Oven Baked Mississippi Chicken Recipe – Super easy to make & dangerously delicious! Only 5 ingredients and ready in 30 minutes. Chicken seasoned with ranch dressing mix, au jus mix. Top the chicken with pepperoncini pepper slices and butter and bake. A great weeknight meal the whole family will love!
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Move over Mississippi Pot Roast and say hello to Oven-Baked Mississippi Chicken! All the flavors of our favorite pot roast but in an easy 30-minute meal. We ate this chicken for lunch last week and were blown away. Chicken Legs took one bite and couldn’t stop raving about how good this tasted. He has already requested it again this week. Whip up some hearty side dishes for a meal that is sure to become a family favorite!
How to Make Mississippi Chicken in the Oven
This chicken is SUPER easy to make with only 5 basic ingredients. Plus, this recipe only takes about 5 minutes of prep time. Place the chicken breasts in a 9×13-inch baking dish. Sprinkle the chicken with both packets of au jus gravy mix and ranch seasoning mix. Top the chicken with sliced pepperoncini peppers and butter. Bake uncovered in a preheated oven until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165ºF.
Helpful Tips & Frequently Asked Questions
- Can use any cut of chicken you prefer – chicken tenders, chicken breasts, or chicken thighs.
- Cook the chicken until it reaches an internal temperature of 165ºF.
- Do NOT make the ranch dressing or gravy. You are going to only use the dry mix.
- If you are sensitive to the ranch seasoning mix, adjust it to your personal preference.
- Here is our recipe for Homemade Ranch Dressing Mix: https://www.plainchicken.com/homemade-ranch-dressing-mix/
- You can use jars of pepperoncini or banana peppers.
- Is Mississippi Chicken spicy? Not at all! Pepperoncini peppers are more sweet than spicy.
- Can I freeze the Cooked Chicken? Yes! Cook the chicken and cool to room temperature. Place chicken in a freezer bag and store in the freezer for up to 3 months.
- Is Mississippi Chicken low carb? Yes! All of the ingredients in this recipe are low carb and keto-friendly.
- Feel free to add some melted provolone cheese on top during the final few minutes of cooking.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
What to Serve with Mississippi Chicken
This chicken has been on repeat at our house. It is super simple to make and tastes amazing!! Our favorite sides to serve this with are green beans, rice or pasta, and our favorite French Onion Cheese Bread. It is equally delicious with mashed potatoes or cauliflower mash and broccoli. Don’t forget those pan juices! There is TONS of great flavor in there! Add this to your menu ASAP! It is sure to earn a spot in your dinner rotation.
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Oven Baked Mississippi Chicken
Equipment:
Ingredients:
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 (1-oz) package ranch dressing mix
- 1 (1-oz) packet Au Jus Gravy mix
- ⅓ cup sliced jarred pepperoncini peppers or banana peppers
- ½ cup butter, sliced
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 425ºF. Lightly spray a 9×13-inch pan with cooking spray.
- Place chicken in the baking dish. Sprinkle with ranch seasoning and au jus gravy mix.
- Top the chicken with pepperoncini peppers and top wtih butter slices.
- Bake chicken for 25 to 30 minutes, until chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165ºF.
Notes:
- Can use any cut of chicken you prefer – tenderloins, breasts, or thighs.
- Cook the chicken until it reaches an internal temperature of 165ºF.
- Do NOT make the ranch dressing or gravy. You are going to only use the dry mix.
- If you are sensitive to the ranch seasoning mix, adjust it to your personal preference.
- Here is our recipe for Homemade Ranch Dressing Mix: https://www.plainchicken.com/homemade-ranch-dressing-mix/
- Can use pepperoncini or banana peppers.
- Is Mississippi Chicken spicy? Not at all!
- Feel free to add some cheese during the final few minutes of cooking. This is great with mozzarella or provolone on top.
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Really glad I stumbled upon this meal. I followed the recipe, but adjusted for 3 people, and it worked out great. We all really enjoy the combination of flavors. I’ve cooked it at least 4 times now. I season both sides of the chicken, and bake it in a ceramic baking pan, using Crisco to grease the interior, and that has worked for me.
Need this tonight. I am gluten-free so I made gluten-free chicken gravy and that’s what I put over the chicken with the ranch powder. Everything else was done exactly the same. I used chicken tenders for the recipe and serve the chicken with white rice. The sauce and extra gravy were delicious over the rice. This recipe is definitely a keeper!
I give it 4 stars only because it was a bit too salty for my liking BUT I only used two chicken breasts that were 1.30lbs so maybe that’s why. Next time I’ll use half of each packet and half the butter (even though butter was unsalted). Fantastic dish!! Very good despite the sodium.
Maybe try making the homemade ranch seasoning linked in the recipe.
I made mine with bone-in thighs and used the Fiesta ranch instead of plain ranch mix. I wasn’t sure if I was supposed to but I sprinkled the seasonings on both sides. I also let it set for a few minutes before baking. This will be one of my go-to dinner.
It never hurts to season both sides! More flavor! Glad you enjoyed it.
This was a HIT! My son who’s birthday is coming up in October for the last 22yrs he’s had only 1 wish for his birthday supper. It has now been replaced with this…I have no leftovers because he took them home. Thanx for sharing
WOW! Very high praise! SO glad he enjoyed it
If you are looking for the sign to make this meal, this is it. It’s absolutely delicious. I use all the ingredients, with banana peppers and add mozzarella cheese. Husband approved. Make this tonight.
Can this be made with sweet peppers instead of banana peppers?
You can make this however you would like.
Tried this last night and my kids LOVED LOVED it. We all did! So easy. So awesome. This is now absolutely one of our go-to recipes.
I was wondering if you have a recipe to make a homemade au jus? My husband has to eat low sodium. I can make the ranch with out salt so that’s not an issue, but I can not find an no sodium au jus or any gravy mix for that matter. I really want to make this!!! Thanks 😊
Google it. You can find a recipe for anything if you take the time to look.
Can you make this in the crockpot instead of oven?
sure
Can I prepare this the day before and cook it the next night
yes
I buy low sodium aj jus gravy mix
Do you drain the peppers before adding them?
Yes – I just pulled them out of the jar with a fork.
I don’t worry about it. Whenever I add the peppers, I always pour a bit of the liquid from the jar in with the chicken too. Delicious!
This was a major hit! I added some cheese the last 10 minutes and it turned out amazing!!
I only have chicken tenders. Do I bake them at the same temperature as breasts? And length of time? Thanks in advance for your help.
Chicken tenders won’t take as long to cook as breasts.
This was soooo good! My husband and I enjoyed every bite. I used some of the brine from the peppers under the chicken which I think made more gravy which was absolutely delicious. I am actually cooking a whole week of Plain Chicken recipes.
Can you make this ahead of time to have ready in the refrig? I mean, put all the dry ingredients on and the butter slices, then just pop in the oven when you’re ready?
Yes
Loved this!! I have had the pot roast, but really loved the chicken version! Husband picked up thin cutlets, instead of breast, I had pickled jalapeños when I thought it was a jar of pepperoncinis and I added a bunch of diced gold potatoes around the edge. It turned out great and our house smelled dreamy! Husband kept asking when it would be ready!! Thanks for the recipe!!
SO glad it was a hit!