Mississippi roast is a popular slow cooker recipe that creates big flavor out of a few simple ingredients. My version results in a fall apart tender roast with a rich and flavorful sauce and uses NO PACKETS. Low carb and keto recipe.

Mississippi Roast or Pepperoncini Pot Roast has been a popular recipe for a few years now. I?m sorry I waited so long to make it. But let?s back up a bit before I get into my recipe…
Mississippi Roast
Some of you are wondering, ?what is Mississippi Roast"? The original recipe for Mississippi roast or pepperoncini pot roast, is a chuck roast seasoned with a packet of ranch seasoning mix, a packet of Au jus gravy, several pepperoncini peppers and a whole stick of butter. It can be cooked on the stove, in the oven, or in a pressure cooker, but it?s most often made in a slow cooker.
The first time I made Mississippi pot roast, I followed the original recipe. Yep, I bought the ranch seasoning packet, Au jus packet, a jar of pepperoncinis, and used a whole stick of butter. I cooked it in my slow cooker and it was good, but it wasn?t great. The flavor wasn?t quite where I wanted it and there was an inch of oil floating on top of the gravy! I was a little disappointed. I knew it could be better.
I worked really hard on a copycat homemade ranch seasoning mix. The first version included powdered buttermilk and nutritional yeast, which was really good. But in the end, I decided to simplify the ingredients and came up with a homemade version t...