Baked Potato Soup

Ingredients:
3 Tablespoons Butter
1 cup finely chopped onion
2 Tablespoons flour1(140z) can chicken broth
4 medium potatoes, peeled and cut
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1 cup half and half

Garnish with:
Grated cheddar cheese
Sour cream
Crumbled Bacon
Chopped green onions

Directions:
Melt butter in a 2-quart sauce pan on medium heat. Add onion and saute for 2 minutes. Sprinkle flour over the onions and cook about 5 minutes, stirring often. Gradually add chicken broth. Add potatoes, salt, pepper, basil, and garlic salt. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer 20 minutes or until potatoes are soft. Stir occasionally. Sir in half and half and heat through. Serve with Garnishes.

You can make all of the soup except the half and half in the morning. Put in your fridge and then when you are ready to serve in the evening put back on stove add your half and half and heat it up