Dinner for 4

Cobb Salad

Name: Cobb Salad
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 cups romaine lettuce; 4 hard boiled eggs; 1 large avocado; 1 cup cherry tomatoes; 1/2 small red onion; 8 slices bacon; 4 oz crumbled blue cheese; 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts; 1 tsp olive oil; 1 tsp cajun seasoning; 2/3 cup mayonnaise; 1/4 cup sour cream; 1/2 tbsp dried parsley; 1/2 tsp dried dill; 1/4 tsp onion powder; 1/4 tsp garlic powder; milk (optional); salt and black pepper (optional)

Romaine is topped with chicken, bacon, eggs, avocado, tomatoes, onion, and blue cheese with a creamy herb dressing.

Typical price

$19.25for 4 servings

$4.81 per serving$19.25 for 4

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Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

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25 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
$$$typical cost tier

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Romaine and salad greens$2.49 each typical	1.5	$3.98Typical price
Eggs$0.30 each typical	4	$1.20Typical price
Avocados$1.29 each typical	1	$1.29Typical price
Cherry and grape tomatoes$0.30/oz typical	5.25 oz	$1.59Typical price
Red onions$1.49/lb typical	0.4 lb	$0.56Typical price
Bacon$6.49 each typical	0.5	$2.60Typical price
Blue cheese, brie, queso fresco, paneer$0.80/oz typical	4 oz	$3.20Typical price
Chicken breast, boneless$3.49/lb typical	1 lb	$3.49Typical price
Sour cream or plain yogurt$0.14/oz typical	2.25 oz	$0.30Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$19.25

Pantry staples you likely have

Olive and cooking oilDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsMustard, mayo, ketchupDried spices (cumin, paprika, chili powder, oregano)Salt and pepper

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

8 cups romaine lettuce
4 hard boiled eggs
1 large avocado
1 cup cherry tomatoes
1/2 small red onion
8 slices bacon
4 oz crumbled blue cheese
2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 tsp olive oil
1 tsp cajun seasoning
2/3 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup sour cream
1/2 tbsp dried parsley
1/2 tsp dried dill
1/4 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp garlic powder
milk (optional)
salt and black pepper (optional)

Steps

Cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium heat for 8 minutes until crisp, then drain it.
Season the chicken with Cajun seasoning and cook it in the skillet for 6 to 8 minutes per side, until it reaches 165 F.
Chop the romaine, eggs, avocado, tomatoes, red onion, bacon, and chicken.
Whisk the mayonnaise, sour cream, parsley, dill, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and enough milk to loosen the dressing.
Arrange the chopped ingredients over the romaine and drizzle with the dressing.

Swaps

Chicken breast, boneless for Chicken thighs, bone-in or bonelessabout $1.20/lb less at typical prices
Red onions for Onionsabout $0.20/lb less at typical prices
Sour cream or plain yogurt for Yogurtabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices