This quick and simple Italian-American chicken and orzo recipe – from Eleanor Maidment's new book Crazy Busy Weeknights – is an irresistible blend of richness and acidity

ORZO CHICKEN PICCATA BY ELEANOR MAIDMENT. IMAGE: CAROLYN BARBER
Chicken piccata is an Italian-American dish that brings together a very happy combination of ingredients – butter, lemon juice and capers – for a rich sauce cut with plenty of acidity and saltiness.

