Easy Crockpot Pepperoncini Chicken Recipe

Easy Crockpot pepperoncini chicken recipe is a healthy flavor packed meal. Served on slider buns or as is, this is a Mississippi favorite fork tender and pulled apart easily. Like our Mississippi Chicken Instant Pot but cooked low and slow.

Crock pot Pepperoncini Chicken

This is the other “name” for this dish. This one was made in the slow cooker but if you wanted to break down the entire bird in the oven or stovetop you could. Shredded chicken is the easiest dinner ever that can feed a bunch.

You can cut the butter down if you needed a low fat one pot meal, or make dairy free too. Even without it there is tons of flavor and the kids love it as sliders with these jarred peppers. It isn’t spicy but you could make it that way if you wanted to as well. Totally versatile.

Let’s talk a little bit about slow cooking shall we?? First off I have a few different varieties and I love them all. Each one has an occasion to be used like….

1. This is my favorite 6 quart programmable one with a locking lid so it’s great for bringing to a potluck too.
2. I prefer not to use liners, but rather just spray olive oil inside before adding my food for easier cleanups.

Let me give you a peek of my pretty thang I bought recently. It goes with my kitchen so I can just leave it out on the countertop all the time. 😉

Mississippi Pepperoncini Chicken

This is another name people call it. This is a spin-off of the Mississippi Roast Slow Cooker Recipe which is a well-known comfort food made with a beef chuck roast, ranch seasoning, au jus mix, butter, and pepperoncini peppers. This dish became very popular due to its simplicity, rich flavor, and ability to be made low and slow.

with chicken thighs

You could use medium size chicken breasts or even cook boneless skinless chicken thighs in Crockpot with these other ingredients if you preferred dark meat. This will take less time though, closer to 4-6 hours on low instead since it isn’t whole.

with a whole chicken

For the cheapest option I choose the whole bird and just throw it in essentially using my slow cooker whole chicken directions. If you have never tried this it is the ultimate way to get it really tender and fork tender.

Peperoncini Chicken with Frozen Chicken

If you absolutely have to start with frozen Crockpot chicken you can. Follow the instructions and then add a bit more time. Since there are no bones it doesn’t increase a lot but I prefer the texture of fresh. For a faster idea you could use our Instant Pot frozen whole chicken instructions instead.

We have a printable recipe card at the bottom of this post but here is a quick step by step guide showing you just how easy it is to throw together.

How to Make Chicken Pepperoncini in Crockpot

1. Place fresh or defrosted chicken into Crockpot. I would not use frozen chicken breasts as it will take longer and have a different texture.
2. Sprinkle both Ranch seasoning and au jus gravy mix packets over the top. Cut butter into 1 tbsp pieces and place on top of meat too.
3. Add peppers into slow cooker + juice from the jar as well. If you only have peppers you could use chicken broth as the liquid instead.
4. Close securely with lid and set to low temp. for 7-8 hours cooking time ideally, or 4 hours on high. If done the meat will shred very easily using 2 forks, if not add more time.
5. Remove any bones if you have used a whole bird, stir ingredients together and serve on slider buns or with rice.

I never recommend cooking on high because I feel low and slow is the way you should do it in this pot. Even when I make our Mississippi pork roast in oven it is done at a low temp. so the meat breaks down and shreds nicely.

in pressure cooker

If you are having people over for a Super Bowl party you’d need to throw it in when you get up and it takes just a little prep at the end to remove the bones and skin. Another method would be faster with our Mississippi chicken Instant Pot instructions.

Want another version you’ll love?? Try our Mississippi pot roast recipe too next! Once again, for a faster method you can make Instant Pot Mississippi roast style. You can see just how tender and delicious this one is using beef.

Mississippi chicken with cream cheese

If you want to add a creamy element to this creation you can. Just leave the brick out on your countertop so it reaches room temperature. Slice it into about 12 smaller pieces and when done throw that in. Stir and put lid on so that melts for about 20 minutes.

Stir again so all the meat is nicely coated and then serve it on little slider buns or rolls! If you do have leftovers they save quite nicely in the fridge. Use any or all of our leftover chicken recipes for another meal out of that.