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A wooden bowl filled with cobb salad—leafy greens, cherry tomatoes, avocado, bacon, feta cheese, a sliced boiled egg, and creamy dressing—sits on a white table with a fork and napkin beside it.
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Chicken Cobb Salad with Avocado Ranch Salad Dressing

This Chicken Cobb Salad with Avocado Ranch Dressing is a fresh and hearty main dish salad made with juicy chicken, crisp bacon, hard-boiled eggs, tomatoes, blue cheese, avocado, and crisp greens. Finished with a creamy homemade avocado ranch dressing, it’s a colorful dinner salad that’s ready in under 30 minutes.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 343kcal
Author: Stephanie Wilson

Ingredients

  • 1 pound chicken tenders or 2 cups cooked or leftover chicken (like Rotisserie or Grilled Chicken)
  • 2 tablespoons lemon pepper seasoning
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 6 cups lettuce chopped or shredded
  • 3 tablespoons fresh herbs like finely chopped chives, basil, cilantro, oregano or parsley
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
  • 1 cup blue cheese crumbled
  • 5 slices cooked bacon crumbled
  • 4 hard boiled eggs sliced
  • 1 avocado chopped

Avocado Dressing

  • 1 avocado chopped
  • ¼ cup plain Greek yogurt
  • ¼ cup mayonnaise
  • 1 ½ teaspoons vinegar like white vinegar, or vinegar of choice like chive blossom vinegar if handy
  • 2 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 3 tablespoons fresh chives chopped
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • salt and pepper to tate

Instructions

For the Chicken

  • Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Season chicken tenders with lemon pepper and salt to taste. Saute until cooked through and charred in places, turning halfway through; about 10 to 12 minutes. Once cooled, chop or thinly slice the chicken. If using cooked chicken, chop into bite size pieces, taste and season with salt and pepper as needed.

For the Avocado Dressing

  • Add dressing ingredients to a blender and blend until creamy. Add water or buttermilk as necessary to thin the dressing if needed. Add salt and pepper to taste.

For the Cobb Salad

  • In a large bowl, toss the greens and herbs with half of the dressing. Arrange the chicken, tomatoes, cheese, bacon, avocado, and eggs on top. Toss gently and add additional dressing if desired!

Notes

  1. Chicken: Use leftover grilled chicken, rotisserie chicken, or quickly cooked chicken tenders for this salad.
  2. Meal Prep: For easy meal prep, cook the chicken, bacon, and hard-boiled eggs ahead of time. Wash and chop the greens and tomatoes in advance, but slice the avocado just before serving.
  3. Dressing: Serve the dressing on the side if you’re making this salad ahead or packing it for lunch so the greens stay fresh and crisp.
  4. Cheese: Blue cheese is classic in a Cobb salad, but cheddar, feta, or goat cheese are delicious substitutions.
     

Nutrition

Calories: 343kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 196mg | Sodium: 514mg | Potassium: 768mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1081IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 171mg | Iron: 2mg