Cuban-Spiced Chicken & Black Bean Tacos
with Dark Meat Chicken, Pineapple Salsa & Crema
- Milk
- Wheat
- Soy
These quick and hearty tacos are bursting with tropical flavor. Warm flour tortillas are filled with spiced chicken and black beans, then topped with a zesty pineapple-tomato salsa, a dollop of crema, and fresh scallion greens. A final squeeze of lime brings brightness to every bold, savory bite.
Ingredients
1 unit
Veggie Stock Concentrate
1.5 tablespoon
Sour Cream
(Contains: Milk)
10 ounce
Diced Skinless Dark Meat Chicken
1 unit
Black Beans
1 unit
Tomato
1 unit
Lime
6 unit
Flour Tortillas
(Contains: Wheat, Soy)
2 unit
Scallions
4 ounce
Pineapple
Not included in your delivery
1 tablespoon
Cuban Spice Blend
2 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
1 tablespoon (tbsp)
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
Wash and dry produce.
Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens. Dice tomato. Drain pineapple and roughly chop. Zest and quarter lime.
In a medium bowl, combine scallion whites, tomato, pineapple, lime zest, juice from half the lime, salt, and pepper.
Set aside until ready to serve.
Heat a drizzle of oil in a medium pot over medium-high heat. Stir in beans and their liquid, stock concentrate, and half the Cuban Spice Blend (you'll use the rest in the next step). Cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, 4-6 minutes. Turn off heat. (The beans will thicken more as they cool.)
Using a potato masher or fork, mash beans until mostly smooth. Stir in 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) until combined. Taste and season with salt and pepper if desired.
Keep beans covered off heat until ready to serve.
While beans cook, open package of chicken* and drain off any excess liquid.
Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken; season with remaining Cuban Spice Blend and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes.
Place sour cream in a small bowl. Add water 1 tsp at a time until mixture reaches a drizzling consistency. Season with salt and pepper.
Wrap tortillas in damp paper towels. Microwave until warm and pliable, 30 seconds.
Divide tortillas between plates. Fill with chicken and black beans (if beans have too much liquid, use a slotted spoon). Top with pineapple salsa (draining first), crema, and scallion greens. Serve with remaining lime wedges on the side.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Feb 2026- Flavor: Many loved the Cuban spice blend and pineapple salsa combo, though some found it needed more seasoning for a bolder taste.
- Ease of prep: Quick and easy to make, but allow extra time for the beans to thicken properly after mashing.
- Suggestions: Consider charring the pineapple first, adding jalapeño for kick, or trying with shrimp for a delicious variation 🍤.
- Portions: Some found it light on chicken; consider ordering extra protein or adding more veggies for a heartier meal.
- Texture: Mash beans well and let them cool to thicken; some preferred keeping beans whole for better consistency.
Reviews from our home cooks
These were some of my favorite tacos from HF. They had a ton of flavor between the hint of spice from the Cuban seasoning and the sweet taste of the pineapples.
This meal is perfect taste wise, wouldn't change a single thing in the recipe. However some of the portions seem to be off. The amount of beans would have been perfect for the full 6 tacos, but I only had enough chicken for 4 and a half tacos. Also definitely needed more sour cream.
I've been asking for shrimp Diablo tacos because I love those so much however, this one I like as much as that maybe one of the best taco recipes we've had from HelloFresh. Loved the black bean/ chicken mix, and that pineapple salsa delicious👍
These were very good tacos! Extra sour cream and lime were needed but we added some from our refrigerator. More spice was also needed, even more Cuban spice would have been nice. Fresh pineapples also would have been nice.
We enjoyed it but I think the veggie stock gave the beans a weird taste. I think chicken stock would be better.
This was very good the Cuban spice made the black beans. My only issue was the chopped chicken breast. It was not as expected. I've had it before and the quality has been good. This pack had a lot of fat and tendons. Looked like it was picked up and packaged after they prepped the chicken cutlets. Because of the chicken I should give a one, but after some knife work and a chicken breast from home the taste was outstanding.
This was a delicious dinner and it was very easy to prepare. I loved all the flavors.
We used the juice from the pineapple in the meat while it cooked. The instructions didn't say to do that but I remembered it from another recipe.
The salsa was amazing when we thought it would be disgusting because we'd never combined those ingredients before.
