You can’t go wrong with a soup made of lots of fried garlic and noodles topped with fried bread crumbs. Chicken stock would work well if you have some handy.

Makes: 4 servings
Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 pound fideos, or capellini or other very thin pasta

• 1/4 cup olive oil

• 1/4 cup chopped garlic

• Salt and pepper

• 2 teaspoons sweet paprika (preferably pimentón)