Mississippi Pot Roast – A Lovely Mess

Rising up, pot roast was a kind of meals that was typically made on Sundays after church or a weeknight. And this Mississippi pot roast recipe is the embodiment of these childhood reminiscences with simply 5 elements and made in a sluggish cooker (we additionally name it a crockpot). It’s a flavorful, easy and cheap meal.

To be trustworthy, I’m not positive why this mixture of flavors has come to be often known as Mississippi pot roast. I think it could should do with the gravy combine. The title at all times jogs my memory of Mississippi mud pie, one thing my great-aunt Ina would typically make for holidays. It doesn’t matter what you name it, that is in regards to the best and greatest pot roast recipe on the market.

Associated: Love cooking in your crockpot? Subsequent up, strive sluggish cooker mashed potatoes, crockpot mac and cheese, Italian beef sandwiches, pumpkin butter or Rotel dip, which my grandma at all times makes in her crockpot.

Substances

• Chuck roast
• Ranch combine
• Au jus gravy combine – or brown gravy combine
• Butter
• Pepperonicini peppers

Instructions

In a sluggish cooker, add the chuck roast. Sprinkle on the ranch combine and gravy combine. Slice up the butter and place the items excessive of the roast. Then add the peppers and perhaps a small splash (like 1 tablespoon) of juice from the pepper jar.

Cook dinner on low for 8 hours, or on excessive for 4 hours.

Serve scorching. This pot roast will likely be tender sufficient you possibly can simply shred it with a fork. Be happy to drizzle the juices from the sluggish cooker over the roast or any sides chances are you’ll be serving with it like potatoes.

Ideas for Success

• I usually use a 2.5-pound chuck roast for this recipe as this measurement is straightforward to search out and works nicely for my household. Nevertheless, if you wish to prepare dinner a 3-4 pound roast, you possibly can nonetheless use the identical prepare dinner occasions as above. Simply improve the ranch combine, gravy combine and butter quantity as nicely.
• When you have time to prepare dinner on low (for 8 hours), that is what I like to recommend. However the increased warmth and shorter prepare dinner time can even work nicely in case you need this for lunch OR perhaps forgot to show the sluggish cooker on within the morning.
• I often use chuck roast for this recipe, however different cuts of meat of an analogous measurement can work nicely too.

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