Loaded Bacon Potato Soup

1 pkg of thick bacon

4-5 medium potatoes

Save 1 cup of potato water

1/2 pkg of cream cheese

1/2 cube of butter or margarine

3-4 Tbsp all purpose flour

1 tsp Celery Salt

1/4 tsp garlic powder

1/4 tsp pepper

1 chicken bouillon cube

3 1/2 cup milk

First, start by frying your bacon until crispy. Set aside on a plate with paper towels to drain grease and cool. Peel, cube, and boil potatoes until they are mash-able While potatoes are boiling, prepare your milk mixture by melting the butter in a separate pan, add flour until it turns into a paste, then add milk and thicken. Before draining potato water, save 1 cup potato water and set aside. Drain water. Mashed potatoes. Using mixer, blend in cream cheese. Then add the thickened milk mixture. Lastly crumble and stir in bacon. 

Serve in a regular bowl or a bread bowl.

Additional toppings include:

Broccoli

Sun flower seeds

Shredded cheese

Green onion or chives

Sour cream

Olives
(Any topping you like on a baked potato)