Jimmy Dean Hearty Sausage and Potato Soup

INGREDIENTS

• 1 lb jimmy dean hot and spicy sausage, cooked, crumbled and drained (recipe calls for regular flavor)
• 3 medium baking potatoes, baked, peeled and cut into 1 inch cubes
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 1/4 teaspoon thyme (recipe calls for 1 Tablespoon fresh thyme)
• 2 cups milk (I used 2%)
• 1 cup half-and-half (recipes calls for 3 cups milk instead of 1 cup half and half)
• 3/4 cup parmesan cheese
• salt and pepper