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Mexican salad with shredded cheese on top in a grey bowl.
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5 from 2 votes

Mexican Cobb Salad with Chicken and BBQ Ranch Dressing

This salad contains a lot of benefits so be ready to dig in!
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Dinner, Lunch, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine: Meat Dishes, Mexican
Allergy: Gluten Free, Nut Free
Servings: 4
Calories: 285kcal
Author: Marina Rizhkov

Equipment

Ingredients

  • ½ Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 chicken breast, boneless & skinless
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 pinch ground black pepper
  • 1 cup romaine lettuce, chopped
  • 7 cherry tomatoes, sliced
  • 8 oz corn, canned
  • 8 oz black beans, canned, unsalted
  • ¼ red onion, diced
  • ¼ cup Monterey jack cheese, shredded

BBQ Ranch Dressing

  • 2 Tbsp ranch
  • 1 Tbsp BBQ sauce

Instructions

  • Heat extra-virgin olive oil in a large skillet on medium heat.
    ½ Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • Season the chicken breast, both sides with salt and pepper. Add to the heated skillet and cook through for 4 minutes on each side and get the golden brown color. et aside to cool.
    1 chicken breast,, 1 pinch salt, 1 pinch ground black pepper
    A black pan with olive oil.
  • Place chopped romaine lettuce in a large bowl. Add sliced cherry tomatoes. Add diced red onion.
    1 cup romaine lettuce,, 7 cherry tomatoes,, ¼ red onion,
    Lettuce tomatoes and red onion in a grey bowl.
  • Drain the can of corn and black beans and add to the salad bowl.
    8 oz corn,, 8 oz black beans,
    A salad of romaine corn black beans and red onion in a bowl.
  • Dice the chicken breast into bite-size pieces and also add to the salad.
    1 chicken breast,
    Salad ingredients with chopped chicken breast on top.
  • Add grated cheese to the salad.
    ¼ cup Monterey jack cheese,
  • Dressing:
    In a small bowl whisk ranch and bbq sauce together.
    Drizzle over the salad.
    2 Tbsp ranch, 1 Tbsp BBQ sauce
    Mexican bbq cob salad with bbq sauce and ranch drizzled on top.

Notes

Substitute the chicken with a rotisserie chicken from the grocery store. Just cube and chop, and it'll be ready to add to the salad

Nutrition

Calories: 285kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 44mg | Sodium: 236mg | Potassium: 659mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1406IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 85mg | Iron: 2mg