Grilled Chicken Cobb Salad

There are several reasons to love this salad.  Don’t you just love a salad that can be made ahead of time and then assembled in minutes for a complete, healthy meal anytime?  How about an awesome dressing?  And I love a salad that’s so versatile that you can easily swap out the ingredients to your preferences.

I have enjoyed making this salad with fresh summer produce, and I prefer local if available.

What you will need for this salad:  grilled chicken breast, cherry tomatoes, zucchini, cucumbers, red pepper, bacon, and hard boiled eggs.   Once prepared and all assembled,  I just add a tablespoon or two of dressing.

To grill the chicken, I usually just sprinkle both sides of a boneless, skinless chicken breast with salt and pepper.  Next, heat up the cast iron skillet and cook for about 5-6 minutes on each side until the internal temperature reaches 170 degrees.  The other option is to use an outdoor grill and if time allows, I may do that.

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Grilled Chicken Cobb Salad

Prep Time

10 mins

Total Time

10 mins

 

A delicious, healthy grilled chicken cobb salad using fresh ingredients.

Course: Cobb Salad, dressing/sauce, Salad

Cuisine: American

Servings: 6

Calories: 229 kcal

Author: Christine

Ingredients

• Per salad;
• cups One to two lettuce to fill salad bowl.
• One half grilled chicken breast, sliced (1/2 of whole chicken breast)
• Variety of vegetables:
• cup I have used 1/2 of each: cherry tomatoes zucchini, cucumber,
• One hard boiled egg sliced
• slice One of bacon chopped
• Dressing:
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar I used white balsamic vinegar
• 2 teaspoons dijon mustard
• 2 teaspoons maple syrup
• 1/4 teaspoon dried chives
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

Instructions

1. Place lettuce in salad bowl. Arrange grilled chicken, vegetables, bacon, hard boiled egg in rows on top of lettuce.
2. To prepare dressing:
3. Place vinegar, mustard, maple syrup, chives. 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a glass jar, put on lid and shake until ingredients are well combined. Add olive oil and shake again.
4. Notes: One half grilled chicken breast - grill one boneless, skinless chicken breast and use half for this recipe and save the other half for another recipe (or make two salads!).

Nutrition Facts

Grilled Chicken Cobb Salad

Amount Per Serving

Calories 229 Calories from Fat 189

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 21g 32%

Saturated Fat 3g 15%

Cholesterol 84mg 28%

Sodium 177mg 7%

Potassium 131mg 4%

Total Carbohydrates 5g 2%

Sugars 3g

Protein 3g 6%

Vitamin A 10.5%

Vitamin C 6.2%

Calcium 2.2%

Iron 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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