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Easy Chicken Cobb Salad with Homemade Cobb Salad Dressing

A classic American salad featuring grilled chicken, bacon, blue cheese, avocado, and hard-boiled eggs with creamy homemade dressing.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: American, Salad
Calories: 485

Ingredients
  

Salad
  • 2 large heads romaine lettuce chopped
  • 2 cups cooked chicken breast diced
  • 6 strips thick-cut bacon cooked and crumbled
  • 4 hard-boiled eggs halved
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
  • 2 ripe avocados diced
  • 1 cup blue cheese crumbles
  • 0.25 cup fresh chives chopped, optional
Dressing
  • 0.5 cup mayonnaise
  • 0.25 cup sour cream
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 0.25 cup blue cheese crumbles
  • 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 0.5 tsp Dijon mustard

Equipment

  • Large mixing bowl
  • Whisk
  • Sharp knife
  • Cutting board

Method
 

  1. Prepare all salad components. Cook chicken if needed and let cool completely before dicing.
  2. Cook bacon strips until crispy, drain on paper towels, and crumble when cooled.
  3. Hard-boil eggs, cool in ice water, peel, and halve or chop as desired.
  4. Wash, dry, and chop romaine lettuce into bite-sized pieces.
  5. Make dressing by whisking together mayonnaise, sour cream, lemon juice, vinegar, garlic, blue cheese, Worcestershire, and Dijon mustard.
  6. Season dressing with salt, pepper, and herbs. Adjust consistency with water if needed.
  7. Dice avocados just before serving and toss with lemon juice to prevent browning.
  8. Arrange lettuce as base in serving bowl or individual plates.
  9. Top with chicken, bacon, eggs, tomatoes, avocado, and blue cheese in neat rows or toss together.
  10. Drizzle with dressing and garnish with chives. Serve immediately.

Notes

For best results, prepare components separately and assemble just before serving. Dressing can be made up to 3 days ahead and stored in refrigerator.