Loaded Cobb Salad
The king of composed salads with every signature element intact: chicken, bacon, egg, avocado, blue cheese, and tomato in their proper rows over romaine, with a punchy red wine vinaigrette. A genuinely complete dinner at 410 calories and 42 grams of protein.
Method
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Boil the eggs for 8 minutes, then into iced water. Peel and quarter.
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Cook the bacon until crisp, drain on paper, and chop. Season the chicken with the paprika and salt and cook in the bacon pan, 6 to 7 minutes a side. Rest, then slice.
💡 Tip: The bacon pan seasons the chicken for free. Waste nothing. -
Whisk the oil, vinegar, Dijon, and honey with a tablespoon of water into a sharp vinaigrette.
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Arrange the romaine on a platter and lay the chicken, eggs, avocado, tomatoes, onion, bacon, and blue cheese in their rows.
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Dress at the table and toss there, or serve the rows intact and let everyone build.
Notes
Everything is in the salad on purpose, just measured: the bacon, blue cheese, and avocado are portioned so the icons stay and the fat stays sane.
Jammy 8-minute eggs beat fully hard-boiled here.
Build it in rows. A Cobb tossed in the kitchen is just a chopped salad.
All components keep separately for 4 days, making this a meal-prep sleeper.
Nutrition Information
| Calories | 410kcal |
| Total Fat | 22g |
| Total Carbohydrates | 11g |
| Protein | 42g |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What makes a restaurant Cobb 800 calories?
Quantity, not the ingredients themselves — double bacon, half an avocado per plate, and a quarter cup of creamy dressing. This version keeps every signature component at a deliberate weight, and the vinaigrette brings acid instead of mayonnaise.
Can I swap the blue cheese?
Feta swaps evenly for a milder plate, and goat cheese works too. Keeping it at 10g a serving matters more than which cheese it is.
How does it meal prep?
As a kit: cooked chicken, bacon, eggs, and dressing hold 4 days; cut the avocado the day you eat. Assembled boxes with the dressing on the side are a legitimately exciting work lunch.
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