Fideo with Ground Beef and Potatoes

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This hearty fideo with ground beef and potatoes is a comforting, one-pan meal packed with flavor. With tender noodles, savory beef, and perfectly seasoned potatoes, it’s a simple, budget-friendly dish the whole family will love.

Looking for more easy, budget friendly dinners? Try my Chili Dog Tater Tot Casserole, my Creamy Chicken Noodle Casserole, or My Kids Favorite Casserole. All are delicious and low cost to make!

part of skillet showing of cooked fideo next to a small with bowl with a serving of the fideo in it

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🩷 What you'll love about this recipe
🥘 Recipe Ingredients
📝 Ingredient Notes
📋 How to Make Fideo with Ground Beef Step-By-Step
💡 Recipe Tips
🫙 Storage & Reheating
🧂Additions & Substitutions
❓Your questions answered
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I came across a version of this fideo pasta recipe and loved how simple and easy it looked, and not to mention delicious. I tried it with a few changes of my own and now this fideo con carne recipe is one of my family's most requested recipes of mine.

🩷 What you'll love about this recipe

▪️One pan! This whole meal is cooked up in one pan, which means less mess to clean up!

▪️Low cost. The ingredients needed to make this meal are very budget friendly and it will serve a large family.

▪️So simple and easy. This is one of those meals I like to make on a night I need a dinner that won't take a lot of effort, but is still comforting, filling and tasty!

🥘 Recipe Ingredients

You’ll need the following ingredients to make the best fideo recipe (in my family's opinion!)

ingredients needed to make fideo with ground beef and potatoes

📝 Ingredient Notes

fideo pasta - Barilla makes this, or I find it in a package labeled vermicelli. Fideo noodles are basically short cut thin spaghetti noodles.

chicken bouillon powder - I know this sounds weird in a beef recipe, but I like the flavor it adds to this recipe. Trust me.

lean ground beef (93%/7%) - I prefer to use the lean ground beef since there is no need to drain after cooking.

📋 How to Make Fideo with Ground Beef Step-By-Step

Here are some visual instructions. Full instructions with exact ingredients can be found in the Recipe Card below.

Brown the ground beef over medium heat in a large, deep skillet. This HexClad 4.5 qt Deep Saute Pan has been one of the best purchases in kitchen equipment I have made. I'm a huge fan of all of these pans. I also love this meat chopper for cooking any kind of ground meat. It easily breaks up the meat into even pieces.

If you used a meat with a higher fat content, drain the fat from the pan.

After the meat is browned, add in the chopped onion and fideo. Stir frequently. You want the onions to become soft, and the fideo pasta to get a nice brown color on it. If it seems a little dry add a tablespoon of oil.

added fideo and onions to the browned ground beef

Add the tomato sauce, potatoes, tomatoes, hot water and the chicken bouillon. Stir until combined. Add salt and black pepper to taste.

Cover with a lid and cook for 15-20 minutes, stirring often, until pasta is cooked and potatoes is soft. Top with chopped fresh cilantro.

added tomatoes, tomato sauce, potatoes and chicken bouillon to the ground beef mixture

broth is added to the ground beef mixture in the skillet

💡 Recipe Tips

Use frozen cubed hash brown potatoes to save time instead of chopping fresh potatoes.

Make sure to cut the potatoes into very small cubes. You don't want the pasta to be done and the potatoes still hard. If you have to keep cooking to get the potatoes soft, the pasta will become mushy.

Make Ahead Tips
Cook the ground beef in advance. Saute the onion and fideo with the ground beef. Cut up the potato and tomatoes. If this prep work is done in advance, you can dump everything in the pan when it is time to cook and have minimal work to do except stir and eat!

overhead view of finished fideo with ground beef in a skillet sprinkled with parsley

🫙 Storage & Reheating

Storage: Store this in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3-5 days.

Reheating: Add a little bit of water and reheat in the microwave for 3 minutes.

Freezing: Freeze cooked meal in an airtight container for up to 1-2 months. Thaw before reheating.

🧂Additions & Substitutions

Additions:

fresh garlic cloves added while cooking the ground beef ingredients
green bell pepper or red bell pepper
a sprinkle of chili powder or garlic powder
sprinkle queso fresco cheese over the top when serving
top with a dollop of sour cream and a squeeze of lime juice

Substitutions:

white onion or red onion instead of yellow onion
chicken broth, tomato base or tomato broth instead of the chicken bouillon and water
angel hair pasta or any other thin noodles broken into small pieces if you're unable to find fideo pasta