Dill Pickle Pot Roast is a wonderfully tender roast flavored with dill, ranch, and garlic. The dill flavor is very subtle and great with mashed potatoes or rice.
We love a tender chuck roast, we often make a horseradish pot roast or Amish pot roast.
This recipe I’ve seen all over Facebook and decided to put my own spin on it. I use similar flavors of the Mississippi Pot Roast but skip the butter. I also add whole garlic cloves and dried dill. I think you will love this unique pot roast recipe.
Recipe Ingredients
- Chuck Roast – Chuck roast has great marbling and makes the most tender roast you will ever try.
- Dill Pickles – I use all the pickles from a 24-ounce jar.
- Pickle Juice – A half-cup from the above pickles.
- Brown Gravy Mix – This thickens the sauce a bit and a wonderful beefy flavor
- Ranch Dressing Mix – Adds onion, garlic, and dill flavors to the sauce.
- Garlic – 6 whole garlic cloves.
- Dill Weed – You can use dry or freshly chopped dill.
How long do I cook?
- Cooking chuck roast low and slow is the way to go. Cook on LOW for 9-10 hours.
- If you are in a hurry, 5-6 hours on HIGH will work in a pinch.
Should I brown the roast?
- You can go without browning the roast, and you will still have great results. (I rarely brown my roasts).
- If you desire to brown your roast, you can and follow the same recipe.
Is this recipe overly salty?
- If you use a 4-pound roast or larger, the sauce has a perfect balance of flavors.
- For a small roast, use less of each seasoning packet.
- 3-pound roast – 3/4 of each seasoning packet
- 2-pound roast – 1/2 of each seasoning packet
How should I serve with Dill Pickle Roast?
- Serve with mashed potaotes.
- Over white rice.
- On hamburger buns or sweet Hawaiian rolls.
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Slow Cooker Dill Pickle Pot Roast
Equipment Needed:
Ingredients:
- 4 lbs. beef chuck roast
- .87 oz. packet brown gravy mix
- 1 oz. packet ranch dressing mix
- 24 oz. jar baby dill pickles discard all juices except half cup (next ingredient)
- 1/2 cup pickle juice (from above)
- 6 whole garlic cloves keep whole
- 1/2 tsp. dried dill (or one tablespoon fresh)
Instructions:
- Add the roast to the slow cooker.
- Sprinkle over the brown gravy mix and ranch dressing mix.
- Add the pickles, garlic cloves, dill and pickle juice.
- Place the lid on the slow cooker.
- Cook on LOW for 9-10 hours or HIGH for 5-6 hours
- Shred the meat with 2 forks and serve with your desired sides.
How to Video:
Recipe Notes:
- You can go without browning the roast and you will still have great results. (I rarely brown my roasts).
- If you desire to brown your roast you can and follow the same recipe.
- If you use a 4-pound roast or larger, the sauce has a perfect balance of flavors.
- For a small roast, use less of each seasoning packet.
- 3-pound roast – 3/4 of each seasoning packet
- 2-pound roast – 1/2 of each seasoning packet
- Serve with Mashed Potatoes or rice
- Or serve on hamburger buns or Hawaiiaan sweet rolls
Nutrition Information:
Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.
Can this be modified for pressure cook?
I’m sure it could!
I have a huge jar of sliced garlic pickles. Can I use those? I don’t know what to do with so many pickles thought maybe I could use with this. Thougts?
Yes, that would work great.
My husband said, “This is a 5 star meal.” “Our high end cooking friends would like this.” Found the recipe and
thought it was unusual but intrigued with all the positive comments. It will certainly be served on oncoming family
menus.
Absolutely love this! Even folks who don’t like pickles loved this!
3rd time making. Forgot the garlic and went over on pickles using 3 x 16 oz jars of midgets. Still turned out amazing
Trying today!!!
Could you make it with a pork roast? Thanks
I think a pork roast would work great!
Thanks for responding so quickly. Can’t wait to make it. Thanks again.
Loved the recipe! Will add it to my list of favorite things.