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Garlic Chicken Cobb Salad

01/06/16 | Chicken, Easy Weeknight Meals, Healthy, Main Courses, Recipes, Salads

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My favorite hearty chicken salad, loaded with garlic chicken, tomatoes, bacon, and feta. So good, you won’t mind eating your greens!

My favorite hearty chicken salad, loaded with garlic chicken, tomatoes, bacon, and feta. So good, you won't mind eating your greens! Recipe includes nutritional information and make-ahead instructions.

How is everyone doing after the holidays? Feeling a little heavier, a little slower? Did you have to loosen your belt buckle a notch or two? No? Just me. Okay. That’s fine. December was a glorious, sweet-filled extravaganza, but we’re in January now. It’s time for salads.

Luckily, I have some great ones for you. Monday, I shared  how to cook perfect chicken breasts for salads and sandwiches for just this purpose and for the rest of the month of January, we’ll have a new salad recipe every week, each one healthier and more delicious than the last.

My favorite hearty chicken salad, loaded with garlic chicken, tomatoes, bacon, and feta. So good, you won't mind eating your greens! Recipe includes nutritional information and make-ahead instructions.

We’re starting off with the heaviest of the four, something to ease us into eating our greens. This is my version of a cobb salad, loaded with garlic-marinated chicken and tomatoes, sprinkled with feta and bacon, and served over a bed of crunchy romaine.

See Also: BLT Salad

I’m not a blue cheese girl, so that’s why feta is subbing in here instead, but feel free to go classic or use whatever cheese you want. Either way, it’s full of flavor, meaty and tangy. It tastes like you are eating something bad for you, but at under 450 calories, it’s very waist-line friendly!

My favorite hearty chicken salad, loaded with garlic chicken, tomatoes, bacon, and feta. So good, you won't mind eating your greens! Recipe includes nutritional information and make-ahead instructions.

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Garlic Chicken Cobb Salad

My favorite hearty chicken salad, loaded with garlic chicken, tomatoes, bacon, and feta. So good, you won’t mind eating your greens!
5 from 1 vote
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Course: Dinner
Total Time: 35 minutes minutes
Servings (Hover or Click to Change Yield): 4
Calories: 438kcal
Author: Tracy

Ingredients

Special Equipment

  • Instant-read thermometer
  • Meat mallet

Marinade

  • 2 tablespoons (1oz) butter melted
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 2 cloves garlic crushed
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Salad

  • 2 (about 1 pound) boneless skinless chicken breasts pounded thin
  • 4 slices bacon
  • 1 large head romaine lettuce chopped
  • 1 cup (4oz) crumbled feta cheese
  • 2 large tomatoes chopped

Vinaigrette

  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon mustard dijon or yellow is fine
  • 1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

Marinade

  • Combine marinade ingredients in a large ziplock bag. Add the chicken and give it a shake. Let marinate at room temperature for 10 to 30 minutes.

While the Chicken is Marinating

  • Cook and crumble the bacon or cut into 1/2 inch pieces. My preferred method for cooking bacon is 12-15 minutes in the oven at 400°F on a foil-covered baking sheet.
  • Make the vinaigrette by combining dressing ingredients in a mason jar and shaking until well mixed.

Salad

  • Take chicken directly from marinade to a hot skillet or grill. Cook until a meat thermometer inserted into the center of the breasts reads 160°F, 5-8 minutes per side and allow to rest for at least 5 minutes before cutting into strips.
  • Put a quarter of the lettuce on each plate and top with the remaining ingredients.

Notes

This dressing makes enough for six 2-tablespoon servings.
Small-yield Instructions: This recipe halves cleanly.
Make-ahead Instructions: The dressing will keep up to two weeks in the refrigerator, but must come to room temperature and be shaken before serving (the olive oil will solidify in the fridge). Bacon and chicken can be cooked a couple days in advance. Romaine can be cut a couple of days in advance but will lose some of its crispness. Tomatoes should be cut and salad assembled day of.
Freezer Instructions: Extra chicken and bacon can be frozen together in an air-tight container for up to 4 months. Allow to defrost in the refrigerator. Dairy and vegetables with high water content like lettuce and tomatoes shouldn’t be frozen for salad.
Did you make this recipe?I'd love to see it! Tag @BakingMischief or hashtag it #BakingMischief.

Nutritional Information (Salad only, no dressing)
Nutritional Information (Dressing, per 2-tablespoon serving)
Dressing Adapted From: Saveur

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My favorite hearty chicken salad, loaded with garlic chicken, tomatoes, bacon, and feta. So good, you won't mind eating your greens! Recipe includes nutritional information and make-ahead instructions.

Comments | 24 comments

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Comments

  1. Sarah and Laura @ Wandercooks says

    January 18, 2016 at 6:51 pm

    So colourful and healthy! This would be a perfect side to an Aussie barbeque.

    Reply
    • Tracy says

      January 18, 2016 at 7:13 pm

      Thank you! Wish it were BBQ weather here. It’s huddle under a blanket weather here in California today.

      Reply
  2. Wajeeha says

    January 15, 2016 at 1:27 am

    Yum! This looks so light, fresh and colorful! I’m not one for salads but this really does look good 🙂

    Reply
    • Tracy says

      January 15, 2016 at 9:51 pm

      Thank you! I’m a little shallow, but the colorful prettiness of this salad is a large portion of its appeal for me. 😉

      Reply
  3. Neli @ Delicious Meets Healthy says

    January 14, 2016 at 8:03 pm

    I love all these flavors!!! This salad looks so delicious!!

    Reply
    • Tracy says

      January 14, 2016 at 9:14 pm

      Thank you!!

      Reply
  4. Lynn | The Road to Honey says

    January 13, 2016 at 2:36 pm

    I managed to keep my weight under control during the holidays – largely driven by the fact that we were home bound and our family doesn’t live nearby. Given this, we didn’t have an avalanche of holiday parties to attend.

    Expanded waistline or not, I am always in the mood for salad (it’s one of those weird cravings I tend to get). . .and with that feta and garlicky chicken. . .well that’s a salad I definitely wouldn’t mind craving.

    Reply
    • Tracy says

      January 13, 2016 at 3:10 pm

      Good for you! I wish I could say the same… I agree with you on the salad cravings though. Some days, a big crunchy salad sounds even better than a plate full of cookies!

      Reply
  5. Sherri @ Watch Learn Eat says

    January 11, 2016 at 9:05 am

    This salad looks amazing! I looove all these flavors! Gotta make for lunch this week! 🙂

    Reply
    • Tracy says

      January 11, 2016 at 10:45 am

      You won’t regret it! Thanks, Sherri!

      Reply
  6. Christine says

    January 10, 2016 at 3:58 pm

    Chicken Cobb Salads are a favorite of mine. This looks delicious!

    Reply
    • Tracy says

      January 10, 2016 at 8:26 pm

      Thanks Christine!

      Reply
  7. Manal Obieda says

    January 10, 2016 at 11:58 am

    Oh how delicious this salad is looking…its calling my name to give it a shot…Thanks for sharing Tracy.

    Reply
    • Tracy says

      January 10, 2016 at 12:20 pm

      Thanks, it was my pleasure!

      Reply
  8. Diane says

    January 8, 2016 at 5:27 pm

    Yes, I’m in easy to wear stretchy cloths right now. Starting to work on the ole waistline. You have a great salad for me to add to my meal plan until the belt notches get back to normal! Actually I will eat it year round. This salad looks so appetizing!

    Reply
    • Tracy says

      January 8, 2016 at 10:03 pm

      Glad to know I’m in good company! And thanks, let me know how you like the salad.

      Reply
  9. Kathi @ Laughing Spatula says

    January 8, 2016 at 8:08 am

    This looks good and healthy and the dressing looks really nice! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • Tracy says

      January 8, 2016 at 3:13 pm

      Thank you, Kathi. I do love this dressing. It makes healthy taste good!

      Reply
  10. Christie says

    January 8, 2016 at 6:57 am

    Love the garlicky marinade. I’m a blue cheese girl, too. This is going to be one delicious salad.

    Reply
    • Tracy says

      January 8, 2016 at 3:13 pm

      Thanks! It really is delicious!

      Reply
  11. Cathleen @ A Taste Of Madness says

    January 7, 2016 at 6:47 pm

    Definitely heavier! But it’s fine, because my clothes are getting looser..for some reason??
    This salad looks delicious! I can’t resist a good cobb salad

    Reply
    • Tracy says

      January 7, 2016 at 8:17 pm

      That sounds like some serious voodoo going on there with your clothes. Please, share your secret!

      And thanks!

      Reply
  12. Kirsten @ Treat Yourself Sweeter says

    January 7, 2016 at 6:11 pm

    This looks so fresh and delicious! Perfect for a summer afternoon or evening. Lovely bright photos too 🙂

    Reply
    • Tracy says

      January 7, 2016 at 8:15 pm

      This is one of my favorite summer salads…and winter and fall and spring. 😉 And thanks, I was fighting the quickly disappearing light when I took these, so that’s so nice to hear!

      Reply
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