Recipe: Black Angus Baked Potato Soup and O'Charley's Baked Potato Soup for Steven Colorado

Two Baked Potato Soup Recipes
Here are two recipes I have. The first one is "reported" to be the Black Angus recipe. I think it's pretty close! - - Anne

Baked Potato Soup
(Black Angus Recipe)

4 large baking potatoes
2/3 cup butter
2/3 cup flour
1 1/2 quarts milk
salt and pepper to taste
4 green onions, chopped
1 cup sour cream
2 cups crisp cooked bacon, crumbled
5 ounces cheddar cheese, grated

Heat oven to 350F. Bake potatoes until fork tender. Melt butter in medium saucepan. Slowly blend in flour with a wire whisk until thoroughly blended. Gradually add milk to the butter-flour mixture, whisking constantly. Whisk in salt and pepper and simmer over low heat, stirring constantly. Cut potatoes in half, scoop out the meat and set aside. Chop half the potato peels and discard the remainder. When milk mixture is very hot, whisk in potato. Add green onion and potato peels. Whisk well. Add sour cream and bacon pieces. Heat thoroughly. Add cheese a little at a time until all is melted in.

O'CHARLEY'S LOADED POTATO SOUP

3 pounds red potatoes
1/4 cup margarine, melted
1/4 cup flour
8 cups half-and-half
1 (16-ounce) block Velveeta cheese, melted
White pepper, to taste
Garlic powder, to taste
1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
1/2 pound bacon, fried crisply
1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
1/2 cup fresh chives, chopped
1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped

Dice unpeeled red potatoes into 1/2-inch cubes. Place in a large Dutch oven, cover with water and bring to a boil. Let boil for 10 minutes or until 3/4 cooked. In a separate large Dutch oven, combine melted margarine and flour, mixing until smooth. Place over low heat and gradually add half-and-half, stirring constantly. Continue to stir until smooth and liquid begins to thicken. Add melted Velveeta. Stir well. Drain potatoes and add to cream mixture. Stir in pepper, garlic powder and hot pepper sauce. Cover and cook over low heat for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Place soup into individual serving bowls and top with crumbled bacon, shredded cheese, chives and parsley. Makes 8 servings.