Starting with my very first attempt at cooking a pot roast! This recipe was adapted from another blogger who calls it a Mississippi Roast and is possibly the easiest thing ever to prepare. Also, judging by the seasonings added, I can tell that my house is going to smell glorious when I get home.
Preparation
Buy a chuck roast (the one pictured is a little over 4.2 lbs), place it in a good size crock pot
Sprinkle 1 packet Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing mix
Sprinkle 1 packet McCormick Au Jus gravy mix
Place 1 stick of butter (in an attempt to be at least somewhat healthy, I used margarine) on top of the sprinkled roast
Arrange (at least--more if you love them like we do) 5 pepperoncini's on/around the roast as well
Cover and cook on LOW for 8 hrs.
Before picture: This is what mine looked like when I put it in this morning...
After pictures: and this is how it turned out...
Moist beyond words and literally falling apart with tenderness. Plenty of drippings to make a gravy but just as good as a plain Au jus over the meat. I was afraid the peppers would over power the meat and wouldn't appeal to everyone but it was sopped up in a heart beat! The peppers were a light light after taste, I definitely would not add more than what the recipe calls for. Overall this was an awesome success and I'm so glad I took the opportunity for these 2 firsts!
More to come, don't you worry! Sunday Funday isn't too far away ;)
