Chicken Cobb Salad
This epic high-protein Cobb Salad with mouthwatering blackened chicken will up the game of your regular salad rotation!
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Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts
- 1 ½ teaspoons blackened seasoning
- 1 tablespoon butter or olive oil
- 1 large head of romaine, washed and chopped
- 2 hard-boiled eggs, sliced into rounds or wedges
- 1 avocado, sliced
- 1 small cucumber, thinly sliced
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 shallot, sliced (or ¼ cup red onions)
- ⅓ cup blue cheese crumbles
- 4 slices of bacon, cooked and crumbled
- ⅓ cup Red Wine Vinaigrette
Instructions
The dressing:
- If making the dressing, combine all the vinaigrette ingredients and refrigerate the jar for up to one week or, until ready to use
Make the blackened chicken:
- On a flat surface, pat dry the chicken breasts. Distribute the seasoning on both sides of the chicken breasts.
- Heat a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Once hot, melt the butter. Place the chicken breasts on the pan and cook the first side for 7 minutes. Flip the chicken breasts over and cook for another 7 minutes on the other side until the internal temperature reaches 165F. Cooking time on the second side will vary by the thickness of the chicken breast.
- Remove the chicken breasts from the pan onto a board to rest for 5 minutes before slicing.
Build your dream salad:
- Assemble the salad in a large bowl by layering the chopped Romaine, topping it with the hard-boiled eggs, cherry tomatoes, sliced cucumbers, avocado slices, sliced shallot, blue cheese crumbles, crumbled bacon, and sliced chicken breasts.
- Drizzle ½ cup salad dressing over the salad and toss to combine. Add more salad dressing if desired.
For Meal Prep:
- Layer all the salad ingredients inside 4 meal prep containers except for the sliced avocado. Pack about 2 tablespoons of salad dressing inside four small, lidded containers. The morning of, slice ¼ of an avocado and pack it inside the lunch container. Drizzle salad dressing right before your first bite.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 439kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 34g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 174mg | Sodium: 711mg | Potassium: 1314mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 14191IU | Vitamin C: 24mg | Calcium: 154mg | Iron: 3mg
