White Wild Rics Soup

Healthy & Yummy! Something to warm you up on chilly nights!

• Ready In: 2 hrs 25 mins
• Serves: 8
• Yields: 8

Ingredients

• 1  cup wild rice, uncooked
• 3  cups boiling water
• 2  slices smoked bacon
• 1⁄4 cup  chopped onion
• 3⁄4 cup  sliced carrot
• 1 (14 1/2ounce) can chicken broth
• 2 (10 3/4ounce) cans  cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
• 2  soup cans milk
• 1 (4 ounce) can mushrooms, undrained
• 1  teaspoon seasoning salt
•  pepper

Directions

1. Combine rice and boiling water in a large saucepan; simmer, covered 50 - 60 minutes, Drain off excess liquid and set aside.
2. In a skillet, fry bacon until crisp. Remove bacon, crumble and set aside.
3. Drain all but 1 tablespoons of drippings from the pan. Saute onions, celery and carrots.
4. In a large kettle or dutch oven, combine broth, soups, milk, mushrooms, seasoned salt, pepper, crumbled bacon, sauteed vegetables and wild rice.
5. Cover and simmer for 1 hour.