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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, Amish pot roast or Georgia 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. Also, try my Slow Cooker Dill Pickle Soup, or Slow Cooker Dill Pickle Chicken recipe!
Recipe Ingredients
- Chuck Roast – Chuck roast has great marbling and makes the most tender roast you will ever try. I also use this roast in my 3 packet pot roast and slow cooker sauerbraten.
- 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 crockpot mashed potaotes.
- Over white rice.
- On hamburger buns or sweet Hawaiian rolls.
Featured Comment
“I loved the recipe. I tasted it while it was cooking. I thought to myself, oh this needs to but eaten on a bun…Yum! We all loved it. I am tempted to try it with a corned beef for a corned beef on rye… Those pickles make the recipe!!”
– Arti
Slow Cooker Dill Pickle Pot Roast
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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.
Sarah’s 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
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Slow Cooker Pot Roast Recipes:
For a hearty and flavorful meal, try the Slow Cooker Venison Roast, where the game meat becomes tender and juicy after hours of slow cooking.
The Sauerbraten offers a traditional German twist, marinating beef in a tangy vinegar-based sauce before slow roasting to perfection.
The Rump Roast Recipe is a classic choice, slow-cooked until it’s tender and sliceable, making it perfect for Sunday dinners.
For a unique flavor profile, the Beer, Onion, and Ketchup Pot Roast combines these ingredients to create a savory and slightly sweet sauce that complements the beef beautifully.
I give this recipe a 10!!!!
I’ve made it twice now & it is soooooo fantastic!!!!
I put smoked paprika with it.
I never imagined putting pickles with roast. It is fantastic!!
Have cooked the Miss. pot roast 5 or 6 times . Only problem is not sure what to do with with the garlic cloves at dinner.time
Hi Bill! You can mush them up into the sauce if desire or if you have a garlic lover in your family, put them on their plate!
This recipe definitely made its way into my recipe box and will be made again. We were pleasantly surprised that even the cooked dills were good–and we are no fans of the ubiquitous dill on lunch platters.
Making 2lb toasty. Understand I’m cutting back on gravy and ranch what about the amount of garlic cloves?? And do you still put in all the pickles or half the amount but use same amount of pickle juice
I would cut back a little on both myself but in all honesty, you won’t be able to taste too much of difference either way.
I put this together at midnight, and when I got up, my house smelled wonderful!!
This was so easy to make & SOOO delicious!!!! I will definitely make it again!!!!!
I used a hand mixer to shred the meat. Placed meat on to of toasted hoagie bun with some provolone cheese! Absolutely amazing
I found this recipe intriguing so I made it last night with raised eyebrows from my family when I told them what it was. It smelled amazing as it cooked. We opted for French rolls to serve it on. What a huge hit! My family loved it. The overwhelming consensus is that it is definitely a keeper. We have unanimously added it to our cache of regular recipes. 5 stars
How do you cook this with an instant pot?
With a 2 pound roast we only cut back on thr gravy and ranch not the pickle juice?
I’d still add the same amount for moisture
This was soooo good!! Turned out nice and tender and the flavour was amazing