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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.
This sounds wonderful I can’t wait to make it. Thank you so much for sharing really great recipes.
You’re welcome! Thanks for your kind words. I hope you enjoy the recipe!!
Have a salvadoran son in law. My daughter and I want to find more recipes agreeable to both tastes. sounds Wonderful!
Hopefully this is one that will be a hit for all!
I picked this recipe because it’s the most similar to the Fideo my grandmother made. I made a few modifications based on how I remember it, but it was SOO good. Thank you!
You’re welcome! I’m so glad you liked the recipe.:)
I “jumped to recipe” so, sorry if I missed this in the article but… Did you mention how much garlic salt and pepper? (Boy new to cooking here)
The garlic salt and pepper amounts are “to taste” for this recipe. Everyone has their own salt and pepper preferences but usually I’ll sprinkle a little garlic salt and pepper in the soup and taste it to see if I feel it needs a little more. Hopefully this helps!
This was quick and easy. I didn’t have any tomato sauce/past on hand, so I diced up some fresh tomatoes, sautéed them with some garlic, mashed them, and added them to the fideo as suggested in the recipe. It was awesome!!!
Great options! Thank you for sharing that!
This was very easy to make. I added Sofrito (I got the bottle from a store in Spain), added hamburger, some mini pepperonis, Mexican, and we really enjoyed it as part of our niche Buena celebration.
Sorry should have said mexi-corn.
Perfect! I am glad you shared that! Thank you!
One of my favorite Hispanic families makes & noodle dish that I cannot for the life of me recreate but this recipe comes so close to it that it cures my cravings!
Awesome comfort food for the cold months.!
Yes!! Glad you think so 🙂 Thank you!
This recipe is fantastic. I’ve made it with fideo and I’ve also made it using whole wheat thin spaghetti. They were both big hits with my husband and 2-year-old. I also put a little canned chicken in it. It wasn’t very soupy, but that’s a good thing with a toddler.
I’ll have to try adding chicken! Thanks for letting me know!
Just made this, added green onions and red pepper flakes for some heat, it was delicious!
Great idea! I like a little heat! Thanks for sharing 🙂