Instant Pot Mississippi Pot Roast

Tender, flavorful Instant Pot Mississippi Pot Roast is perfect for weeknight dinners or family gatherings. You’ll love the simple, easy, dump and go Instant Pot recipe!

We love making easy dinners in the pressure cooker. Readers love our Instant Pot Beef Stroganoff, Instant Pot shredded chicken, and of course broccoli cheddar soup.

Mississippi Pot Roast recipe in the Instant Pot


Why this Dinner is Best

One of my goals here at Shugary Sweets is to help you enjoy dinner with your family by providing easy, no fuss meals.

While we can all agree, 3 course meals with all the bells and whistles can be delicious, in my family that’s just not practical.

One of the reasons I love using my Instant Pot for dinner recipes is it allows me to continue cooking flavorful dishes in a fraction of the time. 

You may have seen this pot roast recipe all over Facebook or Pinterest, but what exactly is a Mississippi Pot Roast?

This fork tender roast is juicy and buttery with tons of flavor (thanks to the au jus and ranch packets). Add a little spice (not heat) with the pepperoncini peppers.

Ingredient Notes

Chuck Roast. Much like my Instant Pot pot roast recipe, you’ll want to choose a well marbled chuck roast. The chuck roast comes from the shoulder of the cow.

Find a chuck roast with many thin strands of white (connective tissue). These will melt away while your roast cooks, creating a tender cut of meat.

I use a 3-4 pound roast for a single recipe. Cut it into large chunks so that it will fit well in the bottom of the Instant Pot.

Seasoning. One dry packet of ranch seasoning and one dry packet of au jus provide the perfect pairing of seasonings to today’s Mississippi Roast recipe.

Pepperoncini Peppers. These are the star of the show. Use either whole or sliced pepperoncinis to flavor the meat. While they have a little spice to them, it’s mild not hot.

If you want to add even MORE flavor swap out some of the beef broth for extra liquid from the pepper jar.

Extras. You’ll also need olive oil (to saute the beef), beef broth, and butter. This dish can get a little salty, so try to choose low sodium beef broth and unsalted butter. You can always add a little salt to the dish after tasting it!

Mississippi Pot Roast on a pile of mashed potatoes

How to Make Instant Pot Mississippi Pot Roast

STEP 1. Sear the Beef.

Plug in pressure cooker and select “SAUTE.” Add olive oil to the bottom of the pot. Add the chunks of chuck roast and saute 5 minutes on each side. 

I don’t add extra salt to the roast while searing, but I do sometimes sprinkle a little cracked black pepper on the meat.

When all pieces of chuck roast have been browned, remove and set aside.

STEP 2. Deglaze the pot.

While on saute, add in beef broth to the pressure cooker. Using a wooden spoon, scrape up as much of the browned bits off the bottom of the pan.

To avoid the dreaded “BURN” notice, deglazing the pot is an important step!

Once deglazed, hit the cancel button and add the au just packet, ranch packet, liquid from the pepperonicini pepper jar, the peppers, and butter. Give a quick stir, then return the roast back to the Instant Pot.

STEP 3. Pressure Cook.

Lock the lid in place and select “HIGH PRESSURE” for a cook time of 50 minutes. If your roast is closer to 4- 4 1/2 lbs, add an additional 10-15 minutes of cook time.

When cook time ends, allow pressure to NATURALLY RELEASE. This means you leave it alone until the silver valve drops. This will usually take about 20 minutes.

Allowing the roast to naturally release pressure helps keep your beef moist and tender and prevents it from drying out.

STEP 4. Thicken the Gravy (optional) and Shred the Beef

Depending on how you like your gravy, you can choose to thicken it in minutes.

First, remove the beef from the Instant Pot after it has naturally released pressure. Place on a cutting board and shred beef into desired size pieces.

While the beef is out of the pot you can make the gravy thicker.

In a small bowl, whisk together 1/4 cup cornstarch with about 1/4 cup of the hot liquid from the sauce.

Turn the Instant Pot on “SAUTE” and allow it to cook and bubble for about 1-2 minutes, until thickened.

Return the beef to the hot liquid and enjoy.

How to Serve Mississippi Pot Roast

This Instant Pot Roast recipe is naturally low carb and delicious served up on a plate, as is.

The traditional way to serve this dish according to Robin Chapman, the original creator of Mississippi Pot Roast, is to put the meat on sandwiches.

My family, however, loves this dish served over Baked Mashed Potatoes!

Here are a few of our favorite side dishes to enjoy with Mississippi Pot Roast

How to Store Leftovers

Let’s assume first of all the you even have leftovers! Mississippi Pot Roast is the perfect pot luck and family dinner. It’s easy, yet everyone loves it and it can serve a crowd too!

  • STORE: If you have leftovers, allow to cool in Instant Pot (or serving dish). Refrigerate for up to 4 days (reheating leftovers as needed in microwave or on stove top).
  • FREEZE: You can freeze leftovers by placing in a ziploc freezer bag or freezer friendly container for up to 3 months. Thaw in refrigerator overnight and reheat to serve.

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Instant Pot Mississippi Pot Roast

5 from 5 votes
By: Aimee
Tender, flavorful Instant Pot Mississippi Pot Roast is perfect for weeknight dinners or family gatherings. You'll love the simple, easy, dump and go Instant Pot recipe!
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 8 servings

Ingredients 

  • 2 Tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 lb chuck roast cut into chunks
  • ¾ cup beef broth
  • 1 packet ranch dressing mix
  • 1 packet au jus mix
  • 6-8 whole pepperoncini peppers
  • ¼ cup liquid from pepperoncini pepper jar
  • 4 Tablespoons unsalted butter
  • ¼ cup cornstarch optional
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Instructions 

  • Plug in pressure cooker and select "SAUTE." Add olive oil to the bottom of the pot. Add the chunks of chuck roast and saute 5 minutes on each side. 
  • When all pieces of chuck roast have been browned, remove and set aside.
  • While on saute, add in beef broth to the pressure cooker. Using a wooden spoon, scrape up as much of the browned bits off the bottom of the pan.
  • Once deglazed, hit the cancel button and add the au just packet, ranch packet, liquid from the pepperonicini pepper jar, the peppers, and butter. Give a quick stir, then return the roast back to the Instant Pot.
  • Lock the lid in place and select "HIGH PRESSURE" for a cook time of 50 minutes. If your roast is closer to 4- 4 1/2 lbs, add an additional 10-15 minutes of cook time.
  • When cook time ends, allow pressure to NATURALLY RELEASE. This means you leave it alone until the silver valve drops. This will usually take about 20 minutes.
  • For an optional, thicker gravy, remove the beef from the Instant Pot after it has naturally released pressure. Place on a cutting board and shred beef into desired size pieces.
  • While the beef is out of the pot you can make the gravy thicker.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together 1/4 cup cornstarch with about 1/4 cup of the hot liquid from the sauce.
  • Turn the Instant Pot on "SAUTE" and allow it to cook and bubble for about 1-2 minutes, until thickened.
  • Return the beef to the hot liquid and enjoy.

Notes

  • This Instant Pot recipe was created in a 6qt Instant Pot. Prep time does not include the time it takes to come to pressure or naturally release pressure.
  • To avoid the dreaded "BURN" notice, deglazing the pot with beef broth is an important step!
  • Allowing the roast to naturally release pressure helps keep your beef moist and tender and prevents it from drying out.

Nutrition

Calories: 535kcal, Carbohydrates: 9g, Protein: 43g, Fat: 37g, Saturated Fat: 15g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 19g, Trans Fat: 2g, Cholesterol: 158mg, Sodium: 1195mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 3g
Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: American
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Tender, flavorful Mississippi Pot Roast is perfect for weeknight dinners or family gatherings. You’ll love the simple, easy, dump and go Instant Pot recipe!



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Posted on November 4, 2019

Comments & Reviews

  1. Did anyone else have trouble getting the meat to shred? The meat was really good and juicy but really hard to shred.

  2. Can this be made with “beef tips” (stew meat sized beef chunks)? How would you adjust cooking time?

  3. Made this tonight and the roast was just falling apart. Put the pot roast on toasted Italian bread! Came out fantastic…… wife had two helpings….. which is unusual for that tiny girl.

  4. I made sure I deglazed the pot and still got a burn notice. I added some extra beef broth and again burn notice. I have made many recipes in the instant pot and never got the burn notice before. Dumped it all into my dutch oven and now cooking it in the oven for 4 hours at 275. I only had a 4lb top sirloin but couldn’t fit the whole thing in one layer on the bottom of my 8qt. Had to do it in two batches so not sure how a 6lb would fit. Just interested, did anyone else have this problem?

    1. I also got the BURN notice and I made sure to deglaze. I just opened unit up stirred the bottom and put back on. No more burn notice.

      1. Sometimes the IP can be finicky if the meat is sitting in a spot on the bottom of the pot it can trigger the burn notice. You did everything right 🙂

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