Best Quick Easy Fideo Recipes

FIDEO

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This fideo recipe was given to me by my mother in-law. It goes great with any meat dish including carne asada. I use this recipe in place of rice as my side dish.

Provided by TINYANT1

Categories Side Dish

Time 21m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 (8 ounce) package fideo pasta
½ teaspoon ground cumin
½ teaspoon garlic salt
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 ½ cups water

Steps:

Heat oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the fideo, and fry until browned. Pour in half of the can of tomato sauce, and 1 cup of the water. Season with cumin, garlic salt and chili powder, and stir to blend. Bring to a boil, and cook until the liquid has almost evaporated.
Stir in the remaining tomato sauce and water. Cover, and cook over medium heat for about 10 minutes, or until the fideo is tender, and the sauce has thickened.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 287.7 calories, Carbohydrate 46.6 g, Fat 8.1 g, Fiber 3.3 g, Protein 8.8 g, SaturatedFat 1.4 g, Sodium 543.2 mg, Sugar 4.7 g

FIDEO THE EASY WAY

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This was my abuela's recipe that she showed be how to do, boy do I miss her cooking!

Provided by Aurora Bisig

Categories Pasta

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

2 Tbsp vegetable oil or peanut oil
1 pkg (8 oz.) fideo pasta (thin noodles)
2-3 green onions finely chopped or 1 small onion finely chopped
3-4 clove garlic finely chopped or 2 teaspoons chopped garlic in a jar
1 can(s) (14 1/2 oz) tomato sauce
1 tsp salt or to taste
1-2 can(s) water (fill the tomato sauce can and use it for your water to add to the fideo)

Steps:

1. Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat.
2. Add the garlic and onion and cook until they are tender but not browned.
3. Next add the fideo to the onion and garlic mixture, and fry until a golden brown.
4. Pour in the can of tomato sauce, and 1 can of the water and stir to blend. Bring to a boil, cut your heat down to low and cook with a cover until the liquid has almost evaporated.
5. Stir in more water as needed. Cover, and cook over low heat for about 10-15 minutes, or until the fideo is tender, and the sauce has thickened. Then enjoy delicious fideo!

QUICK FIDEO

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This is a delicious Mexican variation of fideo, Mexican spaghetti.

Provided by Mindy

Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Mexican

Time 30m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
3 tablespoons dried minced onion, divided
2 tablespoons garlic powder, divided
salt and ground black pepper to taste
¼ cup canola oil
1 (16 ounce) package fideo noodles
3 cups hot water, or as needed
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
2 tablespoons ground cumin
2 tablespoons onion powder
1 cube beef bouillon
3 thin strips of green bell pepper

Steps:

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef, 1 tablespoon dried onion, 1 tablespoon garlic powder, salt, and black pepper in the hot skillet until beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. Transfer beef to a bowl.
Heat canola oil in the same skillet over medium heat; cook and stir fideo noodles in the hot oil until browned, 3 to 5 minutes. Add ground beef and enough hot water to cover the noodles; stir in tomato sauce, 2 tablespoons dried onion, 1 tablespoon garlic powder, cumin, onion powder, beef bouillon, green bell pepper, salt, and black pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until noodles are tender, 10 to 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 412.1 calories, Carbohydrate 46.4 g, Cholesterol 34.8 mg, Fat 17.2 g, Fiber 3.4 g, Protein 17.5 g, SaturatedFat 4.2 g, Sodium 295.9 mg, Sugar 2.8 g

FIDEO SOUP

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Provided by Food Network

Categories appetizer

Time 50m

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1/2 cup olive oil or 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
12 ounces fideo, vermicelli or angel hair pasta, broken into 1-inch pieces
3 - 4 dried or canned Morita or Chipotle chiles cut into
2 pounds Italian Roma tomatoes
8 garlic cloves, peeled
1 large onion, roughly chopped
1/2 cup water
2 teaspoon salt
6 cups chicken stock or vegetable stock
1 avocado, peeled, seeded and
1 bunch cilantro, leaves only, chopped, for garnish

Steps:

In large saucepan or stockpot heat the oil or butter. Add pasta and saute until golden, stirring frequently and being careful not to burn. Stir in chiles and cook for 2 minutes longer. Meanwhile, combine tomatoes, garlic, onion, water and salt in a blender. Puree until smooth. Add tomato puree and stock to browned pasta. Cook over medium-low heat until the noodles soften and the flavors meld, about 15 minutes. Serve hot with the sliced avocado and cilantro as garnish.