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!

📝 Ingredients

• 1 head chopped Lettuce Mix (1/2 Romaine lettuce and 1/2 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
• 1/2 cup crumbled Blue Cheese (skip if using Blue Cheese Dressing)
• 1 cup Mayo
• 1 cup Sour Cream
• 2 cloves Garlic (minced)
• 1 teaspoons minced onion
• 1 teaspoon vinegar
• squeeze 1/2 a lemon (or a teaspoon lemon juice)
• 1/2 cup crumbled Blue Cheese
• 1/4 cup Red Wine Vinegar
• 1/3 cup Olive Oil
• 1 tablespoon Dijon Mustard
• 1 clove Garlic (minced)
• 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
• salt and pepper to taste

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1--- Making Hard Boiled Eggs ---
2. 2In 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.
3. 3--- Cobb Salad Prep ---
4. 4Fry the bacon until nice and crispy (about 5 minutes). Place on paper towel to drain. Chop into small pieces
5. 5Shred a Rotisserie Chicken or Grill Chicken breasts
6. 6Chop, wash, rinse, spin dry your lettuce. Use ½ Romaine Lettuce and Iceberg Lettuce.
7. 7--- Making Cobb Salad ---
8. 8Arrange 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.
9. 9Generously drizzle with dressing of your choice, or let your guests choose.
10. 10--- Blue Cheese Dressing ---
11. 11In a bowl, whisk everything together except the blue cheese. You can use an electric mixer for a smoother, whipped dressing.
12. 12Add 2 tablespoons of crumbled blue cheese and mix throughout. Taste. This creates a very mild version of the recipe. Adjust Blue Cheese to taste.
13. 13--- Making Traditional Vinaigrette ---
14. 14Place in a small glass jar and shake vigorously!