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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.
If you love this Mississippi Roast recipe, you may like these other slow cooker recipes:
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.
If you want to make this roast totally over the top, quarter 3 sweet onions and put them next to the roast when you put it in the crock pot. The onions will slow cook and melt in you mouth. It takes about 1 1/2 mins to add these. When making sandwiches, the cooked onions add the perfect flavor.enjoy!
How many does this feed
Hi, in the recipe, it states that it serves 8-10. Yes, not “for two” but we love leftovers so we freeze half and eat half with tacos, build sandwiches with them, eat it over rice, etc. :)
I make this recipe all the time (found it somewhere else) and the water is definitely NOT necessary. None of the other recipes for this roast I’ve seen use it, and I never have. The butter provides plenty of liquid and the roast will come out perfectly tender and juicy without it.
Tried this tonight! Used brown gravy mix instead of au jus. Added carrots, onions, quartered, and short celery sticks 5 hours into cooking. Turned out Delish! Served over mashed potatoes! A make again meal, for sure!
What can be the measurements of i’m using a 1.5 quart crockpot. I’m just a college student so I don’t think i can have too much left overs.
You would probably have to halve the recipe for it to fit in a 1.5 quart crockpot or maybe even 3/4 the recipe.
This is one my families FAVORITE recipes! It is delicious and super easy to make! Some recipes call for a whole stick of butter but 6 tsp in this recipe works well and less fat! Yummy!
My family loves this recipe! Only thing I’ve done different is to add a quarter cup of the peperoncini juice in place of the water and then add double the amount of peppers. (We love the flavor it gives) I’m making this right now and I’m going to add potatoes and carrots like I’ve seen others say they did.
I DETEST RANCH DRESSING (AND CILANTRO, FOR THAT MATTER). CAN I USE SOME OTHER CREAMY-TYPE MIX INSTEAD, LIKE MAYBE BLUE CHEESE?, ANYTHING OTHER THAN RANCH. THANK YOU
I honestly don’t think you’ll even be able to taste the ranch in this roast…I don’t know how blue cheese will alter the taste of all this but you can certainly try.
I’ve seen a variation of this that used au jus and onion soup mix. If you have a serious aversion to ranch, I suppose you could try that instead. I’ve made this before, and can’t taste the ranch at all. But, then again, I like ranch dressing. :)
I have made this several times and I give it an A+! One word of caution, take it easy on the peppers since they tend to give the roast a bit of salty taste. I used several whole and they were a little too much. It was all eaten however! LOL
I can’t find dry au jus gravy! ? Could I use 1/2 oz of liquid au jus?
That should be okay