Easy Crock Pot Potato Soup

I combined a couple recipes to come up with this.....it is a new favorite.  Short on time?  Cook it on the stove until potatoes are tender.  Then stir in cream cheese and simmer until serving time.

Easy Crock Pot Potato Soup
Place in Crock Pot:
30 oz. bag frozen diced hash browns or 8 c. diced, potatoes
1/3 c. onion, diced
1/2 c. celery, chopped
32 oz. chicken broth
10 oz. cream of chicken soup
1/2 c. bacon bits
1 c. freezer corn ( sometimes I add it sometimes I don't)
1 t. salt
1/2 t. pepper
1 T. dried parsley
1/2 t. garlic powder
1/2 t. season salt
Cook on low for 8 hours or until potatoes are tender.  OR Cook it on the stove top.
An hour before serving, ADD:
8 oz. cream cheese, cut into cubes (Not the fat free kind)
Stir a few times during that last hour to completely dissolve the cream cheese.
At serving time top with grated cheese, chives and/or more bacon bits, if desired.