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Mississippi Pot Roast
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Mississippi Pot Roast

Course Main
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 10 minutes
Servings 8
Author Pam - For the Love of Cooking

Equipment

  • Large Dutch oven

Ingredients

  • 1 (3 lbs.) chuck roast
  • Freshly cracked black pepper, to taste
  • 6 tbsp unsalted butter, divided
  • ½ cup water
  • 1 (1-oz packet) dry ranch dressing seasoning mix
  • 1 (1-oz packet) au jus gravy mix
  • 7-8 pepperoncini peppers
  • 3 cloves of garlic, thinly sliced

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 275 degrees.
  • Season the entire chuck roast with freshly cracked black pepper to taste. 
  • Heat 1 tablespoon of butter in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the roast and sear it lightly on all sides for about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat.
  • Add ½ cup of water to the Dutch oven, then sprinkle in the ranch seasoning and au jus packet seasoning. 
  • Add the remaining five tablespoons of butter around the roast. 
  • Place the pepperoncini peppers and sliced garlic around the roast. 
  • Cover with a tight-fitting lid and bake for 4 hours, flipping the roast halfway through cooking, until the meat is tender and falling apart.
  • Remove from the oven. Let it cool for a bit.
  • Remove any bits of fat, then shred the meat with two forks. Serve. Enjoy!