Description
This classic Cobb Salad is packed with fresh ingredients like crisp romaine, juicy tomatoes, creamy avocado, grilled chicken, and crumbled bacon. Topped with hard-boiled eggs and blue cheese, it’s a hearty and satisfying meal that’s great for lunch or dinner.
Ingredients
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6 cups romaine lettuce, chopped
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2 cups cooked chicken breast, diced (grilled or rotisserie)
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4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
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2 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and sliced
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1 avocado, sliced
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1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
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1/2 cup blue cheese crumbles
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1/4 cup green onions, sliced
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Salt and pepper, to taste
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Your favorite dressing (ranch, blue cheese, or red wine vinaigrette)
Instructions
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Cook the bacon in a skillet until crispy. Drain on paper towels and crumble once cooled.
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Hard boil the eggs, then peel and slice them.
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If using raw chicken, grill or pan-cook until fully done, then let cool and dice.
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Wash and chop the romaine lettuce. Place it in a large bowl or arrange on a platter.
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Arrange the chicken, bacon, eggs, avocado, cherry tomatoes, blue cheese, and green onions on top of the lettuce in neat rows.
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Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.
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Drizzle your choice of dressing over the salad right before serving or serve it on the side.
Notes
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You can swap the blue cheese for feta if you prefer a milder flavor.
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For a vegetarian version, skip the bacon and chicken and add chickpeas or tofu.
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Prepping the ingredients ahead of time makes this salad great for meal prep.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 salad (approx. 1/4 of recipe)
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 720mg
- Fat: 38g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 24g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 220mg