Chicken Cobb Salad

Bacon, blue cheese, avocado, and chicken are all ingredients in the classic Cobb salad. Serve with a chilled summer soup or sandwich for a light and refreshing meal.

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

• Cooking spray
• 1 1/2  pounds  skinless, boneless chicken breast cutlets
• 1/4  teaspoon  salt
• 1/4  teaspoon  black pepper
• 8  cups  mixed greens
• 1  cup  cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1/3  cup  diced peeled avocado
• 2  tablespoons  sliced green onions
• 1/3  cup  fat-free Italian dressing
• 2  tablespoons  crumbled blue cheese
• 1  bacon slice, cooked and crumbled

Preparation

Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Add chicken to pan; cook 5 minutes on each side or until done. Cut into 1/2-inch slices.

Combine greens, tomatoes, avocado, and onions in a large bowl. Drizzle greens mixture with dressing; toss gently to coat. Arrange about 2 cups greens mixture on each of 4 salad plates. Top each serving with 4 ounces chicken, 1 1/2 teaspoons cheese, and about 1/2 teaspoon bacon.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

263 (27% from fat)

Fat:

8g (sat 2.4g,mono 3.2g,poly 1.4g)

Protein:

37.9g

Carbohydrate:

8.9g

Fiber:

3.7g

Cholesterol:

99mg

Iron:

2.6mg

Sodium:

606mg

Calcium:

89mg