Busy school nights have a way of sneaking up on us. One minute everyone is walking through the door, and the next minute you’re juggling homework, practices, laundry, and the nightly question every mama hears: “What’s for dinner?”
That is exactly why I love keeping a Mississippi Chicken Freezer Meal ready to go.
This easy slow cooker dinner takes only a few minutes to assemble, freezes beautifully, and cooks into tender, flavorful chicken with almost no effort. You simply add everything to a freezer bag, thaw it when you are ready, and let your slow cooker handle dinner while you take care of everything else on your list.
My kind of meal!
This Mississippi Chicken Freezer Meal is savory, tangy, and packed with flavor from ranch seasoning, onion soup mix, au jus gravy mix, pepperoncini peppers, and onion. The chicken slowly cooks in all of those delicious juices until it becomes fall-apart tender.
It is an easy, family-friendly dinner that can be served several different ways, making it perfect for busy weeknights and meal prep.
Ingredients for Mississippi Chicken
How to make Mississippi Chicken: ingredients you need!
To make this easy freezer meal, you will need:
1½ pounds chicken breasts
1 packet onion soup mix
1 packet dry ranch seasoning mix
1 packet au jus gravy mix
1 cup pepperoncini peppers
½ white onion, diced
½ cup water
You can use fresh or frozen chicken breasts when assembling your Mississippi Chicken Freezer Meal. Just make sure the finished freezer bag remains frozen until you are ready to thaw it safely in the refrigerator.
Mississippi Chicken Video Tutorial
For those of you who would love a visual step-by-step tutorial here is one for you!
How to Make Mississippi Chicken
How to make Mississippi Chicken: a step-by-step guide
How to Prepare Mississippi Chicken for the Freezer
Place the chicken breasts into a gallon-size freezer bag.
Add the onion soup mix, ranch seasoning, au jus gravy mix, pepperoncini peppers, diced onion, and water.
Seal the bag tightly, removing as much air as possible. Gently massage the ingredients together so the seasonings are distributed around the chicken.
Label the bag with the recipe name, cooking instructions, and date. Lay it flat in the freezer until frozen. Once it is solid, you can stand it upright to save freezer space.
Slow Cooker Cooking Instructions
The night before cooking, transfer your Mississippi Chicken Freezer Meal to the refrigerator and allow it to thaw.
The next morning, pour the contents of the bag into your slow cooker.
Cook on LOW for 6–8 hours or HIGH for 4–6 hours, until the chicken is completely cooked and tender enough to shred easily.
Shred the chicken directly inside the slow cooker, then stir it into the flavorful juices before serving.
Mississippi Chicken: SIDE IDEA
What to Serve with Mississippi Chicken
This recipe is especially helpful because you can serve it differently each time.
Try serving your Mississippi chicken over:
Creamy mashed potatoes
White rice
Buttered egg noodles
Mashed cauliflower
You can also pile the shredded chicken onto sandwich buns or slider rolls. Add provolone cheese for an easy sandwich night, or serve sliders at a game day gathering.
Crazy Busy Mama Tip
Prepare two Mississippi Chicken Freezer Meal bags while you already have the ingredients out. It takes only a few extra minutes, and you will have another dinner ready for an especially busy week. Write the cooking time directly on each bag so nobody has to search for the recipe later.
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