1-Cook bacon on a skillet or in: Cook bacon on a skillet or in the oven. Allow to cool slightly and cut into bite sized pieces.
2-Place cooked bacon in a crockpot along: Place cooked bacon in a crockpot along with the yellow onion, carrots, celery, yellow potato, chicken breasts, corn, salt, garlic powder, pepper, paprika, and chicken broth. Stir and cover.
3-Set to cook on low for 4-6: Set to cook on low for 4-6 hours or high for 2-3 hours. Ensure that the chicken has reached at least an internal temperature of 165F. The chicken should easily shred. Remove the chicken from the crockpot and shred with 2 forks.
4-Remove about ⅓ of the soup from: Remove about ⅓ of the soup from the crockpot and blend with an immersion blender or a standard blender. Pour it back into the crockpot along with the shredded chicken and heavy cream. Taste and season with salt if needed.
5-Stir to mix together and serve immediately: Stir to mix together and serve immediately. Top with extra crispy bacon, fresh parsley and black pepper.