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Easy California Cobb Pasta Salad

June 12, 2017 By Shannah Coe 2 Comments

Wow everyone at your summer picnics and BBQs this year when you bring this amazing California Cobb Pasta Salad! Diced ham, crumbled bacon, boiled eggs, red onion, tomatoes, lettuce, avocado, and blue cheese make up this easy pasta salad! Full of fresh ingredients and super easy to make, what more could you ask for?!

Taking salad favorites and making them a little more friendly for picnics or BBQs is a total passion of mine. A California cobb is hands down one of my favorite salads so of course I had to create a California cobb pasta salad that is filled with creamy blue cheese, smooth avocado and, of course, bacon!

Easy California Cobb Pasta Salad

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I make this California cobb pasta salad super easy to make by using a premade blue cheese dressing. Be sure to choose one that is refrigerated and comes with actual blue cheese chunks for the best flavor possible.

Easy Cobb Pasta Salad

A traditional California cobb includes chicken but I swapped it out for diced ham so I didn’t have to cook any chicken breast. It made it a little faster and easier. Obviously, feel free to use cooked, diced chicken in place of the ham if you prefer.

You can definitely make this ahead of time but only put a tiny bit of dressing on to keep the pasta from sticking. Then, stir in the remaining dressing just before serving.

California Cobb Pasta Salad

I also usually add my avocado just before serving. If you need to take this on go, toss the avocado in some fresh lemon juice before adding it to the salad to keep it from browning.

Easy California Cobb Pasta Salad Recipe

 California Cobb Pasta Salad Recipe

This pasta salad is always a huge hit whenever I make it. I love how simple it is to make and all the flavor it gets from the fresh ingredients and chunky Bleu cheese dressing. California cobb pasta salad is definitely a staple on the table at any summer BBQ or picnic we host.

If you loved this cobb salad recipe, check out these:

  • Apricot Tarragon Chicken Salad
  • Chicken Avocado Quinoa Salad
  • Best Ever Macaroni Salad

What you’ll need for this recipe:

  • Large pot
  • Colander
  • Large bowl
  • Spatula
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Easy California Cobb Pasta Salad
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
35 mins
 
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Salad
Keyword: pasta salad
Servings: 8
Calories: 534 kcal
Ingredients
  • 1 lb corkscrew pasta cooked al dente and rinsed with cold water
  • 1 1/2 cup diced ham
  • 3 hard boiled eggs roughly chopped
  • 6 sliced bacon cooked and crumbled
  • 1/2 red onion diced
  • 1 to mato cored and diced
  • 1 cup chopped lettuce
  • 1 1/4 cup Chunky Bleu Cheese dressing
  • 1 avocado diced
  • 1/4 cup crumbled bleu cheese
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl, combine pasta through tomato. Toss to combine. Refrigerate until 10 minutes before ready to serve.

  2. When ready to serve, stir in dressing. Top with avocado and bleu cheese.

Recipe Notes

1. If making this ahead, toss pasta with small amount of dressing to prevent it from sticking together. Then, just before serving, stir in remaining dressing.

2. If making this ahead, toss diced avocado with fresh lemon juice before adding to salad.

Easy California Cobb Pasta Salad
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Filed Under: 30 Minutes or Less, Cooking, food, Main Dishes, Pasta, Recipes, Side dishes

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Comments

  1. Heather @ Sugar Dish Me says

    June 12, 2017 at 3:37 pm

    OMG. That blue cheese and this salad LITERALLY made my mouth water. PINNED!!! Definitely making this later.

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    • Shannah Coe says

      June 13, 2017 at 11:48 am

      Thanks! I had it for lunch yesterday. So good.

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