Sliced cheese is easier to stuff into the chicken breasts than shredded cheese; you can buy small amounts at the deli. Crimini mushrooms are dark brown and have a fuller flavor than button mushrooms. Serve Madeira sauce over the chicken and garnish with more mushrooms and thyme.
OMG this recipe is AMAZING!! I followed the other reviewer's suggestion and used smoked Gouda, and I only stuffed the cheese inside the chicken. I put two 8oz packages of regular sliced mushrooms into the sauce. I also had a 7.5oz pack of enoki mushrooms in my fridge that needed to be used up, so I used those as well. Never too many mushrooms in a dish! I completely forgot to add thyme at the end, and it didn't matter a bit. I also used way more garlic than what the recipe called for, and I'm glad I did. I can't wait to make this one again!!
I love this recipe and have been using it for years. I use smoked Gouda and any kind of wine that I have. Since getting everything stuffed inside the chicken has always been a problem I just add the mushroom mixture to the sauce and only stuff the cheese inside.
This is a favorite of mine with alterations...I always alter recipes...with smoked gouda, this recipe takes on a whole new flavor combo.
