Dutch Oven Mississippi Pot Roast

Dutch Oven Mississippi Pot Roast

from dutchovendaddy.com
Main Course
505 min
6 servings
521 kcal / serving

Dutch Oven Mississippi Pot Roast is a widely popular beef roast recipe with 5 simple ingredients perfected by cooking it in cast iron.

Ingredients

  • 3 lbbeef chuck roast (3-5 lbs will work)
  • ½ tspsalt (+/- to taste)
  • ¼ tsppepper (+/- to taste)
  • 2 tbspcooking oil
  • 1pkt au jus gravy mix
  • 1pkt ranch dressing mix
  • ¼ cupbutter
  • 6peperoncini peppers (+/- to taste)
  • ¼ cuppepper brine

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 200°F degrees.

  2. 2

    Season both sides of the chuck roast with salt and pepper

  3. 3

    Heat 5.5 quart Dutch oven over medium-high heat on the stove.

  4. 4

    Once hot, add the oil.

  5. 5

    Sear each side of roast, 2-3 minutes per side; remove from hot burner.

  6. 6

    Sprinkle the au jus mix on top of roast.

  7. 7

    Sprinkle the Ranch mix over the top.

  8. 8

    Add the peppers and cubed butter.

  9. 9

    Pour the pepper brine from the jar over the roast. (see notes)

  10. 10

    Cover and bake 8 hours or until the roast reaches 145°F using an instant-read thermometer. (see notes)

  11. 11

    Remove from the oven, place on a cutting board covered (with foil or similar) and allow to rest for 10 minutes.

  12. 12

    Shred and serve.