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Smokey Wild Rice Soup is for Soup.

Smokey Wild Rice Soup takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Smokey Wild Rice Soup takes 60 minutes to cook.

Smokey Wild Rice Soup makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Smokey Wild Rice Soup are:

4 slices bacon
1 cup chopped baby carrots
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup diced celery
1 cup wheat, all-purpose unbleached flour
6 cups water
2 tablespoons Better Than Bouillon chicken base
1 cup half and half
4-5 slices American cheese
1/2 cup dry sherry
2 cups chopped fresh spinach
1/2 cup chopped Italian Parsley
salt and pepper

Here is how you make Smokey Wild Rice Soup:

Place wild rice in a bowl and run hot tap water over it. Let soak for about 5 minutes. Drain. Repeat twice. In a stock pot, heat 6 cups of water and bouillon to boil.Meanwhile, chop four slices of bacon and render it in a large pot until crispy. When it is done, carefully drain nearly all the fat except about 1 T. Return pot to stove and add carrots, celery and onion. Saute until onion is translucent. Add flour and stir for about two minutes to make a rue. Add stock to pot and stir well. Bring to boil and add wild rice. Reduce heat to low and cover. Let cook for about 45 minutes or until rice is tender. Add half and half and dry sherry to soup and stir. Add chopped spinach and parsley. Serve!Serving Size: Makes 12 or so servingsNumber of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KATHYG0213.

The nutritional information for Smokey Wild Rice Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 395.4

• Total Fat: 26.4 g
• Cholesterol: 51.7 mg
• Sodium: 1,208.9 mg
• Total Carbs: 17.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.3 g
• Protein: 18.3 g