Chicken & Dumplings

We believe chicken and dumplings soup should taste like it came from your kitchen, not a factory. Our version starts with slow-simmered chicken stock to develop flavor. From there, we load each batch with fresh carrots, celery, tender shredded chicken, and a generous helping of our hand-rolled egg drop dumplings.

Made With Recognizable Ingredients

Every ingredient in our homestyle chicken soup serves a purpose. We use chicken stock as the base, eggs in our dumplings, and real butter for richness. They’re the same fundamentals you’d find in your own pantry or fridge.

Hand-Crafted In Small Batches

We prepare our Chicken and Dumplings Soup in small batches at our Wauwatosa kitchen. This hands-on approach means we can monitor flavor, texture, and quality at every step, ensuring each quart meets the standards we'd set for our own dinner table.

Accommodates Dietary Needs

While our traditional chicken and dumplings contain dairy, wheat, and eggs, we offer a wide range of other soups that meet gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegetarian needs throughout our collection.

Our Chicken Dumplings with Egg Drop Dumplings soup features a carefully selected blend of wholesome ingredients.

Chicken Stock Foundation

We start with chicken stock made with roasted chicken, chicken fat, onion powder, turmeric, and vegetable flavorings. This creates a rich, layered base that forms the heart of our comfort soup. To top it all off, we season the entire soup with thyme, salt, and pepper for a perfectly balanced, home-cooked taste. 

Fresh Vegetables

Carrots, celery, and onions add a touch of sweetness, texture, and hearty depth to every spoonful. These vegetables are cut fresh and added during the cooking process to maintain their integrity.

Hand-Rolled Egg Drop Dumplings

Our dumplings are made from scratch using flour, free-range eggs, distilled water, butter, and spices. This old-fashioned method creates tender, pillowy dumplings that melt in your mouth, which is the defining feature of our Chicken and Dumplings Soup. 

We craft our Chicken and Dumplings Soup using a slow-simmer method that builds layers upon layers of complex flavor. First, we create our chicken stock base, then add fresh veggies and shredded chicken. After that, our team hand-rolls each dumpling using the traditional egg drop technique before adding them to the simmering broth. The soup cooks slowly, allowing the flavors to meld and the dumplings to achieve their signature melt-in-your-mouth texture.

This process takes time, something most people don't have in their busy schedules. That's why we do the work for you, delivering prepared chicken soup that tastes like you spent all afternoon in front of the stove.

When most people think of chicken and dumplings, they picture one of two things: thick, doughy drops sitting heavily on top of a broth, or flat, noodle-like strips that disappear into the soup entirely. Both have their place. But neither is what we do, and that distinction matters more than you'd think.

Traditional Dumplings: The Common Approach

Most chicken and dumpling recipes rely on a simple flour-based dough plopped directly into simmering broth. The result is a dense, bready dumpling that absorbs liquid quickly, swells up, and can easily turn gummy or fall apart if the timing is even slightly off. They're definitely filling, yes. But light and delicate? That they are not.

Our Egg Drop Dumplings: The Wisconsin Soup Company Difference

Our dumplings start with an egg-based batter rather than a heavy flour dough. The egg gives the dumpling structure without density, creating a lighter, silkier texture that holds its shape in the broth without turning heavy or gluey. The result is a dumpling that is soft enough to break apart with a spoon, substantial enough to satisfy, and delicate enough to let the slow-simmered chicken broth remain the star of the show.

Think of it this way: where traditional dumplings absorb the soup, our egg drop dumplings become part of it. They integrate into every spoonful rather than sitting on top, creating a more cohesive, balanced bowl from the first bite to the last.

Why It Matters

The dumpling is not a side character in a bowl of chicken and dumplings; it's half the name. Getting it right means understanding that texture is just as important as flavor. Our egg drop dumplings are light enough that the soup never feels overwhelming, filling enough to give you that fuzzy feeling after a single cup, and distinct enough that our customers consistently call them out by name in their reviews.

It's a small but deliberate creative decision that reflects how we approach every soup we make, thoughtfully, intentionally, and always with the eating experience as the final measure of success.

Many people enjoy chicken and dumplings as a hearty main dish, but pairing it with complementary sides creates a complete, well-rounded dinner. Here's what goes great alongside a warm bowl. 

Crusty Bread Or Dinner Rolls

Fresh bread is perfect for soaking up the rich broth. At our LOUP café, we serve our soups with toasty bread and whipped salted butter, a classic combination that a lot of people can’t get enough of.

Simple Green Salad

A crisp salad with vinaigrette provides a refreshing contrast and fun mouthfeel that feels like the ideal partner alongside a comforting bowl. Keep it simple with mixed greens, cucumber, and tomato, and let your soup do the rest of the work.

Roasted Veggies

Roasted root vegetables or green beans add extra crunchy texture without overtaking the main dish. Season lightly so the soup remains the main event.

A Light Apple Cider Or Iced Tea

If you're thinking beyond food pairings, a cool glass of apple cider or unsweetened iced tea is the perfect beverage alongside chicken and dumplings. Both are light enough to cleanse the palate between spoonfuls and flavorful enough to feel intentional rather than incidental. No matter how you build the plate around it, our Chicken and Dumplings Soup holds its own as the centerpiece, crafted with love, the way comfort food was always meant to be made.

Whether you're a Wauwatosa local or ordering from across the country, getting our Chicken and Dumplings Soup into your hands has never been easier. With a bowl this cozy, we've made sure distance is never a reason to go without it.

Order Online: Delivered Straight To Your Door

The easiest way to get your hands on our Chicken and Dumplings Soup is through our online store. We ship across the United States, so no matter where you are, a quart of slow-simmered chicken and fluffy egg drop dumplings is never more than a few clicks away. Soups ship in multiples of four quarts per box (4, 8, 12, 16), so stock your freezer, because once you taste it, you’ll be loading up your cart with more.

Visit Us At LOUP: Our Physical Location

If you're local to the Wauwatosa area, come see us at LOUP, located at 7505 Harwood Ave, Wauwatosa, WI, right in the heart of Tosa Village. Enjoy our Chicken and Dumplings Soup fresh by the cup or bowl, served alongside freshly baked bread and whipped salted butter. We also carry frozen quarts in-store of crowd pleasers not featured on the daily menu, so you never have to leave without your favorite flavor.

Shop Local: Farmers Markets And Grocery Stores

We're proud to bring our soups directly to the Wisconsin community through seasonal farmers' markets and select grocery retail partners across the area. Our Chicken and Dumplings Soup is one of our most popular offerings at both, so when you see it, grab it! Check our Shop Local page for the most current list of farmers market dates and grocery locations near you.

Stay Connected

Our seasonal flavors, new drops, and market schedules move quickly. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram or sign up for our mailing list to stay ahead of what's coming out of our kitchen next, because the last thing we want is for you to miss a bowl this good. And if you’re looking to broaden your horizons, our Blackened Chicken Wild Rice is another fan favorite worth adding to your next order.