• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Beardtastic Recipes

Food that's worthy to get caught in your beard!

  • Home
  • Recipes
  • Reports

Mississippi Roast (Instant Pot / Slow Cooker)

November 12, 2017

This Mississippi Roast should be the official recipe boxed with every slow cooker that is sold. It is incredibly easy with just 5 ingredients and the flavor just melts in your mouth. The first time I had this roast I was blind sided by the rich tangy flavor. I begged for the recipe figuring it was some secret family recipe passed on from generation to generation. I was totally bewildered when I was informed that it’s just a Mississippi Roast that can be easily be found online.

I had to know more about the history of this iconic roast. Apparently the recipe is the invention of a woman named Robin Chapman. She didn’t coin the name Mississippi Roast but she is responsible for the ingredients. The New York Times has a great article detailing the rise of this recipe. It’s amazing something so odd yet so simple could dominate the roast world!

You can serve this Mississippi Roast on top of some creamy mash potatoes or make a juicy roast sandwich. I used an Instant Pot for this recipe but the steps can be used for any ordinary slow cooker. Just use the low setting on the slow cooker and cook for 8 hours instead of using the normal setting on the instant pot.

Mississippi Roast

Mississippi Roast

Print
clock clock iconcutlery cutlery iconflag flag iconfolder folder iconinstagram instagram iconpinterest pinterest iconfacebook facebook iconprint print iconsquares squares iconheart heart iconheart solid heart solid icon
Mississippi Roast

Mississippi Roast (Instant Pot / Slow Cooker)


★★★★★

5 from 2 reviews

  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 8 hours
  • Total Time: 8 hours 10 mins
  • Yield: 6-8 servings 1x
Print Recipe
Pin Recipe

Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 (3-4 pounds) chuck roast
  • ½ stick of butter
  • 1 packet ranch dressing mix
  • 1 packet au jus gravy mix
  • 6 pepperoncini peppers

Instructions

  1. Place roast in the Instant Pot.
  2. With a paring knife, slice a pocket in the middle of the roast and insert the butter.
  3. Sprinkle the ranch dressing mix and au jus mix on top the roast. Lay peppers on top and add 2 tablespoons of the pepperoncini juice for an extra bit of tanginess.
  4. Close lid making sure steam release valve is set to venting.
  5. Set the Instant Pot to Slow Cook for 8 hours with the Normal temperature selected.
  6. Once you hear the beep you can remove the lid and shred the roast to the constancy you desire.

Did you make this recipe?

Tag @beardtasticrecipes on Instagram and hashtag it #beardtasticrecipes

Recommended Amazon Items

Instant Pot

Buy Now

Step-by-Step

Ingredients for Mississippi Roast.I used an Angus Choice Beef Chuck Roast since it was on sale!

Beef chuck roast is placed in the Instant Pot.Place roast in the Instant Pot.

Butter is inserted in the center of roast.With a paring knife, slice a pocket in the middle of the roast and insert the butter.

Seasoning and pepperoncini peppers are placed on top the chuck roast.Sprinkle the ranch dressing mix and au jus mix on top the roast. Lay peppers on top and add 2 tablespoons of the pepperoncini juice for an extra bit of tanginess. Close lid making sure steam release valve is set to venting. Set the Instant Pot to Slow Cook for 8 hours with the Normal temperature selected.

Mississippi Roast is done cooking.Once you hear the beep you can remove the lid and shred the roast to the consistency you desire.

Pinterest long pin for Mississippi Roast
Previous Post: « Traffic Report – July 2017
Next Post: Traffic Report – August 2017 »

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Sandie says

    April 8, 2018 at 6:50 pm

    This was so easy and so delicious. I wanted to take a picture but it smelled so wonderful everyone ran to the table and there wasn’t a bite left!

    Reply
    • Leija says

      March 6, 2020 at 11:39 am

      And U don’t have to add water ? Will it work on a crock pot

      Reply
      • MarkMark says

        March 8, 2020 at 8:04 am

        No water is necessary because the butter and the juices from the meat will be your liquid. Just use the low setting on the crockpot and cook for 8 hours instead of using the normal setting on the instant pot.

        Reply
  2. Sylvia Brierton says

    May 30, 2018 at 8:57 am

    Can you also use the Instant Pot pressure cook mode to make quickly??

    Reply
    • MarkMark says

      May 30, 2018 at 7:45 pm

      I have not tried this recipe using the pressurized mode yet since the slow cooker method is close to perfection. But if you are feeling adventurous try adding a cup of beef broth to give it a little more liquid and cooking it on high pressure for 90 minutes then a natural release after 15 minutes.

      Reply
      • Lise says

        September 11, 2018 at 7:16 pm

        How long do I cook this in a crock pot? 8 hrs on low or 4 hrs on high?

        Reply
        • MarkMark says

          September 15, 2018 at 12:58 am

          For a crock pot, you would also cook it for 8 hours on the low setting.

          Reply
      • Ashley says

        December 29, 2019 at 1:08 pm

        Have you tried this method yet?

        Reply
  3. DeDe says

    September 9, 2018 at 10:52 am

    My family love bed this roast. I finally made one that was moist and delicious!

    Reply
  4. Katrina says

    December 11, 2018 at 7:34 am

    I add potatoes and carrots to ours. The au jus is amazing with the potatoes! Only thing I do differentnis double the seasoning. Such a wonderful recipe!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  5. Andy says

    December 20, 2018 at 5:49 pm

    What is the temperature on the instant pot for this slow cooking setting??

    Reply
    • MarkMark says

      December 24, 2018 at 2:40 pm

      It’s the Normal temperature setting.

      Reply
  6. Alice says

    February 10, 2019 at 1:53 pm

    I don’t like peppers, can I add something different, or just go without them. Will it change the taste of the roast?

    Reply
    • MarkMark says

      February 12, 2019 at 10:38 pm

      The pepperoncini peppers gives the roast a salty tanginess. You could use 2 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar or pickle juice instead.

      Reply
  7. Cathy says

    February 11, 2019 at 4:08 pm

    Made this for my husband,and he loved it!! So easy and so good!!
    I used a Crock-Pot and served it over smashed potatoes. It makes its own gravy!!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  8. Airam says

    February 19, 2019 at 3:57 pm

    About how many servings does this make?

    Reply
    • MarkMark says

      February 23, 2019 at 12:34 pm

      You can estimate a 1/2 pound per person. A 4 pounds roast would be about 8 servings. Plan to cook more than you need because you are gonna want leftover for a sandwich the next day!

      Reply
  9. Johnna says

    October 20, 2019 at 8:16 pm

    If I wanted to add green beans like I do when i make this in a crockpot, can I cook them with the roast in the instapot?

    Reply
    • MarkMark says

      October 22, 2019 at 1:32 pm

      This sounds like an amazing addition to the recipe and I can’t see why it wouldn’t work in the Instant Pot. I’m going to give this a try the next time I make Mississippi Pot Roast!

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe rating ★☆ ★☆ ★☆ ★☆ ★☆

Primary Sidebar

Welcome to Beardtastic Recipes. I'm Mark, the man behind the beard, and I created this website as a playground to create and share recipes.

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

Featured Posts

Pesto Hummus

Pesto Hummus

Strawberry Milkshake

Strawberry Milkshake

Perfectly Boil Shrimp

How To: Perfectly Boil Shrimp

2017 Holiday Gift Guide

Copyright © 2023

Privacy Policy