Potato Soup with chives

3 lb red potatoes
1/4 c butter melted
1/2 c flour
8 c half and half
16 oz Velveeta cheese
white pepper to taste
garlic powder to taste
1 t hot sauce


Garnish: cooked and crumbled bacon, grated cheddar cheese, chives, parsley


Dice and boil potatoes.  10 min.  Set aside.

Melt butter and add flour.

Add half and half over low heat.  Melt Velveeta and stir it in.
Add potatoes and seasonings.  Cook 30 min.