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Mom’s sopa de fideo (Mexican noodle soup) has been a quick and simple family favorite for generations!
Any Easy Soup to Love!
Sopa de fideo is a thin Mexican noodle soup we’ve made our entire life!
The noodle used is called Fideo, which is similar to angel hair pasta or thin spaghetti. Our mom has made us this Mexican soup using fideo for as long as we can remember, and we love that it’s simple, delicious and comes together in minutes.
Why We love Sopa
- A dinner classic. This sopa de fideo has become a classic Mexican dinner in our home that the whole family loves. It can also be served as a side dish alongside warm corn tortillas.
- Handful of ingredients. It’s not only delicious but requires only 5 ingredients.
- Inexpensive and filling. And with the noodles being so cost-effective, it’s also a great meal when you’re trying to pinch pennies or use some pantry staples.
Ingredients
COOK TIME: 20 minutes
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil – or use olive oil to toast the noodles
- 1 (7-ounce) package fideo noodles – If you can’t find it, use thin spaghetti or vermicelli noodles. Just break the pasta into 1-inch pieces and cook as directed or make sopa de letres and replace the fideo with alphabet noodles.
- 1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce – helps create the delicious tomato soup base
- 24 ounces chicken broth – or use vegetable broth for a vegetarian soup (or chicken bouillon with water)
- ½-1 cup Mexican cheese – or your favorite shredded cheese
- garlic salt with parsley flakes – season to help round out the flavor of the dish
- black pepper – season to taste
How to Make Sopa de Fideo
- PASTA. Add 3 tablespoons oil to a medium pot and cook on LOW-MEDIUM heat.
- Add 1 (7-ounce) fideo and cook until noodles are coated in oil and have started to turn golden brown.
- SOUP. Add 2 (8-ounce) cans tomato sauce and 24 ounces broth and bring to a boil. Reduce to LOW and simmer for 8-10 minutes or until noodles are soft.
- SERVE. Add ½-1 cup cheese, garlic salt, and pepper and stir until combined. Serve warm. Top with chopped avocado, a squeeze of lime juice, a sprinkle of queso fresco, and fresh cilantro if desired.
Complete the Meal
- MAIN DISHES: Burrito Bowl, Beef Enchiladas, Flautas, Chicken Tortilla Soup, Albondigas
- SIDE DISHES: Canned Refried Beans, Homemade Spanish Rice Recipe, Jalapeno Cornbread, Flour Tortillas, Homemade Tortilla Chips
- DESSERTS: Arroz con Leche, Churro Recipe, Flan
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Sopa de Fideo
This quick, simple, and delicious sopa de fideo (noodle soup) is a family favorite. It's cheesy and flavorful!
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 (7-ounce) bag fideo pasta
- 2 (8-ounce) cans tomato sauce
- 24 ounces chicken broth, low sodium
- ½-1 cup Mexican cheese, shredded
- garlic salt, with parsley flakes
- pepper
Instructions
- Add 3 tablespoons oil to a medium pot and cook on LOW-MEDIUM heat. Add 1 (7-ounce) fideo and cook until noodles are coated in oil and have started to brown.
- Add tomato sauce and broth and bring to a boil. Then reduce to LOW and simmer for 8-10 minutes or until noodles are soft.
- Add 2 (8-ounce) cans tomato sauce and 24 ounces broth and bring to a boil. Reduce to LOW and simmer for 8-10 minutes or until noodles are soft.
- Add ½-1 cup cheese, garlic salt, and pepper and stir until combined. Serve warm.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1g, Calories: 49kcal, Carbohydrates: 1g, Protein: 4g, Fat: 3g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 13mg, Sodium: 575mg, Potassium: 36mg, Fiber: 0.01g, Sugar: 1g, Vitamin A: 78IU, Vitamin C: 0.03mg, Calcium: 79mg, Iron: 0.2mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Recipe FAQ
Can I add meat or veggies to the soup?
- Add shredded chicken for a heartier fideo soup.
- Add veggies like peas, zucchini, and carrots.
Add more flavor?
- Infuse extra flavor by sauteeing onion or garlic in the oil before adding the fideo.
- Make this sopa de fideo recipe a richer flavor by pureeing roasted tomatoes instead of tomato sauce.
- Spice it up with jalapeno or chili powder.
How to store sopa de fideo?
- Keep leftover Mexican noodle soup in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.
How to freeze?
- Store leftovers in the freezer for 3-4 months. Keep in mind that the texture of the noodles will change, but the soup will still be delicious.
Made This tonight and it was Delicious. My first tIme having fIdeo and will DEFINITELY make again. I hAve a Question, you reFer to it as a soup but it seemed mOre like a pasta Dish. Are there DIFFERENT wAys of serving? It was so yummy, Thanks!
I am so glad you tried it & liked it!! Thank you! That’s just what it is called, but yes, it more pasta 🙂
Really liked this recipe! I added onions and garlic right before the nooodles turned brown. I also added caldo de tomate instead of salt. I liked the cheese in it but it was really good without, will probably leave out next time to make it healthier. I Will definitely make again and save to my recipes!
So happy you liked it! Thanks for sharing what you did.
I grew up on this stuff. Every inexpensive, quick and so cheesy and yummy! The grandkids love this recipe.
Similar to your spanish rice recipe i never thought to fry rice or pasta before cooking it.
Really easy recipe. I usually have angel hair pasta on hand, but ill have to try it with the suggested fideo noodles.
YOU HAVE THE BEST MEXICAN RECIPES. WE LOVE THIS SOUP.
My kids loved this! We will DEFINITELY be making again soon.
Delicious and so easy! Thank you!
this is so easy! And i have all these ingredients in my pantry right now, even during this corona quarantine. (minus the pasta but i love that i can just break up regular spaghetti pasta).
Mt family makes this all the time!! It is the cheapest, easiest, & tasty meal ever!! We love it!
Have a salvadoran son in law. My daughter and I want to find more recipes agreeable to both tastes. sounds Wonderful!
Never had this sopa de fideo before but this recipe sounds delicious. gonna give it a try for sure 🙂
It is so easy & delicious!! I hope you do!