Wild Rice Soup

1 C cooked wild rice (can used white rice or a combination)
6 T butter
1 T minced onion
½ C flour
3 C chicken broth
¾ C minced cooked ham
½ C shredded carrots
1 C half & half

Cook rice according to package directions. In a separate pot, melt butter and sauté onion until tender. Blend in flour until smooth, and gradually stir in chicken broth. Stirring constantly, bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to low and mix in the cooked rice, ham, carrots. Continue to cook and stir about 5 minutes until heated through. Thoroughly blend the half & half into the soup just before serving.