Cream Of Vegetable And Wild Rice Soup With Pheasant

• 4 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 3 carrots, shredded
• 1/2 medium green pepper, chopped
• 2 (4 ounce) cans sliced mushrooms, drained, reserve liquid
• 9 slices bacon, cut into 3/4 inch pieces
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 6 cups chicken broth
• 2 cups cooked pheasant breast, chopped (or Chicken)
• 1 pint half-and-half
• 2 tablespoons parsley flakes
• 2 cups cooked wild rice

1. While cooking rice, brown bacon pieces in a dutch oven or large pot.
2. Take out bacon pieces once browned and save for later.
3. Add butter to bacon drippings. Saute' celery, onion, carrots, green pepper and mushrooms until vegetables are tender.
4. Add flour, salt and pepper. Stir over heat until flour is of a pasty to bubbly consistency.
5. Add chicken broth and reserved mushroom liquid. Stir and cook until thickened(10 - 15 minutes).
6. Add bacon pieces, wild rice, half and half and parsley. Simmer about 15 minutes. Do not boil.

stalks celery, onion, carrots, green pepper, mushrooms, bacon, butter, flour, pepper, salt, chicken broth, chicken, parsley flakes, rice

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/cream-of-vegetable-and-wild-rice-soup-with-pheasant-186541 (may not work)