Wild Rice Soup

By Bailey1_

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup wild rice
• 1 pound bacon
• 3 Tablespoons bacon drippings
• 3/4 cup celery
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1/3 cup chopped green pepper
• 2 14-1/2 oz. cans chicken broth
• 1 4-oz. can mushrooms
• 3 10-3/4 oz. cans cream of mushroom soup, undiluted

Preparation

Step 1

Wash wild rice. Boil rice for 15 minutes and drain; set aside.
Fry bacon unti crisp, Remove bacon and discard all but 3 Tablespoons bacon drippings.
Saute celery, onion and green pepper in drippings, until onion is transparent. Put in a large kettle and add rice, broth, mushrooms, soup and diced bacon.
Cook on low heat 1 hour or more.
Do not add salt.