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Mississippi Pot Roast
Ingredients
  • 3 lb chuck roast
  • 2 tbsp olive oil or vegetable oil
  • salt & pepper to taste
  • 1 packet ranch dressing mix
  • 1 packet dry onion soup mix or au jus gravy mix
  • ½ cup salted butter 1 stick
  • 8 peperoncini peppers
  • ½ cup juice from the peperoncini jar
Steps
  1. Instructions
  2. Heat up a large skillet on high.
  3. Add oil to hot skillet.
  4. You want it really hot here to brown or "sear" the beef quickly.
  5. Take a paper towel and make sure you dry both sides of the pot roast.
  6. Season with a little bit of salt and pepper.
  7. Once the skillet is nice and hot, add the roast.
  8. Allow the roast to cook for about 2 to 3 minutes until it is golden brown.
  9. Using tongs, flip the meat over and sear the other side of the roast for another 2 to 3 minutes.
  10. Transfer meat to slow cooker.
  11. Sprinkle packets of dry ranch dressing and onion or au jus mixes over pot roast.
  12. Top with a stick of butter then place peppers on and around roast.
  13. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours.
  14. Take two forks and start shredding the meat.
  15. Discard any big fatty pieces.
Notes
  • For instant pot follow the same directions, turn to sealed, press manual for 60 minutes and natural release.
 

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