Wild Rice Soup

Submitted by Nana in the woods

"Very hearty soup. Freeze's very well."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 8-10

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup wild rice
• 1⁄2 lb bacon (use the 1/3 less salt kind if possible)
• 3 tablespoons bacon drippings
• 3⁄4 cup chopped celery
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1⁄3 cup chopped green pepper
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans chicken broth (use 1/3 less salt kind)
• 1 (4 ounce) can mushrooms
• 3 (10 3/4 ounce) cans cream of mushroom soup

directions

1. Boil wild rice for 15 minutes and drain; set aside.
2. Fry bacon until crisp. Remove bacon and discard all but 3 tablespoons of bacon drippings. Saute celery, onion and green pepper in drippings until onion is transparent.
3. Put in a large kettle and add rice, broth, mushrooms, soup and diced bacon.
4. Cook on low heat for 2 hours.