Potato Cheese Soup

8 medium sized potato's

1 cup of broth

4 or 5 chopped green onions or 1 med. yellow onion

1 Tbs. parsley

1 cup cheddar cheese

1 tsp. basil

1/2 tsp. garlic powder or salt

1/4 tsp. black pepper

1-1/2 c. milk

2 Tbs. bacon (I use the Hormel Real crumbled Bacon Bits)

salt to taste

Peel & cube potato's, then boil until they are soft. Then I put this into my crock pot (on high) & add the rest of the ingredients. You can continue to cook this in a pot but I like to put it in the crock pot so I don't have to stir it as often. If you leave it in a pot on the stove you need to stir every few minutes so it doesn't stick to the bottom of the pot. In the crock pot let it simmer for about an hour until everything is mixed well & it looks creamy. It should start to thicken & smell very yummy. Enjoy! You can add celery to this mix if you like.