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    Chicken Cobb Salad

    Author: Peter Kolesnichenko · Published: Sep 2, 2022

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    Chicken Cobb Salad is always a summer favorite! An easy main dish or side with great recipe tips for your chicken. Plus it looks fantastic when serving. Choose from the best best Cobb Salad dressings, everyone will love this recipe!

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    cobb salad ingredients
    cobb salad lettuce

    Cobb Salad Ingredients

    Cobb Salad is a tasty American salad which has the ingredients placed over the lettuce when served. It is not a tossed salad. Traditionally, Blue Cheese is crumbled alongside your ingredients, but some people find that overpowering. Here's what you'll need.

    • Lettuce - a mix of Romaine lettuce and Iceberg lettuce
    • Bacon - fried crispy, then chopped
    • Chicken - grilled chicken or shredded rotisserie chicken
    • Hard Boiled Eggs - try medium boiled eggs for a change
    • Green Onions - chopped into pieces
    • Tomatoes - vine ripened for best flavor
    • Avocado - cubed
    • Blue Cheese - I prefer to use my dressing below
    • Vinaigrette - only add if not using Blue Cheese dressing

    Chicken Cobb Salad

    I'm always looking for time savers in my recipes. This salad is usually made with grilled chicken breast or fried chicken. It's super easy to make KFC or Chick-fil-a Cobb Salad, who doesn't love that fried goodness? However, I use a rotisserie chicken, usually from Costco. It's easy to shred the chicken and use the extras for other meals!

    Cobb Salad Dressing

    Traditionally Cobb Salad Dressing is served with a basic vinaigrette made with oil, red wine vinegar, mustard, garlic and Worcestershire. However, I love making Cobb Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing! Not everyone likes to crumble Blue Cheese over a Cobb Salad. Some find it too strong, but with a homemade Blue Cheese dressing, you control the flavor. Plus you can use it for other salads or as a dip!

    Blue Cheese Dressing

    • 1 cup Mayo
    • 1 cup Sour Cream
    • 2 cloves Garlic
    • 1 teaspoon minced Onion
    • 1 teaspoon Vinegar
    • squeeze of ½ a Lemon
    • 4 tablespoons crumbed Blue Cheese
    • Whisk all together, before mixing through the Blue Cheese

    Traditional Vinaigrette

    • ¼ cup Red Wine Vinegar
    • ⅓ cup olive oil
    • 1 tablespoon Dijon Mustard
    • 1 Garlic clove, minced
    • dash of Worcestershire
    • salt and pepper to taste
    • Vigorously whisk, or shake in glass jar
    blue cheese wedge beside salad dressing jar
    pouring red wine vinegar into oil

    I Can't Eat Blue Cheese!

    Ok, I get it, not everyone loves the strong flavor of Blue Cheese. Don't let that stop you from making this recipe! Here are some Blue Cheese subsitutions.

    • Feta Cheese
    • Mozzarella Balls (bocconcini)
    • Goat's Cheese
    • Hard Cheese - Gouda, Edam, Cheddar

    Cobb Salad Variations

    There are many different proteins you can add to your Cobb Salad. It's easy to change it up! A salad that eats like a meal. Here are my faves;

    • Grilled Salmon
    • Smoked Chicken
    • Ham or Shredded Pork
    • Leftover Turkey
    • Grilled Shrimp
    cobb salad layered with ingredients

    Summer Salad Ideas

    • Broccoli Cauliflower Salad
    • Bell Pepper Salad
    • Shrimp Mango Salad
    • Greek Cucumber Salad

    This Chicken Cobb Salad only pretends to be healthy, but it's still a salad so it counts! It has a great visual appeal, perfect for bringing along to a potluck or bbq. However, it's often served as meal on its own. Bon Appetit! Приятного аппетита!

    cobb salad layered with ingredients

    Chicken Cobb Salad

    Chicken Cobb Salad is always a summer favorite! An easy main dish or side with great recipe tips for your chicken. Plus it looks fantastic when serving. Choose from the best best Cobb Salad dressings, everyone will love this recipe! 
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    Prep Time: 30 minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes
    Total Time: 50 minutes
    Course: Salad
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: chicken cobb salad, easy cobb salad
    Servings: 4 people

    Ingredients

    Chicken Cobb Salad

    • 1 head chopped Lettuce Mix ½ Romaine lettuce and ½ Iceberg lettuce
    • 8 pieces bacon fried, then chopped
    • 2 grilled chicken breasts or shredded rotisserie chicken shredded
    • 3 eggs hard-boiled sliced
    • 4 green onions sliced
    • 2 tomatoes chopped
    • 2 avocados sliced into cubes
    • salt and pepper to taste
    • ½ cup crumbled Blue Cheese skip if using Blue Cheese Dressing

    Blue Cheese Dressing

    • 1 cup Mayo
    • 1 cup Sour Cream
    • 2 cloves Garlic minced
    • 1 teaspoons minced onion
    • 1 teaspoon vinegar
    • squeeze ½ a lemon or a teaspoon lemon juice
    • ½ cup crumbled Blue Cheese

    Cobb Salad Vinaigrette

    • ¼ cup Red Wine Vinegar
    • ⅓ cup Olive Oil
    • 1 tablespoon Dijon Mustard
    • 1 clove Garlic minced
    • ½ teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
    • salt and pepper to taste

    Instructions

    Making Hard Boiled Eggs

    • In a saucepan, cover eggs with 1" of water. Bring to a boil, turn off the heat, cover with a lid and allow to sit for 12 minutes. Run under cold water to stop the cooking. Peel and set aside.

    Cobb Salad Prep

    • Fry the bacon until nice and crispy (about 5 minutes). Place on paper towel to drain. Chop into small pieces
    • Shred a Rotisserie Chicken or Grill Chicken breasts
    • Chop, wash, rinse, spin dry your lettuce. Use ½ Romaine Lettuce and Iceberg Lettuce.

    Making Cobb Salad

    • Arrange the lettuce mix evenly across a platter. Place remaining ingredients (bacon, chicken, eggs, green onions, tomatoes, avocados and optional blue cheese) in rows across salad.
    • Generously drizzle with dressing of your choice, or let your guests choose.

    Blue Cheese Dressing

    • In a bowl, whisk everything together except the blue cheese. You can use an electric mixer for a smoother, whipped dressing.
    • Add 2 tablespoons of crumbled blue cheese and mix throughout. Taste. This creates a very mild version of the recipe. Adjust Blue Cheese to taste.

    Making Traditional Vinaigrette

    • Place in a small glass jar and shake vigorously!
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    cobb salad layered with ingredients

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