Wild Rice Soup Mix & Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 cup wild rice
• 1/8 cup barley
• 1/8 cup split peas
• 1/8 cup dried vegetables (optional)
• 1/8 cup dried mushroom (optional)
• 2 quarts chicken broth (optional)
• 1 (4 ounce) can tomato paste (optional)
• 2 celery ribs, sliced (optional)
• 2 carrots, sliced (optional)
• 2 (4 ounce) cans mushrooms (optional)
• 1 (12 1/2 ounce) can chicken (optional)

Recipe

• 1 mix all dry ingredients. this is the mix. it will keep indefinitely as long as it is dry, so it's a great pantry item for a busy weekday night.
• 2 put in pot and add 2 quarts liquid (i love chicken broth, but you could use vegetable broth, beef broth, or 1/2 broth and 1/2 water. i've never tried all water, as i expect that would be rather bland, but you could use that, as well.)
• 3 add tomato paste if you are using it (highly recommended). add carrots and celery if you are using them.
• 4 bring to a boil, then simmer till wild rice has split and peas just about fall apart, about 1 1/4 hours.
• 5 add canned items, as well as any leftover vegetable and meat that you are using, just enough to heat through.
• 6 wonderful with parmesan or romano cheese grated over it.
• 7 you can also ladle into a microwave safe bowl, add an egg and cook in microwave until the egg is softly poached -- then stir the egg into the soup till creamy. yum!