Ingredient Notes:
Chuck Roast – This flavorful cut of beef will come out perfectly tender and easy to shred after slow cooking! Look for a well marbled chuck roast for the most flavor.
Seasoning – You’ll add a packet of ranch seasoning mix and au jus seasoning mix to add in with the roast. It’ll add lots of flavor to the beef! Note: You’ll want to use ranch seasoning and not ranch dip mix – the seasoning is less salty than the dip mix and it does make a difference in the final product.
Beef Broth – We’re using low sodium beef broth to keep the final dish from being overly salty. It adds a nice, hearty flavor to the beef and noodles.
Pepperoncini Peppers – I like to use whole pepperoncini peppers, but the sliced kind will work too. Use the jarred variety and keep some of the juice. It’ll go in with the roast to add some extra flavor.
Egg Noodles – The nice thing about noodles is that they easily soak up lots of other flavors and these are cooking right in the crockpot with all that flavorful liquid.
What We Love About This Recipe:
The crockpot makes this an easy weeknight dinner, and everyone will love walking in the door to the smells of the Mississippi roast.
The pepperoncini peppers add so much flavor to this recipe without making it spicy. Just a little zip and tang that’s hard to resist.
The noodles cook right in the crockpot – no need to boil a pot of water!
How to Make Mississippi Beef with Noodles:
Sear: To get started you’ll want to sear the chuck roast to add some flavor. Heat some oil in a large skillet over high heat and sear the roast on all sides until it is nicely browned. This is optional if you’re in a hurry, but it does add flavor!
Seasoning: After searing the chuck roast transfer it to your crockpot and then sprinkle on the packet of ranch seasoning and au jus seasoning. Top the beef with the pepperoncini peppers, pour in the beef broth, and finally pour on the pepperoncini juice.
Slow Cook: Cover the crockpot and cook on low for 8 hours or high for 5 hours. When the Mississippi pot roast has finished cooking you can remove the beef from the crockpot and shred with a fork. Stir the shredded beef back into the broth.
Helpful Tip!
Every crockpot cooks differently, so you’ll just want to keep cooking the meat until it easily shreds apart with a fork. Your crockpot may take more or less time depending on how hot it runs. It’s difficult to overcook beef in a crockpot like this, so if it’s tough it just needs more time cooking.
Noodles: After adding the shredded beef back in you can now stir in the dried egg noodles until they’re well combined with the beef and broth.
Top it all off with a few pats of butter and then cover the crockpot and continue slow cooking on high for 30 minutes, or until the noodles are tender. Serve it hot topped with some fresh parsley!
Helpful Tip!
Our noodles cooked perfectly in 30 minutes, but it will depend on how hot your crockpot runs. Stir them after 20 minutes to check for doneness and keep an eye on them.
