Baked Mississippi Chicken
Baked Mississippi chicken is an addictingly delicious way to serve up a winner of a chicken dinner. This recipe features buttery chicken breasts seasoned with ranch, au jus mix, pepperoncini's and baked to tender perfection!
Servings: 4
Calories: 486kcal
Ingredients
- 4-5 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 1 oz pkt dry ranch seasoning mix
- 1 1 oz pkt au jus gravy mix
- 1/2 cup pickled pepperoncini pepper slices
- 1 stick butter sliced into thin pats (1/2 cup)
Instructions
- Spray a 9x13" baking dish with non stick spray. Using paper towels, pat the chicken dry then arrange the breasts in a single row in the prepared baking dish.4-5 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- Sprinkle both the ranch seasoning and au jus powder evenly out over the chicken. Spread the peppers evenly out over top.1 1 oz pkt dry ranch seasoning mix, 1 1 oz pkt au jus gravy mix, 1/2 cup pickled pepperoncini pepper slices
- Place the pats of butter evenly out overtop of the chicken.1 stick butter
- Bake at 425° for 25-30 minutes, or just until the chicken's cooked through.
- Serve warm & enjoy!
Notes
- Do NOT use salted butter for this recipe since both the ranch and au jus mixes are already very salty. Salted butter will make the recipe too salty.
- Trying to cut down on the salt content? Sub brown gravy mix for the au jus.
- Like things cheesy? Sprinkle shredded mozzarella cheese evenly out over the chicken before baking.
Nutrition
Calories: 486kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 49g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 206mg | Sodium: 1006mg | Potassium: 883mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 0.3g | Vitamin A: 830IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1mg