Instant Pot Mississippi Pot Roast

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This Instant Pot Mississippi pot roast uses a chuck roast, a jar of Pepperoncini peppers, and a few different spice blends to make a super-rich, flavorful sauce and some really tender meat. While it might seem odd to combine three different seasoning and dip blends, there is just something so incredible about this flavor combination that just works incredibly well.

If you are looking for a basic pot roast, try my How to Cook a Roast in the Instant Pot recipe.

For some more great beefy pot roast recipes, why not try this recipe for a Beer & Mushroom Instant Pot Pot Roast, or this Classic 3 Ingredient Slow Cooker Pot Roast.

Instant Pot Mississippi Pot Roast

The Mississippi pot roast is one of the most contentious, confusing North American dishes. However, despite its perplexing history and weird ingredient list, it is super easy to make using an Instant Pot and some readymade packets. This is a recipe that you either love, or hate, there is no in between!

This roast never been at the top of my list to make, but I’ve found that adding a packet of gravy mix (not in the original recipe) cuts the quite overpowering acidity of the original recipe and lessening the pepperoncini’s has made it into a recipe that we enjoyed.

Definitely don’t skip on the butter either, as that is what gives it all of that rich fattiness that kicks this recipe up to an 11 out of 10!

Instant Pot Mississippi Pot Roast Ingredients

Check out the recipe card at the bottom of the post for the full ingredient list.

• Olive oil
• Chuck roast
• Pepperoncini pepper
• Pepperoncini juice
• 25 gram packet au jus gravy mix
• 25 gram packet brown gravy mix
• 25 gram packet Hidden Valley ranch dressing mix
• Beef broth
• Butter

How to Make Instant Pot Mississippi Pot Roast

• Set Instant Pot to sauté and heat the olive oil
• Once heated, sear your chuck roast for 5 minutes, flip and then sear for another 5 minutes
• Pull the meat out and then deglaze with the beef broth by scraping the browned bits from the bottom
• Add back the roast, then add in the three packets of mix, as well as the peppers, and top with the butter
• Add the lid and turn the vent to seal
• Using the manual setting, set the Instant Pot to high pressure for 120 minutes
• Once done, naturally release for 10 minutes, then remove the meat and rest on a plate for 10 minutes

• Slice or shred into the gravy, then serve over mashed potatoes

Be Careful Not to Use All of the Pepperoncini’s!

The key ingredient of a Mississippi pot roast is the use of Pepperoncini’s. Pepperoncini’s are wildely used in Southern cooking but don’t actually come from the US – instead, Pepperoncini’s is the name for any chili pepper in Italy.

The type commonly consumed in the US, however, is usually a pickled version made from a mix of different chilies like Jalapenos and Tabascos.

This means that the little jars of Pepperoncini’s you tend to find in the supermarket can be spicy and very overpowering flavor-wise. So when making this recipe, make sure you don’t pour in the entire jar! The chilis and the pickling juice combined can actually overpower your pot roast and make it taste of nothing but intense, spicy chili.

Just the right amount, however, lends a really sweet, delicate spiciness that defines this Mississippi pot roast and tastes amazing.

Why Use Three Different Spice Mixes?

Anyone not familiar with the Mississippi pot roast will likely find the inclusion of two different gravy mixes and a ranch dressing mix to be incredibly weird.

Well, it is pretty weird – but it is also really delicious! Both the au jus gravy and the brown gravy mix contribute all of the beefy, savory flavors that you need, while the Hidden Valley ranch dressing mix gives the whole recipe that touch of umami saltiness and flavoring.

It is probably the buttermilk and dill within the Hidden Valley mix that turns this recipe into something truly incredible, however. Lots of tasty salt, MSG, and umami flavors work beautifully with some buttermilk powder.

This recipe might seem strange, but if you’ve never tried it before, you practically owe it to yourself to try it out.

Looking for more delicious Instant Pot recipes? Try these:

• Instant Pot Vegetable Beef Soup
• Instant Pot Spaghetti
• Instant Pot Pulled Pork

Happy cooking!

Love,

Karlynn

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