One-pan chicken piccata & orzo from I Dream of Dinner (So You Don't Have To): Low-Effort, High-Reward Recipes (page 289) by Ali Slagle

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  • vegabond2016 on February 18, 2026

    This dish was just okay in my opinion. Nothing remarkable. I feel like the zing of the capers (which is the part I love most about chicken piccata) was dulled through cooking. I ended up throwing the leftovers away because I just couldn't bring myself to eat them.

  • MollyB on April 07, 2025

    Loved this with shrimp! I previously added a note about the chicken version (which was great), but I think we liked it even more with shrimp, with some spinach added at the end. II think we could easily have eaten double the recipe with 3 or us!

  • sarahawker on April 02, 2025

    This was okay. I did not find the chicken to be seasoned well enough, but the orzo was quite good. The family liked this though.

  • lisari on March 09, 2025

    Delicious. I doubled everything but the lemon; it was still quite lemony. Will make again.

  • bernalgirl on March 02, 2024

    I doubled this recipe minus the capers and instead sautéed those with slivered kale, more garlic and chile flakes for my husband and me. Two tween boys devoured the chicken and pasta while we loved it with the capers and kale stirred in. The end result went from soupy to together just as the recipe described. A fast and easy mostly pantry meal.

  • theBlackbird on August 07, 2023

    Came together super fast and was flavorful. I wanted more capers, but my partner did not. Will be a regular mostly pantry meal.

  • Zosia on June 14, 2023

    This was a really quick and tasty meal that everyone enjoyed. Based on others' notes, I increased the orzo to 1.75 cups (all that I had) but left the stock amount the same so the dish wasn't soupy and there was a good ratio of orzo to meat. I also added a bunch of fresh spinach. Delicious!

  • kari500 on January 21, 2023

    Delicious and easy. I used the whole 16 oz bag of orzo, 3+ cups broth, doubled garlic, and tossed in a bag of baby spinach. Wanted leftovers, and have them. Weird thought: how about replacing chicken with a can of chickpeas or white beans. Maybe sometime when I’m dining solo.

  • pistachiopeas on November 11, 2022

    Very good comfort food, though I'd triple the herbs.

  • snoozermoose on October 12, 2022

    We absolutely loved this!! The end result was on the soupier side but it came together more as it cooled. I used the suggested addition of white wine. Fast and easy weeknight dish.

  • SheilaS on September 19, 2022

    I made the shrimp version of this, added sugar snap peas and red bell pepper and enjoyed a quick, flavorful meal. The orzo that I have weighed only ~ 5.5 oz per cup so it wasn't enough for 4 people. I recommend weighing out the amount of orzo you need.

  • hirsheys on September 11, 2022

    Very tasty and quite simple. I used 1 hefty chicken breast and it didn’t impact the recipe negatively at all (would do so again). (I think a full pound of chicken would be too much meat to orzo, honestly). Also added a couple handfuls of baby spinach like the others. I thought it was a tad liquidy for my taste at the start, but the soupiness kind of grew on me. An easy keeper, all in all.

  • MollyB on August 08, 2022

    This was great! Pretty quick and easy. I added some mixed greens at the end to make it a (more or less) complete meal, without added dishes. We made this when we were just back from several days of camping, and wanted something fast and healthy that wouldn't require a trip to the store, and this fit the bill perfectly!

  • lauren424 on June 21, 2022

    I liked this a lot. Pretty easy, minimal ingredients. I added spinach for a little extra health. I would make this again.

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