This Mississippi Pork Roast is the perfect alternative to your everyday dinner, and all you need are a few ingredients and your slow cooker! Slow-cooked with dry, spicy ranch dressing, this recipe has a subtle heat from the pepperoncini peppers. 

This Mississippi Pork Roast is a bold twist on the classic, combining tangy pepperoncini, savory seasoning packets, and butter for rich, melt-in-your-mouth flavor. The slow cooker does all the work, making it an easy, hands-off meal perfect for busy days. Served as tacos with pickled red onions and crunchy cabbage, this recipe turns a simple pork roast into a flavorful, crowd-pleasing dinner with a little extra kick.

Recipe Ingredients

Here is all you need for the perfect roast. Find the full recipe with ingredient amounts in the recipe card below the images.

• Boston Butt – The cut of pork for this recipe should be cooked low and slow, so an inexpensive cut with plenty of marbling is best. We recommend a Boston Butt because the fat helps keep the roast from drying out. Another cut of pork that works well is a pork shoulder. Pork tenderloin can be used but it will be on the dry side.
• Ranch Seasoning Mix – Use spicy ranch or regular, works great with both. Since I’m making tacos with this meat, I prefer spicy ranch mix.
• Onion Soup Mix Packet – You can find this on the soup aisle, the brand to look for is Lipton.
• Pepperoncini Peppers – 10 pepperoncinis and a 1/2 cup of the brine from the jar.
• Unsalted butter – This will help cut down the sodium in the dish. If you only have salted butter, use only 1/2 off each seasoning packet.

How to Make Mississippi Pork Roast

Only four easy steps and a crockpot to make this dinner! See how easy it is:

Step One – Add the pork roast to the crockpot. There is no need to brown it, though it won’t hurt the recipe if you choose to do so.

Step Two – Pour over the pepperoncini brine.

Step Three – Next, sprinkle over the ranch dressing mix onion soup mix, and black pepper. Place the pepperoncini peppers on top and around the roast.

Step Four – Slice the butter and place it on the pork roast. Cook on LOW for 9 hours or HIGH For 6 hours.

How to serve Mississippi pork?

We love serving this shredded pork on tacos! It’s got the perfect salty and tangy flavor for a special taco night.

• Warmed corn tortillas – You can heat these individually on a skillet or place in a 350 degree oven for 15 minutes before ready to serve dinner.
• Shredded red cabbage – Cut this in the morning for a stress free dinner!
• Pickled onions – Add the thinly sliced onions and vinegar to a mason jar, seal tightly, and shake to combine. Refrigerate overnight or at least 45 minutes before using. I like to make these pickled onions right after I start the roast for the day.

More Mississippi Recipes:

Mississippi Pot Roast is a classic slow cooker favorite made with ranch, au jus, butter, and pepperoncini for rich, savory flavor.

For a kicked-up version, Spicy Mississippi Pot Roast adds extra heat with hot peppers or spicy seasonings.

Mississippi Chicken uses the same bold flavors as the roast but swaps in tender chicken for a lighter, equally delicious option.