Mississippi Pot Roast

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4.7

9 reviews
Excellent
  • Prep Time

    10 mins

  • Cook Time

    8 hrs

  • Total Time

    8 hrs 10 mins

  • Servings

    8 Servings

  • Calories

    431 kcal

  • Course

    Dinner

  • Cuisine

    American

Mississippi Pot Roast

Flavorful and tender Mississippi Pot Roast is slow-cooked to perfection in the crockpot. This is the best beef roast you will ever taste, the whole family will lick the plate clean with this tender roast!

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Ingredients

Servings
  • 3 pounds chuck beef roast you can use 2.5-3.5 pounds, see notes
  • 2 tablespoons ranch seasoning
  • 2 tablespoons brown gravy mix can also use au jus gravy mix, these are usually found in 1 ounce packets which equals 2 tablespoons, dry seasoning mix
  • ½ cup butter sliced
  • 6 pieces Pepperoncini peppers plus more for serving
  • ¾ cup beef broth
  • ¼ cup water

Instructions

  1. Spray a 6 quart or 8 quart slow cooker with spray cooking oil. Place the chuck roast into the slow cooker.
  2. Sprinkle the ranch and brown gravy seasoning over the top of the roast. Slice the butter into pieces. Place the butter pieces on top of the roast. Add the pepperoncini peppers around the roast. Pour the beef broth and the water around the edges of the roast.
  3. Cover the slow cooker and cook on low for 8-10 hours, or until the roast shreds easily. The roast needs to be at least 145 degrees to be safe to eat, but will taste most tender when registering over 190 degrees on a meat thermometer. See notes.
  4. Shred the meat with two forks turned backward in the crock pot, allowing the meat to soak up the juices. Remove any large pieces of fat or chewy connective pieces as you shred.
  5. Serve warm over your favorite mashed potatoes, over egg noodles or on a bun. Top with extra pepperoncini peppers if desired, then enjoy!

Notes

  • A beef brisket can also be used but is not the ideal cut for this recipe. Learn more about different cuts of beef here.
  • You can cook this roast a little faster on high heat in the slow cooker for 4-6 hours or until the meat shred easily. I do find that the roast is almost always more tender when you cook the meat on low, so I don't recommend using the high setting.
  • Beef roast needs to be cooked to an internal temperature of at least 145 degrees, however this is the temperature for food safety purposes.
  • Beef chuck roast tastes its most tender when it is cooked to a temperature of 190-195. A chuck roast is a thick cut of meat with a lot of connective tissue. By cooking it low and slow in moist heat, it causes the connective tissue to break down and the fat to render into the meat.
  • If you cook chuck roast at a higher temperature or not long enough, the meat will be tough, dry and not shred easily. The exact cooking time also will vary between different pieces of meat depending on how much connective tissue and fat is in the cut and how many pounds the meat is.
  • After resting for a few minutes the meat will sometimes shoot up to 200 degrees internally when cooked this long.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 431kcal (22%) Carbohydrates 4g (1%) Protein 33g (66%) Fat 31g (48%) Saturated Fat 16g (80%) Polyunsaturated Fat 2g (12%) Monounsaturated Fat 13g (65%) Trans Fat 2g (100%) Cholesterol 148mg (49%) Sodium 876mg (37%) Potassium 582mg (12%) Fiber 0.03g (0%) Sugar 0.02g (0%) Vitamin A 379IU (8%) Vitamin C 1mg (1%) Calcium 34mg (3%) Iron 4mg (22%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8Servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 431 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 431kcal 22%
Carbohydrates 4g 1%
Protein 33g 66%
Fat 31g 48%
Saturated Fat 16g 80%
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g 12%
Monounsaturated Fat 13g 65%
Trans Fat 2g 100%
Cholesterol 148mg 49%
Sodium 876mg 37%
Potassium 582mg 12%
Fiber 0.03g 0%
Sugar 0.02g 0%
Vitamin A 379IU 8%
Vitamin C 1mg 1%
Calcium 34mg 3%
Iron 4mg 22%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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