Wild Rice and Chicken Soup by Rich Tatum – 2007 Cookoff Winner

1 pkg. Uncle Ben’s White and Wild Rice (original recipe)
8-10 strips of bacon, cut in pieces
1 small onion, chopped
3-4 stalks of celery, chopped
1 cup grated carrots
2 T. bacon drippings
2 cans Swanson’s chicken broth
1 can cream of mushroom soup
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 can milk
1/2 tsp. chicken bouillion granules
3 chicken breasts cooked and cut into chunks

Fix rice per box directions. Set aside. Fry bacon until crisp, remove from pan and reserve 2 T. drippings. Put drippings back into pan and saute vegetables. Comine broth, soup and milk. Add all ingredients into the pan and simmer covered for an hour. Watch to make sure it doesn’t burn. This makes a big pot full.