Loaded Baked Potato Soup

Good thing about working from home now, I can throw everything in crockpot at lunch & be ready for dinner! I am hoping that all the flavors of a loaded baked potato can come together in this satisfying comfort soup. One of my first thoughts were...where are the onions? But hey, let's go for it, with melted cheddar and the crispy bacon bits, how can you resist?

26 oz  Shredded Frozen Hash Browns
16 oz  Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese
32 oz  Chicken Broth
1 package  Cream Cheese
1 small can cream of chicken soup 
1/4 cup bacon bits

Place everything in crockpot & cook on low for 6 hours or high for 3 hours.

TUPPS TIDBITS: use frozen, not dehydrated hash browns

This did not exactly come out as soup for us. It was more like, Creamy Au Gratin Potatoes!  We decided at the last 1/2 hour to add diced ham. We did use dehydrated hash browns, instead of frozen, so that may have been the reason for "no soup" but the plus side of this, IT WAS Delicious!   

KEEPER (side dish) RECIPE at our house.👍