Potato Soup

0 Gather all ingredients.  In a large pot, cook bacon until crispy. While bacon is cooking, dice your onions, potatoes, and garlic.
1 Remove bacon and set aside, leaving the grease in the pot.  Once cooled, chop up bacon and put aside.
2 In bacon greased pot on a medium heat, add in diced onion. Cook until tender.  Add chopped garlic and Bacon Up and cook for 2 minutes stirring constantly so you don’t burn the garlic.
3 Stir in flour, salt, pepper, and basil until this turns into a toothpaste texture to make a roux. Once the roux has reached the this texture, cook for another 2 minutes stirring frequently.
4 Slowly add in one cup of broth at a time until it becomes thick (2 – 3 cups). Then, pour in remaining broth. Add in butter.
5 Add in diced potatoes and cook for 20 minutes until tender, not mushy.  Add in heavy cream and stir.
6 In a blender, add in 1 ½ cup of cooked potatoes with milk and puree. Pour potato puree into the soup. Add in hot sauce, cheddar cheese, and cream cheese.  Cook until melted.
7 Top bowls of soup with chives, bacon and any remaining cheese or sour cream if desired.