Chile Verde Fideo With Chicken

Tex-Mex pasta? You bet! It's called Fideo.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2  tablespoons  vegetable oil
• 2 2⁄3 cups  fideos (broken in 1-inch pieces) or 2 2⁄3 cups  vermicelli (broken in 1-inch pieces)
• 1  cup onion, coarsely chopped
• 2  garlic cloves, minced
• 1  cup green chili, diced
• 1⁄2 cup fresh tomato, coarsely chopped
• 3  cups chicken broth
• 1 1⁄2 cups chicken, cooked and diced
•  salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste
•  fresh cilantro leaves, minced (optional)
•  monterey jack cheese, grated (optional)

Directions

1. In large skillet, heat oil over medium heat.
2. Add fideo and onion.
3. Cook, stirring and turning constantly until the fideo is golden brown and toasted.
4. Add garlic, chiles and tomatoes to fideo mixture.
5. Sauté for 2 minutes.
6. Add broth, chicken and salt and pepper.
7. Heat to boiling; reduce heat to low and cook covered for about 5-7 minutes or until fideo are tender.
8. Remove cover and continue cooking for a few minutes until all liquid is absorbed.
9. Sprinkle with minced cilantro/grated cheese, if desired.