Chicken Cobb Salad

• Healthy Cobb Salad
• Are Cobb Salads Healthy? 
• Ingredients Needed to Make Cobb Salad
• How to Make Cobb Salad
• Cobb Salad Dressing
• Alternative To Chicken 
• How to Boil Hard Boiled Eggs Perfectly
• Storing Leftover Salad Dressing
• Best Lettuce To Use For Salads
• Main Dish or Side
• More Salad Recipes
• Cobb Salad

Whip up this classic Chicken Cobb Salad and homemade Cobb Salad Dressing today!.

A bed of lettuce, diced chicken, hard-boiled eggs, tomatoes, and more drizzled with a Dijon wine homemade dressing.

Serve this salad up for lunch or dinner tonight!

Check out my mandarin orange spinach salad  or try my pasta salad.

Or for something more filling try my White Castle sliders or mini meatloaf cupcakes.

Healthy Cobb Salad

Have you made a Cobb salad before?

It is so easy and loaded with flavor.

It makes for a quick and easy lunch or dinner you can whip up in no time.

Are Cobb Salads Healthy? 

Yes, Cobb’s are a low carb meal that can win over a crowd.

You have protein, healthy fats, and an array of nutrients from all the salad toppings.

The homemade dressing compared to a creamy dressing like Ranch helps a lot in low carb.

Ingredients Needed to Make Cobb Salad

• Lettuce
• Chicken Breasts
• Cherry Tomatoes
• Eggs
• Red Onion
• Avocados
• Bacon
• Blue Cheese Crumbles
• Chives or parsley for garnish

Cobb Salad Dressing Ingredients

• ½ cup olive oil
• ⅓ cup red wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• ½ teaspoon dried oregano
• Salt and pepper to taste

How to Make Cobb Salad

Before starting, gather up all the ingredients you’ll need for your salad and salad dressing!

This recipe uses grilled chicken and bacon, but you can use any kinds of chicken you have.

Grill chicken and cook bacon ahead of time.

Cobb Salad Dressing

Step 1: Prepare your Homemade Cobb Salad Dressing. Combine all ingredients except Olive Oil in small bowl and whisk until combined.

Slowly drizzle in Olive Oil whisking constantly until dressing comes together.

Step 2: Cut up lettuce and tomaotes and add the lettuce layer to large platter or bowl.

Step 3: Slice chicken and bacon and add to you platter or bowl, on top of your lettuce.

Step 4: Clean and slice your hard boiled eggs and the rest of your vegetables and add on top of lettuce.

Step 6: Add blue cheese crumbles and serve immediately with the cobb salad dressing you already made.

Alternative To Chicken 

If you do not have chicken on hand or want something else, go right ahead and reach for chopped deli meats, leftover shredded turkey, etc.

You do not have to use chicken if you have other meats on hand.

Or go meatless if you prefer to skip it.

How to Boil Hard Boiled Eggs Perfectly

Place eggs in cold water in a pan, place on stove and turn on high. Bring your water to a full boil.

Remove from heat and place lid on your pot and set a timer for 13 minutes.

At the 13 minute mark remove eggs from water and place in an ice bath.

This is important to help stop the eggs from cooking. Allow the eggs to cool down and then remove, and peel!

If you prefer softer eggs don’t cook eggs as long, or if you want a firmer egg to go all the way up to 15 minutes.

Storing Leftover Salad Dressing

If you don’t plan to eat all your salad dressing right away, place in an airtight container.

The dressing can store for up to a week in the fridge.

Just give it a good shake or stir, taste test then pour over your salad and enjoy.

Best Lettuce To Use For Salads

Go ahead and reach for any salad leafy greens you would like.

From spinach to iceberg lettuce and all things in between.

Spinach, romaine, iceberg, or do a blend of greens to add a variety of texture and flavor to the salad.

Main Dish or Side

Not sure if you serve this salad as a main or side dish?

You can do either!

It is a heartier salad so it is great for serving as a main dish.

But you can also do smaller portions of salad and pair it with dinner for a delicious side dish salad.

The choice is totally up to you.

More Salad Recipes

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Closeup of chicken cobb salad on a serving tray with a side of homemade dressing.

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Cobb Salad

Grilled chicken cobb salad with homemade cobb salad dressing. Course SaladCuisine AmericanKeyword bacon, chicken, eggs, lettuce, onions, tomatoes Prep Time 10 minutesCook Time 10 minutes Servings 4 Calories 611kcal Author Kristie Sawicki

Ingredients

• 6-8 cups lettuce – romaine leaf, endive or your favorite
• 2-3 chicken breasts cooked and sliced
• 1 8 oz package cherry tomatoes, sliced in half or quarters
• 4 large eggs hard boiled
• 1 small red onion sliced thinly
• 1-2 large avocados sliced
• 3-4 slices bacon cooked and chopped
• 1 container blue cheese crumbles
• Chives or parsley for garnish

Dressing

• ½ cup olive oil
• ⅓ cup red wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1 clove garlic minced
• ½ teaspoon dried oregano
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Dressing

Combine all ingredients except Olive Oil in small bowl, whisk until combined

Slowly drizzle in Olive Oil whisking constantly until dressing comes together

Salad

Cut lettuce and add layer to large platter or bowl

Slice chicken and add on top of lettuce

Chop bacon and add on top of lettuce

Clean and slice vegetables and add on top of lettuce

Add blue cheese crumbles

Serve immediately with dressing

Nutrition

Calories: 611kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 34g | Fat: 48g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 30g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 247mg | Sodium: 332mg | Potassium: 995mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 6520IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 76mg | Iron: 3mg