Quick and Easy Cobb Salad

Today I have got a lot of great information to share. I am sharing a great weeknight recipe I created and showing you the fun family game night we had with Hasbro games. I’m also talking about #DipDipHooray products from Heinz Ketchup, Tyson Chicken Nuggets, and Ore-Ida french fries and how you can win big at DipToPlay.com.

First I’ll set the scene for you. It was a busy week night and we had promised the kids a family game night. I needed a quick and simple meal that everyone in the family could enjoy. It was time to get creative. Some of the family can be picky about what they eat. The perfect solution for them was Tyson Chicken Nuggets, Ore-Ida French Fries, and Heinz Ketchup. My son seriously went nuts over the chicken nuggets. He has asked for them every meal since. When I went to Walmart to do my shopping for dinner, I was even able to find a coupon for $2 off when you purchase all three of the Dip Dip Hooray products. It was right on the package of Tyson chicken nuggets. You can see more pictures from my shopping trip in my Google+ album.

I wanted something a little more grown-up for my dinner, but I wasn’t about to prepare two completely separate meals. That is how my quick and easy Cobb salad was created. All of my cooking and prep was done by the time the chicken nuggets came out of the oven. Traditionally Cobb salad has chopped salad greens, chicken, ham, tomato, hard boiled egg, avocado, bacon, Roquefort cheese, and red wine vinaigrette. I made a few changes based on ingredient availability and personal preference. Feel free to add or subtract as you see fit.

Cobb Salad

For the Dressing:

3 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon Dijon Mustard
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 small clove garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

For the salad

1/4 pound sliced smoked ham
2 hard-boiled eggs
6 cups romaine lettuce coarsely chopped
2 medium tomatoes, seeded and diced
1 cup heated diced Tyson Chicken Nuggets
1/3 cup crumbled bacon
1/2 cup crumbled Roquefort or Blue cheese(I used shredded Pepper Jack for a little spicy kick)

Directions:

Whisk together all the salad dressing ingredients and set aside.
In a large bowl toss the romaine lettuce with 2/3 of the dressing. Prep and chop all of your other ingredients.
Put the dressed romaine in a serving bowl and add the rest of your salad toppings.
Serve with the remaining salad dressing to drizzle over top if desired.

Note: I took the very easy route and I bought crumbled bacon and pre-boiled and peeled eggs from the store.
The kids dinner looked pretty good to me too! They loved getting a fun treat for dinner.

After our delicious dinner it was time for some family fun time with Hasbro games. Hasbro makes tons of great games, but our favorites for the whole family are Elefun and Hungry Hungry Hippos.

Our choice for the night was Hungry Hungry Hippos. We really had a great time as a family and practiced important life skills like being a gracious winner and a good loser too.

Do you want to win a $1,000 Hasbro Family Game night for your family? Go to DipToPlay.com and enter UPC codes from participating Heinz, Ore-Ida, and Tyson for your chance to win some awesome prizes. You can enter the sweepstakes once a day, so you can lots of opportunities to get entries. They also have a fun game of the week you can play right on the website. This week I unlocked an Operation Silly Sounds game. Once you unlock the games by entering the UPC codes, you will get instant access to the future games too.

This is the screen where you enter the UPC codes.

Our family had a delicious and easy dinner and a great time as a family. What are you waiting for?

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