wild rice soup iv

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 2 pounds bacon
• 1 cup uncooked wild rice
• 2 cups water
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
• 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
• 2 (14.5 ounce) cans chicken broth
• 3 1/2 cups water

Recipe

Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ready Time: 3 hrs


• in a small sauce pan, cook rice with two cups of water until tender; set aside. fry the bacon until crisp. drain, but reserve 5 tablespoons of the grease. crumble bacon and set aside.
• fry the onions, celery and green peppers in the bacon grease until the onions are translucent. transfer the vegetables, rice and crumbled bacon to a 5 quart pan. stir in the mushroom and chicken soups, chicken broth and remaining 3 1/2 cups of water. simmer over medium heat for one hour to blend all of the flavors.