5.0 from 6 votes
Fideo Seco
Spicy, smoky, and topped with creamy adornments like crema, queso fresco, and avocado, Fideo Seco is the spaghetti-like Mexican pasta dish you didn't know you've been missing. Perfect for serving as a budget-friendly main or a cozy side dish, this recipe for fideo noodles in tomato-chipotle sauce is destined to become a family favorite.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 6 to 8 servings
Calories: 14539 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
- 4 roma tomatoes quartered
- 1 Chipotle Pepper in Adobo Sauce plus 1 tablespoon adobo sauce
- 1 cup water
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 7-ounce package fideo
- ¼ white onion chopped
- 1 garlic clove minced
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
Topping options:
- Crumbled queso fresco
- avocado slices
- crema mexicana
- cilantro
- chopped onion
Instructions
- In a blender add tomatoes, chipotle chile, sauce, and water and puree until smooth.
- Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium heat and add fideo. Stir until fideo is slightly toasted, but not burned.
- Transfer fideo to a bowl and reserve.
- Add the onions and garlic to skillet. Stir until onions are translucent.
- Add tomato puree, salt, pepper, and oregano. Stir and let mixture come to a boil. Add fideo and continue to boil for 15 minutes until liquid absorbs.
- Serve fideo topped with toppings of your choice.
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Notes
- Optional Variations:
- Optional Variations:
- Vegan - While this recipe is naturally vegetarian, simply omit the cheese and crema (or use your favorite vegan substitutions) to make it entirely plant-based.
- Gluten-Free Fideos - Swap in your favorite GF angel hair or thin spaghetti broken into small fideos.
- Purely Pantry - If you want to make this recipe using only pantry ingredients, make sure to stock up on canned whole tomatoes, frozen onions, and jarred minced garlic.
- Fideo Tacos or Fideo Tortas - If you love carbs on carbs (who doesn't?!?), load your fideos into warm corn tortillas or crusty bolillos, then top with all your favorite garnishes for a hearty meal.
Nutrition Information
Calories
145.39kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
26.46g
(9%)
Protein
3.43g
(7%)
Fat
3.03g
(5%)
Saturated Fat
0.34g
(2%)
Sodium
330.4mg
(14%)
Potassium
104.65mg
(3%)
Fiber
1.53g
(6%)
Sugar
1.46g
(3%)
Vitamin A
469.31IU
(9%)
Vitamin C
6.16mg
(7%)
Calcium
6.8mg
(1%)
Iron
0.23mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6to 8 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 14539
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 145.39kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 26.46g | 9% |
| Protein | 3.43g | 7% |
| Fat | 3.03g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.34g | 2% |
| Sodium | 330.4mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 104.65mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1.53g | 6% |
| Sugar | 1.46g | 3% |
| Vitamin A | 469.31IU | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 6.16mg | 7% |
| Calcium | 6.8mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.23mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.