Mississippi Chicken

• servings: 4 servings
• active time: 5 minutes
• total time: 1 hour 10 minutes

Ingredients

2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breasts

1 (1 ounce) package dry ranch dressing mix (such as Hidden Valley Ranch®)

1 cup sliced and drained pepperoncini peppers

1/4 cup pepper juice (from jar of peppers)

4 tablespoons unsalted butter, sliced

1/4 cup water

Directions

Gather ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Season chicken with ranch seasoning mix; place in bottom of a medium Dutch oven.

Add pepperoncini peppers and 1/4 cup reserved pepper juice; top with sliced butter and pour in 1/2 cup water. Cover with a tight fitting lid, and bake in preheated oven until chicken is fork tender, 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

Let stand 5 minutes. Shred chicken using two forks.

Nutrition

• Calories: 503 kcal
• Total Fat: 20 g
• Saturated Fat: 9 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
• Cholesterol: 224 mg
• Sodium: 1126 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1 g
• Total Sugars: 2 g
• Protein: 72 g