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I suggest cooking a batch and storing it in the refrigerator to use and add it to dishes throughout the week Download free games mac.  Toss it with lentils or beans, stir into casseroles.  I love it as a cold salad or in soup!!  The curry makes this soup very unique and oh, so good solitaire spielen kostenlos download!

Ingredients:

2 Pork Chops, boneless, cooked (about 3 to 4 Cups cubed meat)
1/2 lb facebook messengeren. Bacon, chopped 
1 Cup Carrots, chopped
1 Large Onion, chopped
1 Cup Celery, chopped
1  Cup Wild Rice, measured dry
2 Tablespoons Better than Bouillion Base
1 Package Pork Gravy Mix
2 Quarts Chicken Stock
1/2 Cups Half & Half
2 Tablespoons Thyme, dried
1 Tablespoon Onion Powder
1 Tablespoon Granulated Garlic
2 Tablespoons Yellow Curry Powder
Salt & Pepper, to taste

Cook Pork chops and allow them to rest before chopping them into bite-size chunks.

Clean, peel, and chop vegetables into small dime sized or smaller pieces.

Cook the bacon and onions together until the onions are translucent and the bacon is browned.

Add the chopped carrots and continue to saute over medium heat until they begin to soften, stirring occasionally about five minutes.

Rinse wild rice under cold water and allow to sit in the colander so that excess water is removed.

Add the chopped celery and rice to the bacon and onion, stirring frequently while cooking for about an additional five minutes. Season with salt and pepper and the other herbs.  over and stir frequently allowing rice to cook about two hours stirring occasionally

Stir in the stock and gravy mix well.  Add the pork and cover.  Stir frequently allowing rice to cook at least an hour until the rice is curled and cooked through.  Taste the soup and add the bouillion base to taste for more flavor.

Stir in the half and half and allow to simmer over low heat stirring, occasionally until thick.

Enjoy!

Cheers!
~Chris