This slow cooker Mississippi roast is an easy, delicious, and incredibly tender dinner that practically melts in your mouth. With simple ingredients and effortless prep, this flavorful crockpot roast is perfect for busy weeknights, meal prep, or a comforting family meal.

Slow Cooker Mississippi Pot Roast

This slow cooker Mississippi roast recipe is a popular roast recipe that delivers big flavor with minimal effort, making it perfect for busy families and weeknight dinners. With tender beef, zesty pepperoncini, and a rich blend of ranch and au jus seasoning, this dish cooks low and slow until it practically falls apart. It’s comforting, delicious, and always a crowd-pleaser.

Now disclaimer here: The pepperoncini peppers are a bit spicy – so if you’re making this for a family friendly meal, I would leave those out. When I make this for my family, we leave it out because my kids do not like spicy meals at all.

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What Ingredients Are in Slow Cooker Mississippi Roast?

Beef Roast – There are a few different roast cuts that you can use for a pot roast. My first choice is a chuck roast. Of all the beef roasts, chuck roasts are my favorite roast cut. The chuck roast comes from the shoulder of a beef and has lots of flavor. There is marbling throughout the roast that makes it tender and delicious when it’s been slow cooked all day. The next cut that I really enjoy is a rump roast. If you are looking for a leaner, less marbled roast, the rump roast is perfect for the best Sunday pot roast dinner. And finally, the last roast cut would be a round roast. All solid choices and all delicious. If you’re looking for a good source for beef, you can find that here 😉
Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing Seasoning – Hidden Valley Ranch dressing seasoning is used in Mississippi roast because it adds a savory, tangy flavor that balances the richness of the beef. It blends with the au jus and butter to create the classic tender, flavorful sauce the roast is known for.
Au Jus Seasoning – As mentioned above, both the ranch and Au Jus Seasoning are key to the Mississippi roast flavors.
Potatoes – To make this recipe even easier and eliminate figuring out what sides to serve with this Mississippi roast recipe, I add in some potatoes. My two favorite kinds of potatoes are red potatoes or Yukon gold potatoes.
Carrots
Butter
[Optional] – Pepperoncini Peppers – Traditional Mississippi roast recipes have pepperoncini peppers on top. My husband loves this, but my kids do not. They are a little spicy so if you’re going for a family friendly meal with littles who can’t take the heat, I would suggest leaving them out.

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Slow Cooker Mississippi Pot Roast Recipe

Cut the butter into 5 small squares and place them in the bottom of the slow cooker.
Place the beef roast on top of the butter.
Sprinkle the au jus seasoning and ranch seasoning evenly over the roast.
Add the desired amount of pepperoncini peppers on top.
Wash and cut the potatoes and carrots into large chunks, then add them to the slow cooker.
Cover and cook on low for 8–10 hours, or until the roast is fork-tender.
Remove from the slow cooker and serve.
Enjoy!

Gluten Free Slow Cooker Mississippi Roast

To make this recipe gluten free, you will want to switch out the Au Ju seasoning for a gluten free Au Jus or brown gravy seasoning mix. You can find that here.

Storage and Reheating

You can store the leftovers together or separate in their own airtight containers in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

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