Cheesy Pork & Black Bean Bake
with Lime Rice, Sour Cream & Tortillas
- Milk
- Wheat
- Soy
This big batch bean bake is ready to please a crowd! Seared ground pork, bell peppers, and black beans are simmered in our bold Tex-Mex-style spices. It's topped with a Mexican cheese blend, baked until piping hot and melty, then it’s straight to the table family style with warm tortillas and lime rice, plus sour cream and lime wedges to cool things off.
Ingredients
1 unit
Green Bell Pepper
6 tablespoon
Sour Cream
(Contains: Milk)
1 cup
Cheddar Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
1 cup
White Rice
2 tablespoon
Fajita Spice Blend
2 unit
Black Beans
20 ounce
Ground Pork
2 unit
Lime
12 unit
Flour Tortillas
(Contains: Wheat, Soy)
2 unit
Scallions
1 unit
Tex-Mex Paste
½ cup
Mexican Cheese Blend
(Contains: Milk)
Not included in your delivery
1 tablespoon (tbsp)
Sugar
1 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
Adjust rack to middle position and preheat oven to 425 degrees.
In a medium pot (large pot for 8 servings), combine rice, 1½ cups water (2½ cups for 8), and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce to a low simmer. Cook until rice is tender, 18-20 minutes.
Keep covered off heat until ready to use in Step 6.
While rice cooks, wash and dry produce.
Halve, deseed, and thinly slice bell pepper crosswise into strips. Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens. Zest one lime and quarter both (zest two limes and quarter all for 8 servings).
In a small bowl, combine Tex-Mex paste, ¼ cup water, and 1 TBSP sugar (½ cup water and 2 TBSP sugar for 8).
Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add bell pepper and cook, stirring, until softened and slightly browned, 2 minutes.
Meanwhile, drain beans (no need to rinse!).
Meanwhile, wrap tortillas in damp paper towels. Microwave until warm and pliable, 30-60 seconds.
Fluff rice with a fork; stir in lime zest and juice from four lime wedges (eight wedges for 8 servings). Taste and season with salt and additional lime juice if desired.
Sprinkle cheesy pork and black bean bake with scallion greens. Serve family style with lime rice, tortillas, sour cream, and remaining lime wedges on the side.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Some found it delicious, while others thought it lacked seasoning. Consider adding extra spices or salt to boost flavor.
- Ease of prep: Great weeknight meal that's easy to reheat. Some made it in batches due to the large portion size.
- Suggestions: Try mashing the beans for better texture, or stuff the meat and rice into tortillas for a tasty variation.
- Leftovers: Makes plenty, with many reporting good leftovers. Consider mixing leftover rice into the bake for easy reheating.
- Portions: The "big batch" recipe yields ample servings, though some found the rice amount insufficient for four people.
Reviews from our home cooks
Great weeknight meal, easy to reheat for leftovers. I added the rice into the bake instead of serving it on the side and it worked out great!
Stuffed meat and rice in tortillas and put in casserole dish. Was very good.
This was a "big batch" but the rice sent was supposed to be enough there for 4 people. After cooking it there was barely enough for 2.
I think it would be better if the beans were mashed up to blend in better.
I felt like there were a lot of black beans in this recipe.
This is a good easy recipe, nothing super special, but good.
