Baked Mississippi Chicken

This Baked Mississippi Chicken recipe is low on carbs but BIG on flavor with Au Jus and ranch seasoning mix coating the chicken and pepperoncini topping it all off.

Ingredient Notes:

Chicken – I’m using boneless skinless chicken breasts in this recipe. Chicken thighs should also work well.

Au Jus Gravy Mix – Flavor! That’s what this is. It’s not something you generally think of to use as seasoning on chicken, but have a little faith.

Ranch Seasoning Mix – Be sure to use dry ranch seasoning mix and not ranch dip mix, which is much saltier. You probably won’t need to add any salt to this recipe given how much is in the seasoning mixes.

Pepperoncini – These add just a little bit of a spicy kick to the chicken, but it’s not overpowering at all! The peppers will get a little milder as they bake, and the chicken will take on some of the flavor from the juices. Plus, they’re easy to pick off if you decide you don’t like them!

Butter – You’ll top each piece of chicken with some butter before baking for maximum yum.

Step by Step:

Top each piece of chicken with some of the peppers and a couple pats of butter.

Bake for around 40 minutes or until the chicken has reached an internal temperature of 165 degrees.

Baked Mississippi Chicken

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This tender, juicy chicken is loaded with flavor and so easy to toss together. I love that it’s just 5 ingredients and so easy for any night of the week.

• Author: Julia
• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Cook Time: 40 minutes
• Total Time: 45 minutes
• Yield: 4 1x

Ingredients

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• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• 1 packet au jus gravy mix
• 1 packet ranch seasoning mix see note
• ¼ cup sliced pepperoncini peppers plus more to taste
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a 9×13 baking dish with nonstick spray.
2. Add the au jus and ranch seasoning to a small bowl and stir to combine.
3. Season the chicken on both sides with ½ of the seasoning mixture. Reserve the remaining seasoning mixture for another day. See note.
4. Place chicken in the prepared baking dish.
5. Arrange the sliced peppers over the top of each piece of chicken.
6. Slice the butter into 8 pieces and place 2 slices of butter over each chicken breast.
7. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees.
8. Serve hot.

Notes

Be sure to use the ranch seasoning mix and not the ranch dip mix, as the seasoning is less salty than the dip.

We find it too salty to use the full amount of seasoning on just 4 chicken breasts. You could double the rest of the recipe and use all of the seasoning or store the seasoning in an air tight jar for next time.