Description
This Easy Cobb Salad Meal Prep is a fresh, protein-packed salad perfect for quick lunches or light dinners. Featuring chopped romaine lettuce, diced cooked chicken, hard-boiled eggs, cherry tomatoes, avocado, blue cheese crumbles, seasoned beef or turkey, and red onion, it’s a colorful and satisfying meal that can be prepped ahead of time. The included ranch or blue cheese dressing is stored separately to keep the salad crisp until ready to enjoy.
Ingredients
Scale
Salad
- 2 cooked chicken breasts, diced
- 4 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and halved
- 6 cups romaine lettuce, chopped
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 avocado, diced
- ½ cup blue cheese crumbles
- ½ cup cooked and crumbled beef (or turkey)
- ¼ cup red onion, sliced
Dressing
- ½ cup ranch or blue cheese dressing
Instructions
- Prepare the Base: Divide the chopped romaine lettuce evenly into four meal prep containers to form the fresh, crisp salad base.
- Layer the Toppings: Arrange the diced chicken breasts, halved hard-boiled eggs, cherry tomato halves, diced avocado, blue cheese crumbles, crumbled cooked beef or turkey, and sliced red onion in neat sections over the lettuce for a visually appealing presentation.
- Store the Dressing Separately: To maintain freshness and prevent sogginess, portion the ranch or blue cheese dressing into small separate containers to accompany each meal prep salad.
- Serve: When ready to eat, drizzle the dressing over the salad and toss everything together to combine all the layers and flavors just before serving.
Notes
- Use cooked and cooled chicken breasts to save prep time; rotisserie chicken works well.
- Hard-boil eggs ahead of time or use pre-packaged peeled eggs for convenience.
- Store the avocado separately or add just before eating to prevent browning.
- Swap blue cheese with feta or omit if preferred.
- Keep dressing in airtight containers to maintain freshness.
- Can be customized with turkey instead of beef for a leaner option.
