The Kitchen Wife: Vegan Mississippi Pot Roast Recipe Crockpot (2024)

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It's #Crocktober and that means a large portion of the month will be dedicated to all of the comforting slowcooker meals we know and love! I'll be honest, I have struggled with crockpot meals since going plant-based. Usually they involve a large hunk of meat, some sort of condensed soup, and A LOT of cheese. Obviously most of those ingredients are off the table for us. However that doesn't mean I don't crave those rich flavors especially my old favorite, Mississippi Pot Roast. Hearty, rich, meaty, *sigh* those days are over for us...or are they?

I'm happy to say that after much trial and error the answer to that question is firm NO! No they are not. In fact, I'm about to blow your mind with this AMAZING Vegan Crockpot Mississippi Pot Roast Recipe! This plant-based recipe has all the great flavor of the traditional recipe without any of the guilt ESPECIALLY when served on a bed of fluffy Chateau Bread Dumplings. I can't wait to share this one with you so...

Let's Get Started!

For this Vegan Crockpot Mississippi Pot Roast Recipe you will need a few simple ingredients:

• 1lb. Jackfruit
• 1 packet of Vegetarian Brown Gravy Mix
• 1 packet of Vegan French Onion Dip Mix
• 1 tsp Dried Dill
• 1 stick of Vegan Butter
• 1/4 cup Soy Sauce
• 4-6 Whole Pepperoncini
• 1c Water
• 1 tsp Gravy Master (optional)
• Salt and Pepper, to taste

When I decided to take on recreating this recipe the first issue at hand was "What will I use as the meat replacement?" For me the answer was simple, jackfruit. Jackfruit is a fruit out of Asia that is high in antioxidants and vitamin c. It's perfect for this application because it has virtually no flavor of its own and it shreds just like a standard pot roast would. Because of the rise of people transitioning to a plant-based lifestyle you can find it, canned, in nearly all grocery stores. It will be in brine or water. You can even fine it pre-seasoned in the refrigerator section. I tried all of these and each and every one worked well. HOWEVER, I did purchase a dry, vacuumed packed, version from AMAZONwhich in my opinion provided the best flavor. I'll link the exact one I purchased below.

Now that we got that out of the way let me show you how to do this!

To begin place the jackfruit in your crockpot.

If you are using canned jackfruit you will need to drain the liquid from the can and squeeze out and excess brine.

This is what I am using to replace the ranch dip mix. The ingredients are nearly identical with exceptions of the powdered milk and dill.

This will help to give the jackfruit that deep, umami flavor we are looking for in a traditional pot roast.

At this point you are ready to eat!

But what to eat it on?

Traditionally I would serve this Vegan Crockpot Mississippi Pot Roast over mashed potatoes, noodles, rice, etc. However, the other day my friend April who is a partner over at Chateau Dumplings sent me a variety case of their dumplings and these bread dumplings were crying out to be smothered in this luscious pot roast!

Chateau Dumplings is a family owned company out of Chicago Illinois who have been these dumplings BY HAND for over 90 years! I love that the ingredients are simple and the flavor is OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD!

If you aren't familiar with Chateau Dumpling or haven't seen them in your local grocer you can easily order them online HERE or find a local to you retailer HERE.

If you are 100% vegan I'm sorry to say that these are not, but all you vegetarians out there are going to want to check them out!

PERFECTION!