- Hey guys!
Today I am here with a very special guest in my kitchen,
Sara Lynn, from The Domestic Geek.
If you don't already know of her channel,
I encourage you to head over there and subscribe.
There, you will find some terrific tips
and techniques and shortcuts
to make you all a little bit more creative in the kitchen.
Many of you may know her
because we've done some collabs together.
But, she was in town this week and I said,
"Sara, you've gotta come over to my kitchen
"and show me how to make a great lunch idea."
I know you guys are always looking for great lunch ideas,
and Sara has got a great one.
So Sara Lynn, what are we making?
- Oh, I am so excited Beth.
Thank you so much for having me in your kitchen.
- You bet. - It's so wonderful to be here.
I'm super excited today to share with you
my Classic Cobb Pita recipe.
So, it's all the deliciousness of classic Cobb salad
except for it's in a wrap.
So, it's super easy, super portable.
You can take it on the go.
And the best part is, it incorporates
a whole lot of leftovers.
So, we're starting with some cooked chicken.
Now this can be one of those cooked grocery store chickens,
or some leftover chicken from the night before.
And basically, I've just chopped it into cubes.
And then, we're going to add to that some boiled egg.
Now, what I love about this pita is
that it's super protein-packed.
So, it will keep you full until dinner.
You won't be crashing halfway through the day
and wanting to run to the vending machine.
Which we all know is what happens, right?
So lots of protein at lunch is always a good idea.
So we're gonna add some boiled egg.
Know what I like to do is boil a dozen eggs on Sunday night,
and then I have them all week long
for breakfast, for lunch, for dinner.
I incorporate them into all sorts of recipes.
- See, these are the kinds of tips that you get
with The Domestic Geek. - (laughs)
I love all of those tips. That's great, genius.
- You know, you just wanna make your life simpler.
It's not like it's not complicated enough already.
- It really is.
- And to that, we are going to add some chopped bacon.
Now, you can leave the bacon out if you are not into pork.
That's totally fine, but I do find
it adds a bit of saltiness, a nice little bite.
Then, we are going to add our tomatoes.
Now, I'm using some chopped cherry tomatoes,
super, super simple.
You could use whole tomatoes if you wanted.
That would work just as well, no problem.
And then, some avocado.
Now, you know avocado is a bit tricky in lunch
because everyone worries about it going brown.
Just because it's gone a little brown
doesn't mean it's still not delicious to eat.
Plus, it's gonna be covered in dressing,
so you'll never know.
Your kids will never know, so don't worry about it.
So, that's really the base of any great Cobb salad, right?
- What could be simpler? - Love it.
- And now that we have all this deliciousness
stacked up in this bowl,
we're going to top it with some blue cheese dressing.
Now, I'm using a homemade blue cheese dressing.
This could not be simpler to put together.
It's actually made with yogurt.
- And if you guys wanna know the recipe
for this blue cheese dressing, you can head over
to Sara Lynn's channel today.
And there she has posted a video
showing five homemade dressings,
and this is one of them.
So click the annotation,
and you can find out how to make it.
- Homemade dressing really is the best.
It's totally worth the time investment I think.
- It really is.
- All right, so all we're gonna do is add
a tablespoon or two of dressing
to this amazing Cobb salad,
concoction I should call it.
And then, we are just going to mix this all together.
We're gonna get it all really nicely combined.
And the next step, all we're gonna do
is cut some whole wheat pitas in half.
And then, we're gonna use the pocket as the carrier
for all of this goodness. - I love that.
It's like a salad to go.
It's the easiest way to eat a salad
if you had to have it on the go.
- It really is, and it wraps up so beautifully.
Like you just wrap this in some plastic wrap,
and you're good to go. - And there you go.
You know what's fun about this is
I can see doing this with like a Chicken Caesar,
or a Mediterranean Salad.
Any of your favorite salad you could put in a pita.
I love it.
And sometimes you get burnt out
between having sandwiches for lunch and having salads.
This is like a sandwich salad. - A hybrid.
A wonderful hybrid.
- Oh, and I get to do the honors, oh thank you.
Oh my gosh, this looks fantastic.
All right, I'm goin' in. Here we go.
Mmm. Oh, that's so good.
- I'm so glad you like it.
- You really gotta try this one.
Tomatoes and avocado, the saltiness of the bacon.
A real winner.
You guys have gotta give this one a try.
It is such a fantastic idea for lunch.
I think you will really enjoy this recipe.
And Sara Lynn, thank you so much
for driving all the way out here
and spending the morning with me.
I love this idea. It's fantastic.
- Oh my gosh Beth, thank you so much for having me.
It was such a pleasure. - You bet.
And you guys will love watching more Sara Lynn
on her channel The Domestic Geek.
All right. Until then, I'll see you next week.
Bye.
I think I'm gonna take another bite 'cause it's too good.
- Mmm-hmm.
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