Wild Rice Soup IV

Northern Minnesota favorite on those cold winter days and an easy summer dinner that is good with fresh made bread.

• Preparation Time: 60 mins
• Cooking Time: 2 hr
• Total Time: 3 hr
• Calories: 422 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups water
• 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
• 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
• ½ cup chopped onion
• ½ cup chopped celery
• ½ cup chopped green bell pepper
• 2 (14.5 ounce) cans chicken broth
• 2 pounds bacon
• 3 ½ cups water
• 1 cup uncooked wild rice

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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.

Step 2

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.