I myself like the pettiness, and agree that a mistake puts the entire quality of the meal on the line.
Now I will say, it's one thing to not really enjoy cooking, and another to not want to chop that much! But I think cooking can quickly become a hobby very quickly & I think it's good to be conscious of that.
I recently was doing meal prep with ground beef and a can of vindaloo sauce, & I realised if I ditched the onion fry and just added a bunch for garlic powder I saved myself a bunch of hassle & cut fat from the recipe. I will often just add green onions on top anyway at serving. If anything it tasted better.