salmon-venison sausage soup

1 tbs bacon grease
2 medium onions coarsley chopped
6 ounces cooked venison sausage no fat added
3 celery stalks coarsley chopped
2 tbs minced garlic
2 carrots peeled and diced
3 cups diced raw yukon gold potatoes w skin (aprox 4 potatoes)
1-14.75 ounce canned pink salmon with juice and bones
2-cans fat free evaporated milk
16 ounces water

In 5 quart pan add bacon, heat until med hot; add onions and sautee until tender, add the following ingredients and sautee on medium heat; celery, garlic, carrots, and potatoes. cook on medium low heat for aproximately ten minutes. add venison sausage and juice from salmon; cook for aproximately five minutes. add salmon, milk and water. simmer for 40 minutes. add salt and pepper to taste

Number of Servings: 9

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DAANGIT63.