chunky baked potato soup with cheese and bacon

Ingredients For chunky baked potato soup with cheese and bacon

• 1/2 c

  butter
• 1/2 c

  onion-chopped
• 1/2 c

  celery-chopped
• 3/4 c

  all-purpose flour
• 5 c

  milk
• 3/4 tsp

  salt
• 1/2 tsp

  salt
• 1 1/2 c

  shredded cheddar
• 4 lg

  baking potatoes-baked, peeled, & chunked
• 12

  bacon slices-cooked and crumbled
• 1 c

  sour cream
• OPTIONAL TOPPINGS
• chopped green onions, shredded cheddar, crumbled cooked bacon