Give Pot Roast 10x The Flavor With A Sprinkle Of This Seasoning
Pot roast is a classic for a reason. This slow-cooked beef, potatoes, and carrots dish is relatively simple to make, especially with a pressure cooker, and yields a tender, savory meal. One challenge with pot roast is that, even if it smells amazing while it cooks, it can still turn out a little bland. Fortunately, that doesn't have to be the case. If you want to take your pot roast's flavor to the next level, we recommend including a pinch of ranch seasoning.
That's right! While ranch and pot roast may not sound like a match made in heaven, they actually go together really well. That's why our recipe for slow cooker Mississippi pot roast calls for a package of ranch seasoning. As recipe creator Erin Johnson says, "This is an incredibly easy recipe that packs a flavor punch."
You can buy name-brand ranch seasoning packets at your nearest grocery store, or you can make it yourself with a mixture of dried herbs plus garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper. The prepackaged version has a few more ingredients, including maltodextrin, buttermilk, and MSG. This is the same spice mixture that helps give ranch dressing its unique and delicious flavor profile.
What social media users say about adding ranch to your pot roast
Ranch seasoning adds big, bold flavor to pot roast (and by the way, this is just one of our recommended ingredient swaps that make pot roast even better). If you're someone who's not a huge fan of ranch dressing, you might be thinking that this is not the recipe for you. But don't be so sure!
Ranch seasoning has all the spices of ranch without any of the mayonnaise or dairy (apart from buttermilk powder). When it's completed, Mississippi pot roast shouldn't have an overly "ranch dressing" flavor to it. Users on Reddit note that "It becomes something else entirely." Another Redditor wrote, "My boyfriend also hates ranch, but he loves Mississippi pot roast. It ends up tasting like gravy, super delicious."
If you find that the seasoning packet helps add a pop of flavor to your roast, don't be shy about trying this ingredient in other slow-cooker recipes. Users online sing the praises of all sorts of other uses for ranch seasoning, such as in white chicken chili, potato soup, salsa chicken, or even just mixed in with some mashed potatoes.