{"id":847807,"date":"2021-11-05T08:38:36","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T08:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/?p=847807"},"modified":"2021-12-16T11:46:49","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T17:46:49","slug":"heres-how-to-make-mississippi-pot-roast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/heres-how-to-make-mississippi-pot-roast\/","title":{"rendered":"We Made Mississippi Pot Roast and It’s a Must-Try in All 50 States"},"content":{"rendered":"It's hard to say whether viral recipes<\/a> like pancake cereal, cloud bread or the tortilla wrap hack<\/a> will survive for the long haul or fade away. However, Mississippi Pot Roast, one of the first Internet recipe sensations, is still going strong more than 20 years after it was dreamed up by a talented home cook.\r\n\r\nThe recipe for Mississippi Pot Roast couldn't be simpler: a large beef roast sprinkled with dry ranch dressing mix and gravy mix in a slow cooker. Add butter and pepperoncini peppers<\/a>, then walk away. After several hours of low-and-slow cooking, the roast is ready, with meat that's incredibly tender and loaded with savory, vibrant flavor.\r\n

The Unusual History of This Dish<\/h2>\r\nBy the time the New York <\/em>Times<\/em> wrote about<\/a> \"the roast that owns the Internet,\" Mississippi Pot Roast had already been circulating among friends and on the Web for more than 16 years. The recipe was created by Robin Chapman, a home cook from Ripley, Mississippi. She decided to add her own twists to a seasoned roast beef her aunt liked to serve. Robin's changes included adding a packet of dry ranch dressing and spicy pepperoncini to the slow cooker dish\u2014and her family loved it!\r\n\r\nAs she passed the recipe on to family and friends, the \"Roast Beef,\" as it was called, became a popular meal in her community, even appearing in a local cookbook. The recipe was picked up and shared by one food blogger, then many more, and eventually got the name of \"Mississippi Pot Roast.\" It wasn't long before the recipe had millions of pins and shares across the Web.\r\n

How to Make Mississippi Pot Roast<\/h2>\r\nThis recipe is quick to assemble and then needs 8 hours to cook in a slow cooker (see below for Instant Pot directions). It serves about eight people.\r\n\r\n\"Mississippi\r\n

Ingredients<\/h3>\r\n