D'licious Chicken Balagan Salad (copycat of Lenny's Casita)

Name: D'licious Chicken Balagan Salad (copycat of Lenny's Casita)
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese
Ingredients: 2 c shredded rotisserie chicken; 2 c cabbage, green & red; 2 shredded carrot; 2 peppers, diced; 2 cucumbers, sliced; Chopped parsley; Roasted pecans; Thin Crispy Fried Tortilla Strips , or chow mein noodles; 2/3 c creamy peanut butter; 2tbsp Apricot preserves; 2tbsp Soy sauce; 2 tsp mirin; 1 tbsp rice vinegar; 1 tbsp sesame oil; 1 tbsp avocado oil; 1 tbsp chili crisp; 2 tsp parsley; 2 tsp minced garlic; 1 tsp minced ginger; Sesame seeds

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Leftover Chicken? Wanna use up those veggies? This is the Salad for you! Try this delicious Chinese Asian Inspired Salad - a copycat of the famous Lennys Casita mexican restaurant in Cali. Shredded Cabbage Salad with Soy Ginger Sesame Dressing with Roasted Pecans and Crispy Tortilla - The Chicken Balagan Salad from Lenny's Casita is not just a good salad. It's the kind of dish you randomly think about months later and wonder if it was actually that good... and then you taste it again and realize it somehow is. Some meals are good. Some meals are memorable. And then there are the ones you dream about for a year. I first had it over a year ago, and I've genuinely been dreaming about it ever since. I'd travel to LA just to go eat it again. Crunchy vegetables. Perfectly seasoned shredded chicken. Fresh herbs everywhere. Total balagan in the bowl - in the best possible way. The dressing is bold, salty, nutty, spicy, and completely addictive. The kind of dressing that coats every bite and makes you scrape the bowl when you're done.

Updated at: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 20:38:33 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Nutrition per recipe

Calories2666.3 kcal (133%)

Total Fat193.4 g (276%)

Carbs134 g (52%)

Sugars48.5 g (54%)

Protein125.7 g (251%)

Sodium4541.3 mg (227%)

Fiber26.7 g (95%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Instructions

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Assemble: Add all the veggies and chicken to a bowl. Add all the ingredients of the dressinv into mason jar. Shake well and pour over the salad. Toss & Enjoy!