Description
Crockpot mississippi chicken comes together easily when you toss chicken breasts with pepperoncini peppers, their juice, and butter into your slow cooker for a few hours. Your dinner ends up tender and tangy with just enough kick, perfect for serving over rice or mashed potatoes.
Ingredients
Scale
Protein and Meat:
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Seasonings and Flavoring:
- 1 packet ranch seasoning
- 1 packet au jus gravy mix
- 6 pepperoncini peppers
Fat and Moisture:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
Instructions
- Lay your 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts flat into the crockpot, arranging them so they sit in a single layer.
- Dust the chicken with the entire 1 packet of ranch seasoning and the full 1 packet of au jus gravy mix, coating each piece evenly.
- Cut your 1/2 cup of unsalted butter into pats and distribute them across the top of the seasoned chicken.
- Scatter your 6 to 8 pepperoncini peppers over everything, making sure some liquid from the jar drizzles in.
- Cover the crockpot and set it to low heat for 6 to 8 hours, checking that your chicken is tender and pulls apart easily when done.
- Use two forks to shred each piece of chicken directly in the pot, pulling it into bite-sized pieces.
- Stir your shredded chicken through the liquid and butter sauce until everything blends together, then serve.
Notes
- Don’t skip patting your chicken breasts dry before adding them to the crockpot, as this helps the seasonings stick better and creates a more flavorful sauce.
- If your chicken finishes cooking early, simply leave it on the warm setting to keep it tender without drying it out while the rest of your meal comes together.
- For a gluten-free version, check that your ranch seasoning and au jus mix are certified gluten-free, since some brands contain hidden gluten in their spice blends.
- Shredding the chicken right in the crockpot with two forks saves you time and keeps all those delicious juices mixed throughout, so nothing goes to waste on a cutting board.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 6-8 hours
- Category: Slow Cooked Chicken
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 450 kcal
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 1200 mg
- Fat: 35 g
- Saturated Fat: 18 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15 g
- Trans Fat: 0.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 5 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 40 g
- Cholesterol: 130 mg