Vegetable Wild Rice Soup

For the Earth Goddess — nutty wild rice and a garden's worth of vegetables, simmering while you live your life. Nutty kernels of wild rice and colorful vegetables — onions, mushrooms, carrots, bell peppers, celery, tomato — in a deliciously flavorful broth. Cook it all day in a slow cooker or 2–3 hours in a pot on the stove; either way the house smells like the North Woods. Instructions: stir package ingredients into 8 cups of water, bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until done. Add cubed cooked chicken or ham if desired. Leftovers freeze well — ideal for next-day or at-work lunches. Makes 8 cups · Slow cooker or stove top · Contains soy