Crockpot Chunky Potato Soup

Another Pinterest find - recipe found @ The Stir.
Just craving more soup now that the weather is cooling off:

Ingredients:

• 8 cups diced potatoes ( I used about 8 medium potatoes)

• 1/2 cup shredded carrots
• 1/2 cup diced celery

• 4 cans (14.5 oz each) chicken broth
• 1 can cream of chicken soup
• 1/2 tbsp. parsley
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. pepper
• 1/2 cup cooked, chopped bacon

• 1/2 tbsp. minced garlic
• 1 8oz. package cream cheese
• 5 tbsp. flour

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients (except flour and cream cheese) in the crockpot and mix together

• Cook on high for 4-6 hours or low for 8-10 hours
• I only cooked mine for about 4 hours, so while I was chopping the potatoes, I threw them in  pot of hot water for a few minutes to soften slightly - drained them - and then put them in the crockpot.
• About 1 hour before serving, mix in the cream cheese, mix.

• About 30 minutes before serving, remove about 1-2 cups soup and gradually mix in the 5 tbsp. flour, 1 tbsp at a time, in a separate bowl to avoid clumping.
• While stirring soup, gradually add soup/flour mixture back in to the crockpot.

• Cook for 30 more minutes and then turn crockpot to "warm" to cool off a little before serving.
• Enjoy - I added a little shredded cheese to the top of mine.