Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  6             slices  bacon -- up to 8
  1                cup  diced yellow onions
     2/3           cup  flour
  6               cups  hot chicken stock
  4               cups  diced -- peeled baked
                        potatoes
  2               cups  heavy cream
     1/4           cup  chopped parsley
  1 1/2      teaspoons  granulated garlic
  1 1/2      teaspoons  dried basil
  1 1/2      teaspoons  salt
  1 1/2      teaspoons  red pepper sauce
  1 1/2      teaspoons  coarse black pepper
  1                cup  grated cheddar cheese
     1/4           cup  diced green onions -- white
  1               part  only
                        additional chopped bacon --
                        grated cheese and
                        chopped parsley for
                        garnish

Preparation:

Fry bacon until crisp. Chop bacon and reserve drippings. Cook onions in remaining drippings over medium-high heat until transparent, about 3 minutes. Add flour, stirring to prevent lumps. Cook 3 - 5 minutes until mix just begins to run golden. Add chicken stock gradually, whisking to prevent lumps, until liquid thickens. Reduce heat to simmer and add potatoes, cream, chopped bacon, parsley, garlic, basil, salt, pepper sauce and black pepper. Simmer 10 minutes; DO NOT ALLOW TO BOIL. Add grated cheese and green onions. Heat until cheese melts smoothly. Garnish each serving as desired with chopped bacon, grated cheese and chopped parsley.

Nutritional Information:

2705 Calories (kcal); 234g Total Fat; (76% calories from fat); 61g Protein; 98g Carbohydrate; 804mg Cholesterol; 4703mg Sodium