Fideo seco

Fideo seco is a Mexican pasta dish traditionally made with either chipotle chile alone, or a mix of three chiles: chipotle, guajillo and pasilla.

When made with three chiles, the dish is known as fideo seco a los tres chiles. This simple version uses only chipotle chiles in adobo sauce, and requires minimal effort and easy cleanup.

Frying the pasta first brings out a unique, nutty flavor in the pasta. Then, the pasta soaked in a tomato-chipotle puree to absorb the flavor, and baked in the oven. When finished, the consistency is moist, but not wet like sopa de fideo.

Fideo seco can sometimes be a spicy dish, but this recipe is not too spicy; if you prefer yours on the spicy side, you can add one additional chipotle and another tablespoon of adobo sauce. You should still remove seeds and veins from the chile if you decide to add one more, as the seeds and veins are where most of the chile’s heat comes from.

Ingredients

The pasta cut used in this dish may look familiar because it's the same one used in sopa de fideo. The high quality of Barilla's fideo-cut pasta means your noodles won’t stick or clump.

Other ingredients in this dish:

• Roma tomatoes
• Garlic
• Chipotle chiles in adobo sauce
• Knorr Suiza (powdered chicken bouillon
• Kosher salt
• Canola oil

How to serve fideo seco

The best garnishes for this dish include avocado and crumbled cotija or queso añejo. You can also add cilantro for a touch of color. Some people also like to garnish with crema mexicana or julienned chipotle chiles.

Fideo seco

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• Author: Maura Wall Hernandez
• Prep Time: 30 minutes
• Cook Time: 15 minutes
• Total Time: 45 minutes
• Yield: 4 servings 1x
• Cuisine: Mexican

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Ingredients

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• 5 large Roma tomatoes
• 3 medium garlic cloves
• 1 ½ cup water
• 3 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, seeds and veins removed
• 2 tablespoons adobo sauce
• 1 tablespoon powdered chicken bouillon
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 pound Barilla fideo cut spaghetti (1 box)
• 3 tablespoons canola oil
• For garnish: avocado slices and grated or crumbled cotija cheese

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Instructions

1. Remove stems from tomatoes and cut in half lengthwise. Place cut-side down in a shallow roasting pan lined with aluminum foil for easy cleanup. Under the broiler, roast the tomatoes and garlic until the tomatoes start to get dark spots.
2. Remove from broiler and set aside to cool for a few minutes
3. Add water, chipotle chiles, adobo sauce, powdered chicken bouillon, kosher salt, tomatoes and garlic to a blender and blend on high until completely smooth. Set aside.
4. In a deep saute pan or stockpot, heat 3 tablespoons of canola oil over medium heat until hot. Add fideo to the oil to fry it for 6-8 minutes, stirring frequently until some of the noodles start to turn golden brown. When the noodles have turned color, turn off the heat but keep the pot on the burner.
5. Gently pour the contents of the blender over the pasta and stir to coat all the pasta with the sauce. Allow the pasta to absorb the sauce for 15 minutes.
6. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
7. Spoon pasta into a casserole dish or individual serving size ramekins, cover with aluminum foil and bake at 350 degrees F for 15 minutes.
8. Serve portions and garnish with avocado slices and a sprinkle of crumbled cotija cheese.

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Notes

Prep time includes 15 minutes of inactive prep while the sauce soaks into the pasta before baking.