Mississippi Chicken

Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 60 min
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Description

Mississippi chicken is easy to make with seasoned chicken breasts and pepperoncini peppers for deliciously tangy and juicy shredded chicken.

Ingredients

2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breasts
1 (1 ounce) package dry ranch dressing mix (such as Hidden Valley Ranch®)
1 cup sliced and drained pepperoncini peppers
1/4 cup pepper juice (from jar of peppers)
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, sliced
1/4 cup water

Directions

1 Gather ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2 Season chicken with ranch seasoning mix; place in bottom of a medium Dutch oven.
3 Add pepperoncini peppers and 1/4 cup reserved pepper juice; top with sliced butter and pour in 1/2 cup water. Cover with a tight fitting lid, and bake in preheated oven until chicken is fork tender, 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
4 Let stand 5 minutes. Shred chicken using two forks.
5 Serve and enjoy!