Try it with smoked sausage instead of/or in addition to the bacon bits. My daughter also threw in cans of drained green beans and corn. We used the O'brien hash browns. It's amazing!!
@dmitry677 I've made it with cream of potato, cream of cheddar cheese and cream of broccoli and all have been good! We aren't fans of cream of soups with meat in them. I'm sure cream of celery would work fine!
@dmitry677 yes, it would change the flavor just a bit but would still be good. My mom told me you can interchange any of the cream of soups. I love cream of celery