Easy Shrimp Chowder

This is a great go-to recipe if you're in a hurry or forgot to take something out for dinner. It is so so so good and so so so easy! I am almost a little embarrassed to give out the recipe and show how easy it really is lol.

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons butter 
• 1 tsp onion powder 
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tbsp old bay
• 1 tsp parsley
• 2 (10 3/4-ounce) cans cream of potato soup
• 2 cans milk
• 1/2 cup cooked, chopped bacon (or bacon bits)
• 1 bag medium-size frozen shrimp, peeled and tail off (I cut mine in half)
• 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese 
• Garnish: chopped fresh parsley and old bay
• Oyster crackers (optional)

Directions:

1. In soup pan, melt butter on medium heat and add the onion and garlic to bring out the flavor.
2. Pour in potato soup and milk and whisk together well. Add old bay, parsley and a dash of salt and pepper. Bring to a boil.
3. Add shrimp and bacon and reduce heat to a simmer. Simmer until shrimp is cooked.
4. Add cheese and continue cooking until cheese is melted (in a pinch you can leave the cheese out and its still a great tasting soup)
5. Spoon into bowls and garnish with parsley, a few shakes of old bay, any extra bacon you have and oyster crackers if desired.