One-Pan Beef, Black Bean ’n’ Rice Skillet
with Mexican Spice Crema & Cilantro
- Milk
This dish is everything you love about a burrito, sans tortilla, all in one lucky pan (hello, easy cleanup)! You’ll brown hearty ground beef with our savory Mexican spice blend, then add black beans and rice, and allow the flavors to bubble and meld. Serve it right out of the pan with a sprinkle of chopped cilantro and dollops of spiced crema for tangy, creamy contrast.
Ingredients
3 tablespoon
Sour Cream
(Contains: Milk)
½ cup
Jasmine Rice
1 unit
Beef Stock Concentrate
1 unit
Black Beans
10 ounce
Ground Beef
1 tablespoon
Mexican Spice Blend
1 teaspoon
Garlic Powder
¼ ounce
Cilantro
Not included in your delivery
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
1 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Wash and dry produce. • Drain and rinse beans. Roughly chop cilantro. Reserve 1 tsp Mexican Spice Blend (2 tsp for 4 servings) in a small bowl (you’ll use it to make the crema in Step 4).
• Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add beef*, garlic powder, remaining Mexican Spice Blend, ½ tsp salt (1 tsp for 4 servings), and pepper. • Cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned and mostly cooked through, 2-3 minutes (beef will finish cooking in Step 5). TIP: If there’s excess grease in the pan, carefully pour it out.
• Stir drained beans, rice, and stock concentrate into pan with beef mixture. Cook, stirring, until rice is lightly toasted, 30-60 seconds. • Stir in 1 cup water (2 cups for 4 servings). Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce to a low simmer. Cook until rice is tender and liquid has mostly absorbed, 15-18 minutes.
• While rice cooks, add sour cream to bowl with reserved Mexican Spice Blend; stir to combine. • Add water ½ tsp at a time until mixture reaches a drizzling consistency. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
• When rice is done, fluff beef and rice mixture. Taste and season with salt and pepper if desired.
• Drizzle beef, bean, and rice skillet with crema. Sprinkle with cilantro. Serve directly from pan. TIP: Serve with your favorite hot sauce and tortilla chips!
Ground Beef is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 160°.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Some found it bland; others enjoyed the taste. Adding salsa, hot sauce, or extra spices boosted flavor 🌶️.
- Ease of prep: Quick, easy, and convenient one-pan meal with simple cleanup. Great for busy weeknights.
- Suggestions: Consider adding veggies like onions, peppers, or tomatoes. Serve with tortilla chips or in tortillas for more texture.
- Portions: Generous servings; many had leftovers for lunch the next day.
- Texture: Some found it mushy; adding fresh pico de gallo or serving with chips improved the texture.
Reviews from our home cooks
Would've been better if the crema was a lime crema instead of using the same seasoning that went into the rice/beef mixture. Needed something bright to cut through the flavor. So lime crema, fresh tomato, etc. Also would've been great if there were some hot sauce or tortilla chips. Filling and tasted good, but wasn't nearly as good or balanced as some of the other meals we've received.
After a long shift at work, a one-pan meal makes for easy clean up. Quite yummy. Glad I fixed it for my first meal.
This was the quickest/easiest meal prep yet. Look forward to more 1 pot/pan delicacies.
I made the beans on the side. Needed to add more salt
This tastes good, but I wish there was a veggie as part of the recipe. I added some bell peppers to round out the dish, and it was very tasty
Pico de Gallo or some fresh tomato as a garnish would be a great addition. The current recipe lacks some freshness and tastes heavy as is, flavorful but heavy
This was really good and one of the easiest recipes and easiest clean up.
A little on the bland side, so I will add onion to the pan next time! But such a fast and easy dinner...will def order again!!
This turned out to be a great version of Black beans and rice. We really enjoyed it.
Really good, but I added shredded carrot cooked in the rice for the extra veg
