Tender Crockpot Mississippi Pot Roast Recipe Easy 5-Ingredient Slow Cooker Meal
A simple and flavorful slow cooker pot roast recipe using just five main ingredients, perfect for busy weeknights and family gatherings.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 hours
- Total Time: 8 hours 10 minutes
- Yield: 6-8 servings 1x
- Category: Main Course
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
- 3–4 pounds chuck roast
- 1 packet (about 1 oz) ranch dressing mix
- 1 packet (about 1 oz) au jus gravy mix
- 1/2 cup (1 stick or 113 g) unsalted butter
- 6–8 pepperoncini peppers with juice (about 1/2 cup or 120 ml)
Instructions
- Pat your 3-4 pound chuck roast dry with paper towels. Trim any excess fat but leave some marbling for flavor.
- Optional: Heat a tablespoon of oil in a skillet over medium-high heat and sear the roast on all sides until golden brown for extra flavor.
- Place the roast in the slow cooker base.
- Sprinkle one packet each of ranch dressing mix and au jus gravy mix evenly over the roast without mixing into liquid.
- Place 1/2 cup (113 g) unsalted butter on top of the roast. Tuck 6-8 pepperoncini peppers around the roast and pour in about 1/4 cup (60 ml) of the pepper juice.
- Cover and cook on low for about 8 hours until the roast is fork-tender.
- Remove the roast and let it rest on a cutting board tented with foil for 10 minutes.
- Use two forks to shred the beef and stir it back into the juices in the crockpot.
- Serve hot over mashed potatoes, buttered noodles, or sandwich buns.
Notes
Optional browning adds extra flavor but is not required. To thicken sauce, remove some liquid and whisk in a cornstarch slurry, then cook 10 more minutes. For less spice, reduce pepperoncini peppers or juice. Can be cooked on high for 4-5 hours but low and slow yields best texture. Leftovers store well refrigerated up to 4 days or frozen up to 3 months.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: Approximately 1/6 to
- Calories: 400450
- Sugar: 2
- Sodium: 700
- Fat: 25
- Saturated Fat: 13
- Carbohydrates: 5
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 35
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