stacey's baked potato soup

Ingredients For stacey's baked potato soup

• 5 lb

  white potatoes. baked then diced into large chunks
• 1 lg

  white onion. sauté in bacon grease
• 1/2 lb

  bacon. fried.
• 1/2 c

  instant mashed potato flakes
• 32 oz

  box chicken broth
• 1/2 c

  all purpose flour
• 1 box

  half & half. (4 cups)
• 1 box

  heavy cream (2 cups)
• 4 c

  milk
• 1 stick

  butter
• 1/2 tsp

  thyme
• 1/2 tsp

  garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp

  sage
• 1/2 tsp

  pepper
• 1/2 Tbsp

  salt