Baked Mississippi Chicken

Baked chicken breasts topped with brown sauce and sliced yellow peppers in a white baking dish.

5 from 5 votes

Baked Mississippi Chicken

🍗🫑👏🏻This oven baked Mississippi chicken recipe is so EASY, uses just ONE baking dish, and you only need FIVE main ingredients! The saucy, juicy chicken has a bit of tanginess while pepperoncini peppers add texture and a mild heat without being too spicy. A PERFECT weeknight chicken dinner recipe that's a cinch to prepare and ready in 30 minutes!

Prep Time5

Cook Time30

Course: 30-Minute Meals, Chicken, Dinner

Cuisine: baked chicken, Chicken

Keyword: baked chicken, baked Mississippi chicken, chicken with pepperonici peppers, Mississippi chicken

Servings:

Calories: 365cal

Equipment

11x7-inch baking dish OR
2.5-quart casserole dish (or similar sized baking dish or baking pan)
digital thermometer

Ingredients

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (if necessary pounded to an even thickness, about 3/4-inch thick)
1.5- ounce ranch dressing seasoning packet
1- ounce au jus gravy mix packet
½ cup unsalted butter sliced into about 6 to 8 pats
⅓ cup sliced pepperoncini peppers
2 tablespoons pepperoncini juice
Fresh parsley or other fresh herbs optional for garnishing
Salt and pepper optional, and to taste

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400F. Spray your baking dish or casserole dish with cooking spray and place the chicken pieces in it. Tip - Chicken should be about 1/2 to 3/4-inch thick. If it's very thick on one side, or overall your pieces are on the thicker side, pound them to a uniform thickness so it bakes through in the alloted time. They don't have to be "thin" but too thick isn't desirable either.
Evenly sprinkle the ranch seasoning over the chicken, then the au jus gravy mix, then place the pats of butter on top of the chicken, then the pepperoncini peppers, and drizzle the juice.
Bake uncovered for about 30 minutes, or until the internal temp of the chicken reaches 165F as measured with an instant read thermometer. Baking Tips - Bake until the proper temperature is reached, and don't get concerned with how long it takes. All ovens run differently, and all baking pans, thickness/thinness of the chicken pieces are different, and so forth. If it takes another 5-10 minutes, so be it.
Optionally garnish with fresh herbs before slicing and serving. Flavoring Tips - If desired, add salt and pepper although there's a fair amount of sodium in the two seasoning packets and a bit of heat from the pepperoncini peppers, but if the dish tastes like it's 'missing something', you can't go wrong with a bit of salt and pepper.

Notes

Storage: Leftovers will keep airtight in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months. Reheat in the microwave for about 30 seconds, or as needed.

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