Pan seared chicken in a delicious cumin coating, colorful veggies, tangy blue cheese, bacon and lots more go into this delicious Chicken Cobb Salad. It’s one awesome salad! Perfect for lunch or dinner.
Best Chicken Cobb Salad Recipe
This Chicken Cob salad has it all, salty bacon mixes perfectly with succulent chicken. It all rests on a fresh and crisp salad base and the dressing clings lovingly to it all.
The eggs and avocados add a wonderfully creamy texture to this dish. Sprinkled on top… crumbled blue cheese, so good!
How To Make This Chicken Cobb Salad – Step By Step
Be sure to see the recipe card below for full ingredients & instructions!
Coat chicken breast with cumin and cook in pan for 7-8 minutes on each side until thoroughly cooked, then remove chicken from pan and set aside. In the same pan cook the bacon until crispy.
While the bacon is sizzling boil the eggs then set them aside with the bacon from the pan. Chop the lettuce, tomatoes, and spring onions. A Place all the chopped veggies in a salad bowl.
Crumble the blue cheese and add to the salad, then add sliced chicken, avocado and bacon.
For balsamic sauce:
In a medium sized jar add balsamic vinegar, honey, mustard and olive oil
Shake well then drizzle over salad and enjoy!
What Makes A Chicken Cobb Salad?
The classic Cobb salad is a main-dish American garden salad typically made with chopped salad greens (iceberg lettuce, watercress, endives and romaine lettuce), tomato, crisp bacon, boiled, grilled or roasted chicken breast, hard-boiled eggs, avocado, chives, Roquefort cheese, and either a balsamic or red-wine vinaigrette.
Chicken Cobb Salad is a lunch and dinner staple, a classic salad recipe that anyone can enjoy!
A Delicious Balsamic Dressing
This chicken Cobb Salad can work without any dressing, the creamy avocados, eggs and tangy blue cheese offer up so much flavor. But who doesn’t love a nice dressing on our salads?
This balsamic dressing pack has super flavorful punch, it cuts through the creaminess and clings to the salad perfectly. Vinegar, honey, mustard and oil and shale well, done and drizzle!
Can I Make This Chicken Cobb Salad Ahead Of Time?
Yes indeed! Cook up the chicken bacon and eggs and store them in the fridge for up to 5 days. When ready you can bring out the greens and assemble, sprinkling cheese on top.
The only last minute slicing would be the avocado, to keep it fresh. You can whip up the balsamic dressing in advance too, just drizzle on the salad when you are ready to serve.
Recipe Tips and Notes
- You can use rotisserie chicken if you like. (although the cumin chicken is divine!).
- Be sure to not crowd the pan when boiling your eggs. The eggs need a little room to groove. They should not touch or be on top of each other. There needs to be enough room to allow a single layer of eggs in your pan while they cook.
- Unpeeled eggs can be stored in the refrigerator up to 7 days. I suggest storing them in an airtight container to prevent odor in your refrigerator.
- When choosing ripe avocados If the avocado yields to firm gentle pressure you know it’s ripe and ready-to-eat. Ripe, ready to eat avocados may have a darker color but color can vary so it is best to go by feel as well as color. It will feel lightly soft but it will not feel “mushy” to the touch. Ripe fruit is perfect for that day.
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Cobb Salad with Chicken
Pan seared chicken in a delicious cumin coating, colorful veggies, tangy blue cheese, bacon and lots more go into this delicious Chicken Cobb Salad. It’s one awesome salad! Perfect for lunch or dinner.
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 35 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Instructions
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In a non-stick pan heat olive oil
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Coat chicken breast with cumin and cook in pan for 7-8 minutes on each side until thoroughly cooked
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Remove chicken from pan and set aside
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Cut bacon strips into small pieces
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Use same pan to cook bacon on medium heat for 10 minutes until crispy. Stir Often.
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Meanwhile fill a separate pot with cold water. Add the eggs and boil for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside
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Remove bacon from pan and set aside
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Wash thoroughly all vegetables under cool water
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Chop lettuce and add in a large salad bowl
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Chop cherry tomatoes in half and add in salad bowl
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Chop spring onion and add to salad
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Crumble blue cheese and add to salad
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Slice cooked chicken and avocado and add to salad
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Peel eggs and add to salad
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Add cooked bacon
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Drizzle balsamic sauce and enjoy!
For balsamic sauce:
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In a medium sized jar add balsamic vinegar, honey, mustard and olive oil
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Shake well then drizzle over salad
Ratings
- You can use rotisserie chicken if you like. (although the cumin chicken is divine!).
- Be sure to not crowd the pan when boiling your eggs. The eggs need a little room to groove. They should not touch or be on top of each other. There needs to be enough room to allow a single layer of eggs in your pan while they cook.
- Unpeeled eggs can be stored in the refrigerator up to 7 days. I suggest storing them in an airtight container to prevent odor in your refrigerator.
- When choosing ripe avocados If the avocado yields to firm gentle pressure you know it’s ripe and ready-to-eat. Ripe, ready to eat avocados may have a darker color but color can vary so it is best to go by feel as well as color. It will feel lightly soft but it will not feel “mushy” to the touch. Ripe fruit is perfect for that day.
Nutrition Facts
Cobb Salad with Chicken
Amount Per Serving
calories 694
Calories from Fat 495
%Daily Value*
fat 55g85%
Saturated Fat 16g100%
Cholesterol 417mg139%
Sodium 784mg34%
Potassium 1080mg31%
Carbohydrates 11g4%
Fiber 6g25%
Sugar 3g3%
protein 39g78%
Vitamin A 5144IU103%
Vitamin C 22mg27%
Calcium 201mg20%
Iron 3mg17%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
This recipe was contributed by Michaella at Well + Yum.
