Of course. That's exactly how you use it. I ate a cake so that I wasn't hungry. I went to a job interview so that I could get a job. I put pads on so that I don't get hurt when I fall off of a skateboard. I got a prenup so that my wife won't take my house, because I know she would. I came to this website so that I can stop sucking at German.

You can use don't or won't in that question. (I would use "don't" though) "Make a mess" and "mess it up" have different meanings though, so it depends on which you mean. "Make a mess" would mean that you're sloppy and you're getting the area dirty. "Mess it up" would mean that you somehow cut the chicken wrong. Maybe you cut the pieces too small or maybe you cut the wrong piece of meat.