# Sopita de Pollo con Fideo

This Sopita de Pollo con Fideo is a soothing, warm hug in a bowl that helps both me and my little ones feel cared for and cozy during sick days.

- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 lbs chicken drumsticks
- 7 oz fideo
- Oil
- 4 Roma tomatoes
- 1 small white onion; 1/2 cut into strips
- 2 garlic cloves
- 4 New Mexico or guajillo chile pods
- 1 chile ancho
- 1 cup baby carrots; chopped
- 1 calabacita; small diced
- 1 -2 potatoes; small diced
- 1 handful cilantro
- 10 cups water or chicken broth
- 2 tbsp chicken bouillon
- 1 -2 tbsp tomato bouillon
- 1.5 tsp black pepper
- 0.5 tsp ground cumin
- Favorite chicken seasoning
- Salt to taste
- 1 serving love

## Instructions

1. Begin by prepping the chicken: remove the skin from the drumsticks, create two slits, pat them dry, and season with chicken seasoning or salt and black pepper.
2. To a small saucepan, add the Roma tomatoes along with the chile pods, cover them with water, set over high heat, and bring to a boil.
3. Once the tomatoes and chile pods come to a boil, transfer them to a blender cup.
4. To the blender cup, add the onion, two garlic cloves, chicken bouillon, tomato bouillon, ground cumin, black pepper, and four cups of water. Blend until smooth.
5. Set the sauce aside.
6. To a pan over medium-high heat, heat up a little bit of oil.
7. Once the oil is hot, add in the chicken and sear for 1 minute per side.
8. After searing, remove the chicken from the pan.
9. Add a little bit more oil to the pan, then add the onion and sauté for a couple of minutes.
10. After a few seconds, add the fideo and lightly fry it until golden.
11. Remove the fideo from the pot.
12. Add the prepared sauce and six cups of water to the pot.
13. Add salt to taste and bring to a simmer.
14. Once the caldito comes to a simmer, taste it for salt and adjust if needed.
15. Add the drumsticks to the pot, cover, and allow to cook for 10 minutes over medium heat.
16. After 10 minutes, open the pot and add the potatoes along with the carrots and fideo.
17. Give it a good mix, cover it, and allow it to cook for another 10 minutes.
18. After another 10 minutes, add the calabacitas along with the cilantro.
19. Allow it to continue cooking for another 5 to 7 minutes or until all vegetables are tender.
20. Serve the delicious caldo de pollo con fideo.

## Equipment

- small sauce pan
- blender
- pan

## Tips

- Season chicken with your favorite chicken seasoning, or just use salt and black pepper.
- Taste the caldito for salt and adjust as needed.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1CG7gfYs7H/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/23299136-6af0-49c3-bd2a-4d5a98ed2199
- Extracted: 2026-05-14

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