Recipe Rescue #3

I am on a mission to sort through the veritable stock pile of recipes that occupies a drawer in my buffet. As I sort through the mess and convert them all to a nice and neat templated database I will take a select few and post them here. Wasting no time let's sally forth . . .

"Leeky" Potato Soup

If you have never worked with leeks before, I'm telling you now, wash those suckers very well.

6 potatoes diced and peeled
2 onions chopped
1 stalk celery
1 carrot sliced
1 leek diced
4 cups water
4 chicken bullion cubes
1 bag bacon pieces
1 can (13 oz) evaporated milk
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp butter
pepper to taste
chopped chives
finely chopped parsley

Crock pot - Add all ingredients (with the exception of the evaporated milk and chives) to a crock pot. Cook on low 10-12 hours, on high 3-4 hours. In the final hour of cooking, add evaporated milk. Serve, top with chives.
Stove top - Add all ingredients (with the exception of the evaporated milk and chives) to a stock pot. Bring to a boil and reduce heat. Simmer until vegetables are soft. Add evaporated milk and simmer additional 5-10 minutes. Serve, top with chives.
**assorted substitutions** replace carrot with baby carrots, replace water and bullion with reduced fat/low sodium chicken broth.