Cobb Salad with Chicken - 2 Ways | Classic and Chik-fil-A Style

chicken breast

🥗Healthier: grilled chicken thighs

💰Cheaper: canned chicken

Thighs are juicier and more flavorful; canned chicken is budget-friendly.

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: pork bacon

Turkey bacon is lower in fat; pork bacon is often cheaper.

blue cheese

🥗Healthier: feta cheese

💰Cheaper: cheddar cheese

Feta is lower in calories; cheddar is often less expensive.

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Season the chicken breast with olive oil, salt, pepper, and garlic powder, then bake until it reaches an internal temperature of 165°F, about 20 to 25 minutes.

Let the chicken cool and then dice it.

Cut up cucumber and avocado (using an English cucumber, no need to peel).

Assemble the traditional Cobb salad starting with the diced chicken, then add tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, boiled egg, sliced avocado, bacon, and sprinkle cheddar cheese on top.

Drizzle buttermilk ranch dressing over the salad.

For the Chick-fil-A copycat salad, slice the cooked chicken nuggets in half and cut the grilled corn off the cob.

Layer the Chick-fil-A Cobb salad with chicken nuggets, tomatoes, sliced boiled egg, grilled corn, Monterey Jack and cheddar cheese, and bacon.

Top the Chick-fil-A salad with cilantro lime dressing.

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