Kid Friendly Chicken Fideo Recipe
Easy Chicken Fideo recipe that even the picky eaters and kids will love. Simple ingredients and one-pan cooking! What is not to like?
- Total Time20 minutes
- Yield4 -6 servings 1x
Ingredients
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- 3 tablespoons olive oil or canola oil
- 7oz bag Fideo pasta
- 2 - 3 cups chopped chicken (rotisserie)
- 1 box chicken stock
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 tablespoon Mexican seasoning blend or 1 teaspoon each of chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
- Optional: 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese or 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro for garnish
Instructions
- Gather ingredients, Fideo pasta, chicken stock, chopped rotisserie chicken, tomato paste, your favorite Mexican seasoning blend, and some canola or olive oil to brown the pasta.
- In a large skillet that has a lid, add oil and cook on low- medium heat. Add Fideo and stir until noodles are coated in oil. Keep stirring noodles as they brown.
- Add chicken broth and tomato paste and bring to a boil.
- Next, add Mexican seasoning (or spice blend recommended in recipe card below) and chopped chicken and stir.
- Reduce heat to low and simmer for 8 to 10 minutes until noodles are soft and it absorbs the chicken stock.
- Serve warm and garnish with fresh chopped cilantro, queso fresco, or shredded cheddar cheese. Just add your favorites!
Notes
Tip for browning Fideo (noodles) – Do not leave the browning noodles unattended, it can go from toasty golden brown to blackish brown pretty quickly. Keep moving the pasta in the pan to help brown evenly.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Inactive Time: 0 hours
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Chicken
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 494
- Sugar: 2
- Sodium: 1801
- Fat: 31
- Saturated Fat: 8
- Unsaturated Fat: 20
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 14
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 38
- Cholesterol: 137
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