Tender Slow Cooker Mississippi Pot Roast

45g protein · 8 h 15 min · 345 kcal

Tender Slow Cooker Mississippi Pot Roast

Tender chuck roast, au jus seasoning, pepperoncini peppers and butter for a juicy, flavorful beef dinner with just five ingredients that you can make in the slow cooker or the Instant Pot.

8 h 15 min6 servings345 kcal

Ingredients

  • 3 pounds chuck roast, trimmed of excess fat
  • 1 packet au jus dry mix
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 of a 16 ounce jar of sliced pepperoncini with juice
  • 2 Tbsp butter

Instructions

  1. 1

    --- Slow Cooker Instructions: ---

  2. 2

    Add roast into slow cooker. Sprinkle the roast with au jus mix and pour in the water and pepperoncinis and juice. Add butter on top of the roast.

  3. 3

    Cover and cook on low for 8-12 hours, or until roast is tender. The roast isn’t done until you can easily break it apart with a fork. Cooking time depends on the thickness of the roast and your individual slow cooker.

  4. 4

    Break the roast apart and serve with some of the juices and pepperoncinis from the slow cooker.

  5. 5

    --- Instant Pot Instructions: ---

  6. 6

    Add roast into Instant Pot. Sprinkle the roast with au just mix and pour in the water and pepperoncinis and juice. Add butter on top of the roast.

  7. 7

    Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set manual/pressure cook button to 90 minutes. When time is up let pot sit for 15 minutes and then move valve to venting.

  8. 8

    Break the roast apart and serve with some of the juices and pepperoncinis from the pot.

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