One-Pan Beefy Black Bean Tacos
with Salsa Fresca & Lime Crema
- Wheat
- Soy
No week is complete without a taco night—and this week’s taco comes together in just 15 minutes and is as simple as throwing everything in one-pan. Beef and black beans are cooked in a Tex-Mex paste for the ultimate flavor. You’ll top your tacos with a homemade tomato and scallion salsa fresca, a drizzle of lime crema. Feel free to douse those tortillas with as much extra lime juice as you like.
Ingredients
4 tablespoon
Sour Cream
1 unit
Black Beans
10 ounce
Ground Beef
1 unit
Tomato
1 unit
Lime
6 unit
Flour Tortillas
(Contains: Wheat, Soy)
2 unit
Scallions
1 unit
Tex-Mex Paste
1 tablespoon
Southwest Spice Blend
Not included in your delivery
1 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Wash and dry produce. • Dice tomato into ½-inch pieces. Trim and roughly chop scallions. Quarter lime. • In a small bowl, combine tomato, scallions, and a big squeeze of lime juice. Season with salt and pepper.
• Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add beef*; using a spatula, press into an even layer. Cook, undisturbed, until browned on bottom, 2-3 minutes. • While beef browns, in a second small bowl, combine sour cream, a squeeze of lime juice, salt, and pepper. Add water 1 tsp at a time until mixture reaches a drizzling consistency. Set aside. • Break up beef into pieces (it’ll finish cooking in the next step), then stir in Southwest Spice. Cook until fragrant, 30 seconds.
• Add beans and their liquid and Tex-Mex paste to pan with beef. Cook, stirring, until beef is cooked through and mixture has thickened, 2-3 minutes. • Meanwhile, wrap tortillas in damp paper towels and microwave until warm and pliable, 30 seconds.
• Divide tortillas between plates; fill with beef and bean filling, salsa (draining first), and crema. Serve with remaining lime wedges on the side.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the smoky, savory taste; some found it a bit bland and added extra seasoning or hot sauce for more kick.
- Ease of prep: Customers raved about how quick, simple, and easy this one-pan meal was to make and clean up 🍲.
- Suggestions: Consider draining the beans for less liquid; add cheese, lettuce, or avocado for more texture and flavor.
- Portions: Generous servings; several mentioned having enough filling for extra tacos or leftovers.
- Texture: Some found the beef and bean mixture too wet or soupy; draining beans or reducing liquid could help.
Reviews from our home cooks
Everything great! The tortillas were delicious. The tacos were hearty and satisfying. I added chili peppers to the salsa. I would have liked a more generous portion of sour cream. The lime was a great addition to this recipe. I enjoyed it. This was a new way to prepare taco filling for me. I have previously not mixed beef with beans. Great combination.
This was quick, simple and satisfying. The flavor (beef and bean) seemed a bit off balanced. More heat than flavor. The "quick salsa" was nice but could perhaps use a little cilantro? The lime crema was "new to me" and I am certain I will use this again instead of squeezing the lime first and topping with sour. I thought this method was definitely "more spreadable" - giving the same flavor with less product.
For someone who does not like lime, the crema was on point!!! I also feel the seasoning for the beef and beans was fantastic. Not bad considering I love my tacos!
Perfect. I loved the black beans mixed in with the beef. Something I'll definitely do with all my beefy tacos from now on. Super quick and easy. Perfect for a busy night.
We loved this taco recipe-the quick-salsa fresca was a nice complement to the spicy taco filling, although the tomato we got was a bit under-ripe. I would be interested to try the salsa fresca again with a tastier tomato. Overall though, these were great, like all the taco recipes we've tried so far!
Love this dish! So quick and easy to cook! The crema was a perfect topper for these tacos. HelloFresh should really think about selling the "fixins" to these meals! I would love to be able to cook this at least once a week, but sadly can't get the same flavor from store-bought taco paste. Please add your sauces, pastes, etc. to your site!
This was quick, easy, and delicious - however, it was 1) very messy due to the addition of the beans and their liquid and 2) a bit bland. I added in some additional seasonings I had at home to kick the taste/heat up a notch, and this would be EXCELLENT over tortilla chips with cheese to make nachos instead of as tacos. Will likely make again.
These were delicious and super easy. I put some shredded cheese on them from home which made them even better! I will definitely put beans in beef tacos again!
Pretty good. I did drain off some of the thick liquid from the beans. I did not like the taste of it. I did chop some onion and saute prior to beef. I wish you had the option of corn tortilla as it is so much better. Added some apple cider vinegar and jalapeño to salsa and it tasted better. This was wonderful as leftovers, loosened mixture with little water and served over rice.
Kept us eating for 2 days. We have tried the vegetarian version and it too is excellent. The sour cream drizzle was so good and the ground beef/black bean combo was DELICIOUS.
