This easy Mississippi Pot Roast recipe uses simple pantry ingredients, chuck roast, and a crock pot to create a delicious, budget-friendly meal!
If you’ve ever been nervous about cooking an entire chuck roast, this delicious crock pot Mississippi Pot Roast recipe is seriously fail-proof and perfect for beginners! I use 5 simple ingredients to create this meaty, fall-apart tender dish loaded with a tangy, flavorful gravy. The hands-on prep time is minimal, and the slow cooker does most of the work, so I can set it and forget it until dinner time! Yes, pot roasts can get a bit pricey, but this recipe makes a LOT of meat and feeds my family for days (plus it freezes well, too!).
What is Mississippi Pot Roast?
Mississippi pot roast is a slow-cooked beef dinner made from chuck roast and simple pantry ingredients. While they use the same cut of meat, this recipe differs from a traditional pot roast as it’s flavored with ranch seasoning, tangy pepperoncini peppers, and brown gravy mix (I know it sounds odd, but this recipe is a sum of its parts, I promise!). It’s said to have been invented in the 1990s by Robin Chapman, a mom from Ripley, Mississippi, who was modifying her aunt’s pot roast recipe to make it less spicy for her kids. This recipe had a resurgence in recent years thanks to social media, and I’m so excited to share my take on it with you!
My coworker Marsha is my go-to when it comes to the truth about pot roasts because her family LOVES them, and I will tell y’all, this one is Marsha-approved! 😉
Ingredients
Here’s what you’ll need to make a Mississippi pot roast in a crock pot:
- Boneless Beef Chuck Roast: My roast was 2.8 lbs, so I recommend you aim for a 2.5-3 lb. roast to keep the cooking time consistent with mine. It starts as a tougher cut of meat but becomes buttery, tender, and shreddable when slow-cooked.
- Pepperoncini Peppers & Juice: I add a few pepperoncini peppers and some of the juice they come packed in (it’s a mild pepper, so don’t be afraid.