The Best 5-Ingredient Mississippi Pot Roast
Make this incredibly easy Mississippi Pot Roast in your slow cooker for melt-in-your-mouth tender beef every time. This 5-ingredient comfort food classic requires minimal prep for a satisfying family dinner.
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 8 hours
- Total Time: 8 hours 5 min
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Low Fat
Ingredients
Scale
- 3–4 lb beef chuck roast
- 1 packet dry ranch seasoning mix
- 1 packet dry au jus gravy mix
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup pepperoncini peppers, plus 2 tablespoons of the brine
Instructions
- Place the beef chuck roast in the bottom of your slow cooker.
- Sprinkle the dry ranch seasoning mix and the dry au jus gravy mix evenly over the roast.
- Place the stick of butter on top of the roast.
- Pour the pepperoncini peppers and the brine over everything.
- Cover the slow cooker and cook on LOW for 8 hours or on HIGH for 4 hours, until the beef is fall-apart tender.
- Remove the roast from the slow cooker and shred it using two forks.
- Return the shredded beef to the slow cooker and stir it into the cooking liquid until coated.
- Serve this tender beef dinner idea hot, often over mashed potatoes or egg noodles.
Notes
- For an extra savory beef recipe, use the cooking liquid as a gravy base.
- This recipe creates easy shredded beef perfect for sandwiches the next day.
- If you do not have pepperoncini peppers, you can substitute with mild banana peppers, but the flavor profile will change slightly.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6 oz cooked meat
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 2
- Sodium: 550
- Fat: 22
- Saturated Fat: 10
- Unsaturated Fat: 12
- Trans Fat: 0.5
- Carbohydrates: 3
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 40
- Cholesterol: 110