My cousin recently shared this famous Mississippi Pot Roast recipe with me. It is now a family favorite! (Thanks Amy!) This is a perfect recipe for busy weeknights and chilly fall evenings because it is so easy. It takes just five ingredients and is made in a slow cooker.
What is Mississippi Pot Roast?
The New York Times traced the origin of the Mississippi Pot Roast to Ripley, Mississippi, mom Robin Chapman, who adapted a pot roast recipe to make it less spicy for her kids. Robin later shared her recipe with a friend, who contributed it to a church cookbook.
The Mississippi Pot Roast recipe has become so popular that the Times declared it in 2016 "the roast that owns the internet."
Mississippi Pot Roast
Ingredients:
- 3-4 pound chuck roast
- 1 stick of butter
- 1 package of au jus gravy mix
- 1 package of ranch dressing mix
- 3-5 pepperoncini peppers (or more!)
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Directions:
1. Place your roast in the bottom of the slow cooker.
2. Sprinkle the top of the roast with the packet of au jus and ranch mix.
3. Cube a whole stick of butter and place cubes on top.
4. Add 3-5 pepperoncini peppers (or more!) depending on your desired taste.
5. Cook on low for 8 hours.
Variations: You can add diced potatoes and carrots when you have about 2 hours cooking time left.
You can serve this delicious Mississippi Pot Roast over rice, egg noodles, or mashed potatoes. Have leftovers? Mississippi Pot Roast leftovers make a great shredded roast for sandwiches!
Kelly Rostorfer is the publisher of Macaroni KID NE Columbus, Ohio.
