This recipe for braised chicken legs calls for a quick sauté of the chicken and the mushrooms, and the sautéing really does give a depth of flavor that I love. But if you’re really strapped for time or drained of energy, go ahead and just throw everything in the pot. You won’t get that round, browned flavor, but it will still be delicious. In the same vein, the final step calls for resting the chicken for 10 or so minutes while you reduce your sauce. Again, you could skip that step, in a pinch. I 100% support self-care, and sometime self-care means dumping everything in a pot while you do other stuff. I guarantee that whatever you make is going to be better than frozen pizza or your local drive through. With a flexible recipe like this, the level of effort isn’t that much greater than either!