Wild Rice Soup II

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups processed cheese food shredded
• 10 ounce vegetables mixed frozen
• 0.5 cup lentils dry
• 1 cup milk 
• 14.5 ounce vegetable broth canned
• 3 cups water 
• 6 ounce rice wild uncooked

Equipment

• sauce pan
• pot

Directions

1. Rinse and sort lentils, discarding any debris or blemished lentils.
2. Combine lentils and water in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes.
3. Let stand for 1 hour, covered.
4. Drain and rinse lentils.
5. Using a medium saucepan cook rice according to package directions.
6. In a medium stock pot add lentils, cooked rice, vegetable broth, frozen mixed vegetables, milk and American cheese. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered for 20 minutes.
7. Garnish as desired.