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VMBurns: I LOVE cooking with my crockpot. Everything always comes out so tender, plus it's super easy. I dump everything in the crockpot in the morning, go to work and when I come home, the house smells amazing and dinner is done. When I moved to the south, my coworkers talked about Mississippi Pot Roast and it sounded great, so I decided to give it a try. Initially, I wasn't sure about the Pepperocini peppers and 8 seemed like an awful lot. However, these peppers aren't too spicy for me, but if you're nervous, you can start with just a couple or skip them entirely.
MISSISSIPPI POT ROAST
INGREDIENTS
- 3 lb Chuck roast
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 Packet Hidden Valley Ranch dressing mix
- 1 Packet Lipton Onion Soup mix
- 1 Stick butter
- 8 Pepperocini peppers
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Trim excess fat from chuck roast.
2. Heat a large skillet. When hot, add the olive oil. Sear (brown) roast on all sides about 2-3 minutes. You're not cooking the meat, just getting a nice brown color and sealing in the juices.
3. Transfer meat to the slow cooker.
4. Sprinkle the ranch dressing and onion soup packets on top of the meat.
5. Add butter and peppers around the roast.
6. Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours.
7. When its done, take 2 forks and shred the meat.
READERS: Do you like cooking with a crockpot? If so, do you have a favorite dish? Let me know in the comments for a chance to win a copy of the first book in my Dog Club Mystery series, IN THE DOG HOUSE,.
V. M. BurnsMy most recent release is KILLER WORDS, Mystery Bookshop Mystery #7.
Valerie Burns
Bookstore owner and mystery writer Samantha Washington comes to the aid of the cop who once arrested her own grandmother . . .
Sam and Nana Jo are back in sleepy North Harbor, Michigan, where Sam is eagerly awaiting the publication of her first book. In search of more immediate excitement, Nana Jo hits the casino with her fellow Shady Acres Retirement Village gal pals—but they get more than they bargained for when they witness Detective Bradley Pitt decking mayoral candidate John Cloverton.
As Sam well knows, mystery novels are full of brilliant detectives, genius sleuths, and hero cops. Detective Bradley Pitt—aka “Stinky Pitt”—is another story. In the past, the dull-witted detective has mistakenly accused members of Sam’s family for crimes they didn’t commit. Now, it’s his turn: when Cloverton turns up dead, he’s arrested. With his predilection for polyester, Pitt has been wanted by the fashion police for years, but Nana Jo knows her former elementary school math student would never commit murder—it doesn’t add up. Somebody’s framed the flatfoot to take a fall, and Sam and Nana Jo must step in to restore the reputation and good name of Detective Pitt.
