Mississippi Chicken
62 Comments Mar 14, 2024
Updated May 28, 2025
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This Mississippi Chicken is a spin-off of the infamous Mississippi Pot Roast recipe which combines tangy peppers, butter and more for a very unique meal.
This has been our go-to dinner when we need something easy but still full of flavor (my daughter especially loves it!). The chicken turns out very moist with a buttery, tangy kick thanks to a handful of pantry staples. If you love Mississippi-style pot roast or pork, this chicken version will hit the spot.
What you’ll Need
- Chicken Breasts – Boneless and skinless make it easy to cook and shred. Chicken thighs work too if that’s what you have.
- Ranch Seasoning – Grab a packet of Hidden Valley or any ranch mix (dressing or dip style both work great).
- Chicken Gravy Mix – One packet adds savory flavor and helps create that delicious sauce.
- Butter – A few slices of unsalted butter melt right into the chicken—rich but not greasy.
- Pepperoncini Peppers + Juice – Use the jarred kind and don’t forget a splash of the tangy juice—it brings the whole dish to life!
- A Large Slow Cooker
How to Make Mississippi Chicken
Everything goes right into the slow cooker. Layer the ingredients and let the slow heat do the work. After a few hours, the chicken becomes melt-in-your-mouth tender and soaks up all that vinegary, butter flavor. It’s an effortless dinner that’s a family pleaser. Find the full recipe in the recipe card below the images.
Cook’s Tips
Not a fan of pepper flavor? The vinegar from the peppers is key to this recipe’s taste, so it can’t be swapped. If you’re unsure, try my Dill Pickle Chicken instead.
Au Jus can be used instead of chicken gravy mix, but the color will be more brown and the gravy will be thinner.
If you prefer a thicker sauce, you can mix a tablespoon of cornstarch with a tablespoon of water and add it to the slow cooker during the last 30 minutes of cooking. This will help thicken the sauce.
My Serving Suggestions
However you serve this chicken, you will love it! Here is how my family enjoys it:
Easily make delicious sandwiches by putting a nice helping of shredded chicken onto toasted crusty bread. Top with provolone cheese and melt under the broiler for a gooey finish.
Spoon the tender chicken over creamy mashed potatoes and drizzle some of the flavorful cooking juices for added richness. Steamed white rice is another great option, for it counteracts the saltiness of the recipe.
You can also serve this tangy buttery chicken over egg noodles – also a great idea for leftovers!
Reader Serving Idea: Shred it and use it for tacos with white corn tortillas. SO flavorful and SO good. Great with pickled veggies and Monterey cheese
Featured Comment
My husband and I can’t get enough of this delicious recipe. We LOVE to shred it and use it for tacos w/white corn tortillas. SO flavorful and SO good. Great with pickled veggies and Monterey cheese
– Megan
Mississippi Chicken Recipe
How to Video
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 oz. packet ranch dressing mix
- .87 oz. packet chicken gravy mix
- ½ cup unsalted butter, sliced
- ¼ Cup pepperoncini juice
- 10-12 pepperoncini peppers
Instructions
- Place the chicken breast in the slow cooker.
- Sprinkle on the ranch dressing mix and chicken gravy mix over the chicken.
- Add the sliced butter on top of the chicken.
- Pour the pepperoncini juice around the chicken.
- Place the pepperoncini peppers on and around the chicken.
- Cover the slow cooker and cook on LOW heat for 6-8 hours or HIGH heat for 4 hours, until the chicken is tender and fully cooked.
- Once cooked, use two forks to shred the chicken into bite-sized pieces.
- Serve the shredded chicken with the flavorful sauce from the slow cooker. Enjoy!
Sarah’s Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.
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Thanks so much for the link back 🙂 Carla
just thought you might want to know that “infamous” means being famous for something bad. 😉
Yeah, I know. It’s a very controversial recipe. People in the Facebook slow cooker groups are tired of it (its the most posted recipe) and some think the stick of butter is too much.
Can you use bone in chicken thighs?
Yes! Bone-in thighs will work well.
This recipe was very flavorful but very spicy. I was disapppointed after cooking it all day to find out it was too spicy for us to eat.
I’ve tried several on your Crock Pot recipes, and think they’re simple and delicious.
BUT…
After looking at the ingredients of the Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing seasoning, I now understand why these meals taste so good… One of the main ingredients is MSG! Most of the rest are artificial additives, too.
So, of you’re ok with MSG (I was wondering why my ears were ringing…), these Ranch Dressing recipes are wonderfully delicious. If not, try adding your own natural spices – the flavor won’t be as good but it might be better for you.
I hear ya, Jerry! I love recipes with it in them, and I try not to eat it too much. Often I will add plenty of garlic powder, onion powder and parsley to a recipe and it’s a similar flavor.
You can get a version of Hidden Valley seasoning with no MSG! It comes in a big container and I get it at Costco – it’s called Hidden Valley Homestyle ranch seasoning. The ingredient profile isn’t perfect but it’s good enough for me, and no MSG.
There are a lot of recipes to make your own ranch dressing mix. I mix my own and store it in canning jars. I use them for my recipes and give jars to family
This was super delicious I will make it over and over again. I added a 1/2 of stick of butter and also about 2 tsp of Brown sugar to just cut the acid a little bit. Going to be a definite addition to my recipes!!!
Your version looks way tastier! Can’t wait to make this soon
Hello, Sarah, All of the crockpot meals look delicious I want to learn how to cook those recipes. I want to eat differently now since not being able to eat out at restaurants because of Covid 19.
I always find my chicken comes out dry in the slow cooker – have you ever tried this on high? I wonder if a short cooking time might make it more to my texture preference? Just curious – the basic recipe sounds really good!!
I just made this overnight in my crockpot and had it for lunch today-it’s delicious!!! I had 2 thighs and a side salad and it was perfect. I’ve made the Mississippi roast as well, but I think I prefer the chicken version!!