This Healthy Mississippi Pot Roast is low calorie, and you can make it in your slow cooker, instant pot, or in the oven!
Making a recipe for Mississippi pot roast has never been easier, I omitted several steps to save you time and effort, without changing the flavor at all!
I also cut about 1/2 of the calories from the original recipe, and supplied you with 100% all natural ingredients.
Last, but not least, I made this a 4 ingredient recipe! And supplied you with homemade seasonings, or store-bought. This spicy pot roast with peppers couldn’t be easier!
This Mississippi Pot Roast Recipe is just 340 calories and can be made in the slow cooker, instant pot, or the oven!
Healthy Mississippi Pot Roast
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Low Calorie Mississippi Pot Roast Ingredients
This 4 ingredient slow cooker or instant pot Mississippi pot roast is so easy and fast to put together, and that’s thanks to some store-bought (or homemade- you choose!) seasoning blends.
I have also supplied you with some DIY recipes like my homemade ranch seasoning. No matter if you purchase or make it homemade, this extra east recipe will come out great!
Shopping List for Low Calorie Mississippi Pot Roast:
- Chuck roast
- Homemade Ranch Seasoning
- All-Natural Au Jus Gravy Mix (see recipe card below for more information!)
- Peperoncini peppers
How to Make Low Calorie Mississippi Pot Roast
Most recipes for Mississippi pot roast call for browning the beef. And I’m not opposed to doing that. But I have made all three methods below (slow cooker, instant pot and oven) and honestly, I couldn’t taste a difference when I browned it or didn’t brown it.
Should you want to brown your beef first, by all means do so with a little olive oil or olive oil spray. But you can skip the step and save yourself lots of work and time.
How to Make Low Calorie Mississippi Pot Roast:
Slow Cooker Directions:
- Add beef to the slow cooker, top with ranch seasoning, gravy mix, peperoncini peppers and juice from jar.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 8-10 hours or HIGH for 6-7 hours. Do not open the lid while the roast cooks.
- Use forks to shred the beef, remove any fatty pieces, and serve hot.
Instant Pot Directions:
- Add beef to the Instant Pot, top with ranch seasoning, gravy mix, peperoncini peppers and juice from jar.
- Cover and seal, and cook on high pressure for 60 minutes.
- Allow natural release of pressure for 15 minutes, then do a manual release of pressure.
- Use forks to shred the beef, remove any fatty pieces, and serve hot.
Dutch Oven/Oven Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees.
- Add beef to a dutch oven or a roasting pan with cover, top with ranch seasoning, gravy mix, peperoncini peppers and juice from jar.
- Bake for 3 hours, until the beef pulls apart easily.
- Use forks to shred the beef, remove any fatty pieces, and serve hot.
Healthy Mississippi Pot Roast Recipe
This simple Mississippi pot roast crockpot, instant pot, oven recipe is low in calories and requires only 4 ingredients!
I love to serve it with my Ranch Baked Potatoes, they help balance out this spicy beef roast. Plus you already have the ranch seasoning out, might as well use it on the side dish too!
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Low Calorie Mississippi Pot Roast
Ingredients
- 4 lb. chuck roast
- 2 tablespoons Homemade Ranch Seasoning or store bought
- 1 oz packet All-Natural Au Jus Gravy Mix
- 1 12- oz jar peperoncini peppers juice and peppers
Instructions
Slow Cooker Directions:
- Add beef to the slow cooker, top with ranch seasoning, gravy mix, peperoncini peppers and juice from jar.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 8-10 hours or HIGH for 6-7 hours. Do not open the lid while the roast cooks.
- Use forks to shred the beef, remove any fatty pieces, and serve hot.
Instant Pot Directions:
- Add beef to the Instant Pot, top with ranch seasoning, gravy mix, peperoncini peppers and juice from jar.
- Cover and seal, and cook on high pressure for 60 minutes.
- Allow natural release of pressure for 15 minutes, then do a manual release of pressure.
- Use forks to shred the beef, remove any fatty pieces, and serve hot.
Oven Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees.
- Add beef to a dutch oven or a roasting pan with cover, top with ranch seasoning, gravy mix, peperoncini peppers and juice from jar.
- Bake for 3 hours, until the beef pulls apart easily.
- Use forks to shred the beef, remove any fatty pieces, and serve hot.
Nutrition
Nutrition and Calories in Mississippi Pot Roast
The nutrition is based off 3 ounces of pot roast, which is the average serving size for all recipes across the internet.
I based the nutrition off store-bought ranch seasoning, so if you want to lower sodium try our Homemade Ranch Seasoning and feel free to omit the salt all together from it. The recipe will still be wonderful.
Important Note: As a reminder, at Lose Weight By eating it is my goal to make you healthier, all-natural versions of your favorite recipes… not all will be “diet worthy” depending on the diet you are on. But they will be healthier versions to help curb your cravings.
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Article History:
- Originally written and published July 26, 2022 by Audrey Johns
- Updated on April 17, 2023 by Audrey Johns
- Updated on September 14, 2023 by Audrey Johns
