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Mississippi Pot Roast

Chuck roast, ranch packet, au jus packet, butter, and pepperoncini peppers. Close the lid, walk away for eight hours, come back to the most flavor-packed shredded beef you've made in a crockpot.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 9 hours
Cook on (HIGH) 5 hours
Total Time 9 hours 5 minutes
Servings: 6
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

The 5 Ingredients
  • - 1 boneless chuck roast 3–4 lbs
  • - 1 packet 1 oz dry ranch dressing seasoning mix
  • - 1 packet 1 oz dry au jus gravy mix (or brown gravy mix)
  • - 8 tbsp 1 stick unsalted butter, cut into pats
  • - 8–10 whole pepperoncini peppers + 2 tbsp brine from the jar

Method
 

  1. Place the chuck roast into the bottom of a 5- or 6-quart slow cooker. Do not add any water or broth.
  2. Sprinkle the ranch seasoning packet evenly over the top of the roast, then sprinkle the au jus packet on top.
  3. Lay the butter pats over the seasoning. Add the whole pepperoncini peppers around and on top of the roast. Pour the 2 tablespoons of pepperoncini brine over everything.
  4. Cover and cook on LOW for 8–10 hours or HIGH for 5–6 hours. Do not open the lid during cooking.
  5. When the beef is completely fall-apart tender, shred it right in the slow cooker using two forks. Toss the shredded meat with the cooking juices.
  6. Taste the gravy before serving. Adjust salt only if needed.
  7. Serve over mashed potatoes, egg noodles, rice, or on crusty rolls with a spoonful of the cooking juices.

Notes

  • Storage: Refrigerate in a sealed container for up to 4 days. Freeze for
    up to 3 months. Reheat on the stovetop over low heat with a
    splash of beef broth if the liquid has thickened.
  • Thicker gravy: Whisk 1 tbsp cornstarch into 2 tbsp cold water. Stir into
    cooking juices. Cook on HIGH with lid off 15 minutes, stirring
    occasionally.
  • Swap: Rump roast works in place of chuck. For packet-free: use
    homemade ranch seasoning (dill, parsley, garlic powder, onion
    powder) + 2 tsp beef bouillon + 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce.
    Banana peppers can substitute for pepperoncini.
  • Salt: Both packets contain sodium. Do not add extra salt going in —
    taste at the end before adjusting