Learn how to make the famous Mississippi Pot Roast. This easy recipe is made with venison and in the slow cooker. It is pan seared to lock in the flavor, then placed in your slow cooker. Made with less than 10 ingredients. This roast is so buttery and tangy in flavor, tender and fall apart delicious it is sure to be a family favorite dinner!
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Serve with a side, on top of mashed potatoes or rice, as sandwich or use as taco meat. This is sure to be a family favorite and the perfect comfort food to use that venison in your freezer. I break down how we prep and cook this in our podcast episode that you can listen to here.
If you want to learn the basics of cooking with wild game, listen to this recipe with a professional wild game chef!
WHY YOU WILL LOVE THIS EASY VENISON RECIPE:
- It comes together quickly, and then is a set it and forget it kind of recipe.
- It feeds a crowd and more importantly, is a crowd pleaser!
- You can serve it on it’s own with a side, like our easy and cheesy dutch oven potatoes with bacon, as a sandwich or use it as taco meat.
- It’s easy great for meal prep.
- Uses the Venison in your freezer (works amazing with beef as well)
- Comfort food at it’s finest!
What ingredients you need to make the best venison slow cooker or crockpot Mississippi pot roast:
- 5 lb Venison Roast
1 oz Ranch Packet - Onion Soup Packet OR Homemade Gluten-Free Onion Soup Mix (instructions in the recipe description below)
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick)
- 10 or more pepperoncini peppers
- 1/4 cup pepperoncini juice
- Cooking Oil – to sear the outside of the roast.
How do you make venison Mississippi pot roast in the slow cooker?
- Heat a large skillet on medium-high heat with cooking oil, you just need enough to coat the bottom of the skillet.
- Sear the outside of the roast until golden brown all over.
- Add the venison roast directly into the slow cooker.
- Add the ranch packet and onion soup mix on top of the roast.
- Cut up the butter into tabs, add the butter, peppers, and pepper juice.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 8-10 hours or HIGH for 6-7 hours. Do not open the lid while the roast cooks.
TIP: When the meat is done, it should fall apart/be able to shred with a fork. If it does not, cook the roast longer
- Shred with two forks in the slow cooker.
- Serve as a roast, or as desired. It is great on it’s own with a side of your favorite vegetables. Or add the roast, juice and pepperoncini on top of mashed potatoes. Make sandwiches or tacos with the meat.
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Slow Cooker Venison Mississippi Pot Roast
Learn how to make the famous Mississippi Pot Roast. This recipe is made with venison and in the slow cooker. It is pan seared to lock in the flavor, then placed in your slow cooker. Made with less than 10 ingredients. This roast is so buttery and tangy in flavor, tender and fall apart delicious.
Ingredients
- 5 lb Venison Roast (thawed)
- 1 oz Ranch Packet
- 1 Packet Onion Soup Mix See recipe notes below for Homemade Gluten-Free Onion Soup Mix recipe
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter or 1 stick
- 10 or more pepperoncini peppers from jar. (depends on how tangy you want it)
- 1/2 cup pepperoncini juice from the jar of pepperoncini peppers
- Cooking Oil (Avocado Oil) just enough to coat the bottom of skillet to sear the outside of the roast
Instructions
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Heat a large skillet on medium-high heat with cooking oil, you just need enough to coat the bottom of the skillet.
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Sear the outside of the roast until golden brown all over.
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Add the venison roast directly into the slow cooker.
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Add the ranch packet and onion soup mix on top of the roast.
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Cut up the butter into tabs.
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Add the butter, peppers, and pepper juice on top of the roast.
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Cover (add the lid to the slow cooker) and cook on LOW for 8-10 hours or HIGH for 6-7 hours. Do not open the lid while the roast cooks. (When the meat is done, it should fall apart/be able to shred. If it does not, cook the roast longer)
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Shred the roast with two forks directly in the slow cooker.
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Serve as a roast if desired. It is great as is with a side of your favorite vegetables. Or add the roast, juice, and pepperoncini on top of mashed potatoes. Make sandwiches or tacos with the meat.
Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Gluten-Free Homemade Onion Soup Mix Recipe:
Use in place of Onion Soup Mix Packet, like Lipton.
Ingredients:
- 4 tsp gluten-free beef bullion powder
- 2 Tbs Dried Minced Onion
- 1/4 tsp Dried parsley
- 1/8 Celery Seed
- 1/8 tsp Sweet paprika
- 1/8 tsp Black Pepper
Directions:
- Combine all the ingredients in a small bowl.
- Mix until combined.
- Use in place of Lipton Packet.
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