Chicken & Wild Rice Soup - Dutch Farms

Ingredients

• 6 strips Dutch Farms Bacon, sliced
• 2 8-ounce boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 2 peeled and thinly sliced carrots
• 2 stalks thinly sliced celery
• ½ peeled and small diced yellow onion
• 2 finely minced cloves of garlic
• 64 ounces chicken stock
• 1 cup wild rice blend
• 1 cup half and half
• 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
• Dutch Farms shredded cheddar
• salt and pepper to taste