Fideo is quick and easy to make with toasted pasta, tomatoes, and spices. This recipe was given to me by my mother-in-law. It goes great with any meat dish, including carne asada. I use fideo in place of rice as my side dish.
Fideo Recipe
Fideo is quick and easy to make with toasted pasta, tomatoes, and spices. This recipe was given to me by my mother-in-law. It goes great with any meat dish, including carne asada. I use fideo in place of rice as my side dish.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 8 ounce package fideo pasta
- 1 ½ cups water divided
- 8 ounce can tomato sauce divided
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon garlic salt
Instructions
- Gather all ingredients.
- Heat oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add fideo; cook and stir until golden brown and toasted.
- Add 1 cup water and 1/2 of the tomato sauce to fideo.
- Season with chili powder, cumin, and garlic salt; stir to blend.
- Bring to a boil and cook until liquid has almost evaporated.
- Stir in remaining 1/2 cup water and remaining tomato sauce. Cover and cook over medium heat until fideo is tender and sauce thickens, about 10 minutes.
