Cheesy Wild Rice Soup

This is a great Minnesota recipe, and soooo good...creamy and filling too! I moved to Southern Missouri, and was surprised that natural wild rice is so hard to find in these parts. I'm not a soup eater, but this is excellent!!!

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 1  lb bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 2  cups  uncooked wild rice
• 2  quarts half-and-half cream
• 1  lb Velveeta cheese, cheece
• 3 (10 1/2ounce) cans  cream of potato soup

Directions

1. Fry bacon and set aside.
2. Cook rice according to package directions, drain water.
3. Add half & half, potato soup and cheese to the cooked wild rice.
4. Crumble bacon & add to mixture.
5. Heat on low until cheese has melted.
6. This freezes very well.