Dinner for 8
Cobb Pasta Salad
$7.14for 425 minServes 8
Penne, chicken, bacon, eggs, vegetables, cheese, and avocado are combined with ranch dressing for a filling chilled salad.
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Pasta, 16 oz$0.10/oz typical | 16 oz | $1.60Typical price |
 | Cherry and grape tomatoes, 8 oz$0.30/oz typical | 8 oz | $2.38Typical price |
 | Bacon, 0.5$6.49 each typical | 0.5 | $2.60Typical price |
 | Chicken breast, 0.65 lb$3.49/lb typical | 0.65 lb | $2.18Typical price |
 | Eggs, 4$0.30 each typical | 4 | $1.20Typical price |
 | Avocados, 1$1.29 each typical | 1 | $1.29Typical price |
 | Green onions, 0.5$1.19 each typical | 0.5 | $0.68Typical price |
 | Blue cheese, 1.25 oz$0.80/oz typical | 1.25 oz | $1.07Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $14.27 | ||
Swaps
- Swap chicken breast for chicken thighsabout $1.20/lb less at typical prices
- Swap pasta for egg noodlesabout $0.04/oz more at typical prices
Pantry staples you likely have
Relish, dressings, steak sauce
Not included in the cost.
- 25 minstart to table
- Easydifficulty
- 8servings as written
- $typical cost tier
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Typical price
$1.78 per serving$7.14 for 4
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.
Ingredients
- 16 oz penne
- 1 1/2 cups grape tomatoes
- 8 slices bacon
- 2 cups cooked chopped chicken
- 4 hard boiled eggs
- 1 avocado
- 4 green onions
- 1/3 cup crumbled blue cheese
- 1 cup ranch dressing
Steps
- Boil the penne in a large pot of salted water according to the package time, then drain and cool.
- Cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium heat for 8 to 10 minutes until crisp, then crumble it.
- Cut the tomatoes, chicken, eggs, avocado, and green onions into bite-size pieces.
- Check that the thickest part of the poultry reaches 165 F before serving.
- Toss the pasta, bacon, chicken, eggs, avocado, tomatoes, green onions, blue cheese, and ranch in a large bowl.
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