Sopa Seca
Sopa Seca is the Spanish for “dry soup”. This is a Mexican recipe, but it by no means authentic with turkey kielbasa. Normally the main ingredients are the fried noodles and a seasoned tomato sauce. Some recipes add beans or chorizo, and usually not both. I like adding both to make this a very filling main dish. This can be kept vegetarian by skipping the sausage.
Normally pasta dishes don't freeze well, but this one freezes fine. The pasta has already absorbed all the liquid while cooking, which is why it is called a “dry” soup. The noodles are toasted first. I find it much easier to use Fideo pasta for this step if you can find it. Otherwise use a thin spaghetti broken into small pieces.
I am using Fideo pasta which I can usually find in the pasta section of my grocery store. It is basically a thin spaghetti in 1" pieces. If you cannot find Fideo you can break vermicelli (thin spaghetti) into smaller pieces. Regular spaghetti will not cook as quickly and may need more water, so if you can't find Fideo, use a thinner spaghetti.
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