!! I usually save this for the colder months. I always follow recipe, with the exception of using brown gravy packet a couple times (didn’t seem to change the flavor)!! Because of this recipe alone I have made your other dishes, they are fantastic as well (currently baking “honey soy chicken)”!!! Nice work!!
I am a part of a meal exchange group and would love to make this for my meal this month; however, we would need to be able to freeze it. Do you think I could put all the ingredients in a freezer bag and on the day they want to cook they could just thaw and put in crock pot?
I’ve never frozen it prior to cooking. It’s an interesting thought. I don’t see why it wouldn’t work, honestly. Definitely give it a go!
I will give it a go and let you know!
Looks and sounds wonderful
Don’t have au jus packet so bummed do you suggest 1:/2 can of beef broth, two beef cubes or just a packet of onion soup mix?
I’m not sure the flavor would turn out the same, Marie! You can try it, though but I can’t guarantee it’ll be the same taste – but, it should be fairly close!
We have a rather large pork loin and they have a tendency to be very dry when roasted in the oven. Do you think the pork loin could be substituted instead of the beef with the same ingredients used in your recipe?
Yes, I’ve done it with pork before but it does tend to be drier too. I would reduce the time a bit.
Have you ever cooked multiple in a roaster? I am doing this for a large group and didn’t want to use up all my counter space with multiple crock pots.
Hi, I actually haven’t! Since you are cooking this for a large group, I’m hesitant to tell you to do it and have it not work because well, then you’d have no food for the guests! I’m sorry I’m not much help in this situation but maybe you could do 1 in the slow cooker and then 1 in the oven?
This is delicious! I’ve made it twice,; if there some way to make it less salty?
The only way that I can think of is to make your own au jus gravy seasoning so you can control the salt content. I hope that helps and that you continue to enjoy!
Do you think you could use Mrs Dash or Herbox sodium-free bouillon?
Hi, I wouldn’t recommend Mrs. Dash but the Herbox – is it beef flavor?