Southwest Chicken & Bacon Cobb Salad
with Blue Cheese Dressing, Guacamole & Tortilla Chips
- Eggs
- Milk
- Sesame
This twist on a Cobb salad takes all your favorite elements of the classic dish—crispy bacon, juicy chicken, creamy avocado, tangy blue cheese—and gives them a Southwestern spin thanks to additions like guacamole and crunchy blue corn tortilla chips. Toss everything with grape tomatoes and crisp baby lettuce, and you’re set!
Ingredients
4 ounce
Grape Tomatoes
2 unit
Scallions
1 teaspoon
Garlic Powder
3 ounce
Blue Cheese Dressing
(Contains: Eggs, Milk)
4 tablespoon
Guacamole
2 unit
Baby Lettuce
1.5 ounce
Blue Corn Tortilla Chips
(Contains: Sesame)
10 ounce
Chicken Cutlets
4 ounce
Bacon
Not included in your delivery
Salt
Pepper
Cooking Oil
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Heat a large dry pan over medium- high heat. Add bacon*; cook, turning occasionally and adjusting heat if browning too quickly, until crispy, 6-10 minutes. • Turn off heat; transfer to a paper-towel- lined plate. Reserve bacon fat in a small heatproof bowl and carefully wipe out any burnt bits from pan.
• While bacon cooks, wash and dry produce. • Dry lettuce thoroughly. Trim and discard root end; chop leaves into bite-size pieces. Halve tomatoes. Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens.
• Once bacon is done, pat chicken* dry with paper towels and season all over with garlic powder, salt, and pepper. • Heat reserved bacon fat and a drizzle of oil in pan used for bacon over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook until browned and cooked through, 3-5 minutes per side. TIP: If chicken starts to brown too quickly, reduce heat and cover. • Transfer chicken to a cutting board to rest.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, add lettuce, tomatoes, scallion whites, and dressing. Toss until thoroughly combined.
• Roughly chop bacon. Thinly slice chicken crosswise.
• Divide salad between shallow bowls. Arrange chicken over center of each salad, then top with bacon, a dollop of guacamole, and scallion greens. Sprinkle as many chips (crushing in the bag first) as you like around chicken and serve.
Pork is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 145°.
Poultry is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 165°.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the refreshing and flavorful combination, though some found the blue cheese dressing didn't pair well with Southwest flavors.
- Ease of prep: Quick and easy to prepare, with clear instructions for most. Some found air frying the chicken a healthier alternative.
- Suggestions: Consider offering ranch or chipotle dressing options. Adding blue cheese crumbles could enhance the Cobb salad experience 🧀.
- Portions: Generous servings satisfied most, with some finding enough for leftovers. A few felt there was too much lettuce.
- Customization: Try homemade ranch dressing or feta cheese for variety. Serving chips on the side keeps them crunchy.
Reviews from our home cooks
This was delicious, but I did add more dressing. I will also point out that I generally hate and do not eat salads, but I'm definitely getting this one again and I'm going to try others.
Beautiful presentation and very tasty. The guacamole is terrific. I had my doubt, but hello fresh never lets me down.
Great combo of flavors! Portion was just right, tastes perfect on a summer night.
Light, but filling.. quick and easy and even had left overs
I think I would prefer a different dressing with the tortilla chips. The flavors of blue cheese, guacamole, and chips didn't mix well. Maybe a thousand island dressing without the guacamole would go together better.
This salad is amazing. I didn't add the chips and I decided to use homemade ranch instead of blue cheese. I'm sure the original recipe would have been excellent as well.
Cooked the chicken in air fryer which is suppose to be healthier. Please include air fryer directions.
Wish the chicken had more flavor but was overall delicious
I loved this salad when we had it last but this time it was very salty which may have been due to the tortilla chips. I appreciate the very generous portions.
A little higher calorie count than we prefer, but very tasty and satisfying
