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long grain & wild rice soup

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Recipe by
Cindi Marie Bauer
@DomesticGoddess
Marshfield, WI

THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SOUPS!

yield 6 - 8
method Stove Top

Ingredients For long grain & wild rice soup

  • 3 cups
    water
  • 1 (14 oz.)
    can reduce sodium chicken broth
  • 2 (4.2 oz)
    boxes rice-a-roni long grain & wild rice
  • 6 slices
    bacon (l used thin sliced bacon)
  • 3/4 cup
    thinly sliced celery
  • 1/2 cup
    chopped onion
  • 1
    (10-3/4 oz.) can campbell's cream of mushroom soup
  • 2
    (10-3/4 oz.) cans campbell's cream of potato soup
  • 2 cups
    half-and-half cream (*see note)
  • 10 slices
    kraft american cheese, torn into small pieces

How To Make long grain & wild rice soup

  • 1
    In a saucepan, (I used a 3-quart saucepan) add the water, broth, rice, and the seasoning packets that come with the boxed rice-a-roni. Bring contents in pan to a boil, cover, then reduce heat to a low simmer, and simmer for 22-23 minutes. I did stir the rice a couple times while it was cooking, just to be sure the rice wasn't sticking to the pan.
  • 2
    Once the rice is done cooking, remove pan from heat, and set it aside while you finish preparing the soup.
  • 3
    While the rice is simmering, cook the bacon in a skillet until the bacon is crisp. Remove bacon from skillet, and set it aside on paper toweling.
  • 4
    To the skillet, along with the bacon drippings, add and sauté the celery and onion for a few minutes. When the onion has softened, remove from skillet, and set this aside. The onion will be softened, but the celery will be slightly crisp.
  • 5
    In a large soup pot or kettle, (over medium-low heat) add the canned soups. Gradually add the half-and-half, and keep stirring, to mix soup and cream thoroughly together. Don't let the soup come to a boil.
  • 6
    Once the soup and cream are thoroughly mixed together, and the soup is hot, gradually add the slices of cheese, and stirring the soup between adding the slices.
  • 7
    Once the cheese is completely blended into the soup, I then add the cooked rice, plus the celery and onion.
  • 8
    Crumble the cooked bacon, and add it to the soup.
  • 9
    Heat the soup thoroughly, but do not let it come to a boil.
  • 10
    Ladle soup into bowls, and sprinkle with a bit of black pepper. Do not add any salt to the soup, as the bacon and cheese slices add enough salt!
  • 11
    *Note: I did substitute 1-cup heavy cream, plus 1-cup 2% milk, for the 2 cups of half-and-half cream.
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