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This tender and flavorful Mississippi Roast is the perfect quick dinner, cooking up in no time in the pressure cooker instant pot
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Instant Pot Mississippi Roast

Delicious and tender, this Mississippi Roast is chock full of flavor, and cooked to perfection in an instant pot pressure cooker or in a slow cooker. Instant Pot Mississippi Roast: A classic Mississippi Roast cooked to perfection in the pressure cooker, instant pot. Slow cooker instructions included as well. Tender, flavorful, and perfectly seasoned roast, delicious over mashed potatoes.
Prep Time25 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 26 minutes
Total Time1 hour 51 minutes
Course: Meat Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: instant pot mississippi roast, instant pot mississippi roast recipe
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 505kcal
Author: Rachael

Ingredients

  • 3-4 lb Chuck roast with marbling
  • 1 Tbs olive oil
  • ½ cup beef broth
  • ½ cup liquid from a jar of pepperoncini
  • 1 envelope Hidden Valley Ranch mix
  • 1 Envelope Brown Gravy Mix
  • 4 Tbs Butter
  • 8 Pepperoncini

Instructions

Instant Pot Instructions

  • Turn your instant pot on to Saute, add olive oil into the bottom of the pot.
  • Sear all the edges of your chuck roast by letting saute for 2-3 minutes per side.
  • Remove roast from pan, turn off saute, add beef broth, and use a wooden spoon to scrape the bottom of the pot to deglaze it. Add roast back in, cover with pepperoncini juice, ranch mix, and gravy mix, add butter and pepperoncini.
  • Lock lid in place, and set valve to sealing.
  • Hit meat/stew button, or manually set pressure to high and cook for 75-80 minutes, depending on size of roast.
  • Let pressure release naturally for 15 minutes, then finish with a quick release.
  • Shred meat with forks and put it back in juices if desired
  • Serve over mashed potatoes!

Slow cooker Instructions

  • In a large skillet, over high heat, add olive oil, and sear the beef on all sides.
  • Add to a slow cooker, with all of the other ingredients, and let cook for 8-10 hours until roast is fall apart tender, and easily shredded with forks.
  • Shred, and serve!

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Notes

Deglaze the pan to make sure it can come to pressure after searing the roast.
Be sure to natural release the pressure for 15 minutes before doing a quick release
A good marbled roast will mean a more tender and flavorful end result

Nutrition

Calories: 505kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 44g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Cholesterol: 176mg | Sodium: 342mg | Potassium: 824mg | Vitamin A: 345IU | Vitamin C: 19.6mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 4.9mg