On Sat, 12 Mar 2016 00:19:12 -0800, sf > wrote:

>On Fri, 11 Mar 2016 17:37:55 -0600, "cshenk" > wrote:
>
>> Janet B wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>
>> > On Thu, 10 Mar 2016 12:10:47 -0600, "cshenk" > wrote:
>> >
>> > > MisterDiddyWahDiddy wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>> > >
>> > >> http://www.ro-tel.com/recipes-King-R...cken-3541.html
>> > >>
>> > >> Dog vomit.
>> > >>
>> > >> --Bryan
>> > >
>> > > Actually the bad thing is it takes a person 20 minutes to prep that?
>> > > What, 5 minutes to open each can or something? Being generous to the
>> > > kitchen challenged, it's a 10 minute prep there.
>> >
>> > I'll bow to your experience with opening cans.
>> > Janet US
>>
>> I do not think there is anyone here who takes 5 minutes to open a can
>> and it's the only way to explain that the prep in that recipe takes 20
>> minutes.
>
>You have to assemble the ingredients to prep, melt the butter, tear
>the tortillas up, chop the peppers, chop the onion, chop the chicken
>(which I'd shred) and shred the cheese. It takes time. Usually they
>under estimate it, but I think it's fairly accurate if you follow what
>the recipe suggests.

agreed. Prep times on recipes really mean nothing more than a
guesstimate of your time commitment. I don't prepare dinner like I'm
a contestant on a game show.
Janet US