Wild Rice Soup

Very hearty soup. Freeze's very well.

• Ready In: 2 hrs
• 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 1/2ounce) cans chicken broth (use 1/3 less salt kind)
• 1 (4 ounce) can mushrooms
• 3 (10 3/4ounce) 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.