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This is another Colombian rice recipe and as I’ve mentioned before in this blog, rice is a staple in a Colombian diet. Arroz con Fideos is a popular recipe in my family. As children, we loved it because of the little angel hair pasta in the rice.
Ingredients
(4 SERVINGS)
- 3 Tablespoons vegetable or olive oil
- 2/3 cup angel hair pasta, broken into 1 ½ inch pieces
- 1 cup long grain white rice
- 2 cups water or 2 cups chicken or vegetable stock
- ½ teaspoon salt
Directions
- In a small saucepan, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the angel hair pasta and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes or until the pasta is golden.
- Add the rice, stir with a wooden spoon and sauté for 1 minute. Add the stock or water, increase the heat to high and bring to a boil. Add the salt, cover and decrease the heat to low and cook for about 20 minutes or until the rice is tender.
- Remove from the heat, let it rest for 5 minutes and serve.
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5 Star Foodie says
April 30, 2009 at 9:57 AMAngel hair and rice together – how neat! I will definitely be making this!
Soma says
April 30, 2009 at 2:11 PMI have never combined rice & pasta before, but have seen in mediterranean restaurants where they cook rice with orzo. & I like it.
La flaca says
April 30, 2009 at 4:34 PMI love this dish. I also sautee grushed garlic with mine 🙂
La flaca says
April 30, 2009 at 4:35 PMI love this rice! I saute minced garlic in the olive oil with mine 🙂
Cory says
June 7, 2015 at 3:40 PMI love this rice as well, my grandma used to make it all the time. She also added crushed garlic to the oil before adding the noodles, the smell was amazing.
Erica says
April 30, 2009 at 11:07 PMNatasha and Soma,
You have to try this recipe, It is great for kids!
Flaca,
Garlic gives the rice a great flavor
Ellen says
June 30, 2009 at 9:09 AMHow much rice do you add ?
Erica says
June 30, 2009 at 9:14 AMHi Ellen,
1 cup of long-grain white rice.
Thank you!!!!!!!
Yuly says
September 15, 2011 at 4:07 PMErica since I found your website I can not stop visiting it every day. You should definitely write a book! this rice reminds me of my grandmother’s recipe the only difference is that she added potatoes. Thanks so much!
samir says
November 10, 2011 at 1:55 AM.. lovely blog,, this dish was brought to colombia and venezuela and other latin countries by middle eastern immigrants ..its a classsic pilaf with the xception in the middle east they would use ghee/clarified butter instead of oil.
Latinmargarita@yahoo.com says
May 24, 2012 at 8:24 PMI make this all the time, it’s great with any meat that has sauce! Yummy!
Lucy Valencia says
March 15, 2016 at 7:23 PMMy husband grew up with this dish, but he and his siblings called it “wormy rice”. His mamita makes it for Thanksgiving and Easter every year. Such a great and simple recipe.
Yessi says
June 20, 2016 at 6:19 PMHelp! I need to make this dish in a large quantity. Should I just double the ingredients? The recipe makes 4 servings, but I need at least 10. Any tips/advice?
Erica Dinho says
June 21, 2016 at 1:35 PMDouble the recipe.
Yessi says
June 21, 2016 at 3:43 PMThanks…what about cook time?
Quisquella says
December 17, 2016 at 1:26 PMThank you for the recipe, I haven’t had this rice in years since my mom passed away it bought back memories my family is from Colombia too
Challo Garrido says
July 10, 2017 at 2:45 PMMy mom taught me to make this rice when i was 12. I make this rice 3 to 4 times a month. I add garlic and sometimes replace the water with coconut milk. We are call it Arroz con fideos or rice with noodles. My grandson loves it! Thank you Erika for your Colombian recipes!