Fideo Soup (Vermicelli)

Growing up I remember very fondly the delicious meals my beautiful mom prepared for us every day. At least one meal on a daily basis had some sort of pasta dish and fideo was my favorite! Fideo, acccording to the dictionary, is the spanish word for a noodle of any type. It refers to a type of pasta similar to angel hair (capellini) or vermicelli. Fideo can be enjoyed in soup or as a main course. Some people add meat to it. My mom would sometimes add beef or chicken to it and it became our main course.

Fideo Soup

oil (about 1 tablespoon) I just put enough oil in the pan to brown the noodles

1 box vermicelli pasta

4 cups water or three cups water and 1 cup chicken broth

1 small tomato chopped

1/4 cup onion chopped

1 slice bell pepper for flavor or1 jalapeno sliced if you like it spicy

1/2 ts mixed spices, cumin and pepper

1 clove garlic or 1/4 ts powdered garlic

1 can tomato sauce

salt to taste ( 1 ts of salt is all I add but how you salt you add depends on personal preferences)

Cooking Steps:

1. Heat oil in sauce pan over medium -high heat. Stir in vermicelli and cook until golden brown.

2. Add spices, wateer and all other ingredients.

3. When water comes to a boil , simmer for about 18 minutes or until noodles are tender.

4. Enjoy!