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.