One-Pot Pork & Black Bean Chili
with Sour Cream & Monterey Jack Cheese
- Milk
A good chili has well-seasoned meat, creamy beans, and tender vegetables. A great chili, however, has all that and comes together in one pot in under an hour. This chili is one of the greats. And once you take a bite, we can guarantee you’ll agree. Not to mention, these porky bowls are adorned with some delicious fixings: tangy sour cream and melty Monterey Jack. If you’ve got some on hand, why not crumble up some tortilla chips and sprinkle them on top for a crunch?
Ingredients
1 unit
Yellow Onion
1 unit
Jalapeño
10 ounce
Ground Pork
1 tablespoon
Mexican Spice Blend
1 tablespoon
Southwest Spice Blend
1.5 ounce
Tomato Paste
14 ounce
Diced Tomatoes
13.4 ounce
Black Beans
1 unit
Beef Stock Concentrate
2 tablespoon
Sour Cream
(Contains: Milk)
¼ cup
Monterey Jack Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
Not included in your delivery
2 teaspoon
Cooking Oil
Salt
Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Wash and dry produce. • Halve, peel, and dice onion. Thinly slice half the jalapeño into rounds; mince remaining jalapeño. TIP: Remove ribs and seeds first for less heat.
• Heat a large drizzle of oil in a medium pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and minced jalapeño; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until softened, 5-7 minutes.
• Add pork*, Mexican Spice, and Southwest Spice to pot; season with salt and pepper. Cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes.
• Stir tomato paste into pot with pork mixture. Cook, stirring, until dark red and combined, 1-2 minutes. • Add diced tomatoes, beans and their liquid, stock concentrate, ¼ cup water, salt, and pepper; stir to combine. Bring to a simmer and cook, uncovered, until thickened, 8-10 minutes. Turn off heat. Taste and season with salt and pepper. • Divide chili between bowls. Top with Monterey Jack, sour cream, and as much sliced jalapeño as you like. Serve.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Sep 2026- Flavor: The chili is warm and hearty with a pleasant mild-to-medium heat; many found it a touch tomato-forward and bland, and boosted it with extra chili powder, cumin, or a pinch of brown sugar to balance the acidity 🌶️.
- Ease of prep: One pot, fast cleanup, and ready in under 30 minutes — even first-time chili makers found it easy and approachable.
- Suggestions: Add chili powder, cumin, or a small amount of brown sugar if the tomato taste feels too sharp. Cooking both jalapeños into the chili (rather than reserving half as garnish) adds more heat for those who like a spicier bowl.
- Leftovers: This recipe makes generous portions — easily 3–4 servings — and leftovers reheat well over rice or with tortilla chips on the side.
Reviews from our home cooks
The One-Pot Pork & Black Bean Chili is another great dish, and the best thing about it is it is a great one dish meal. The only thing missing that we added when we warmed some of it up the next day was some delicious buttery Basmati rice. We loved it paired with the rice.
The one-pot pork & black bean chili was delicious & super easy.
Best pork and black bean chili I have ever had. Delicious and convenient 1 pot meal.
The black beans and chili was great, with the sour cream and cheese adding to the amazing taste
"Easy" and "One Pot" are very good descriptors for this. Real Texans know that chili doesn't have beans, but OK. The finished meal had a noticeable acidic taste to it, so I'd probably recommend draining the tomatoes and making up that liquid with some extra water. Maybe a pinch of sugar or leaving it to simmer for a while might also work, but would increase the cook time. Very nice in spite of that, though.
Added extra onion and mini peppers and used only one container of black beans. We prefer pinto or kidney beans in chili. Very good chili recipe.
Maybe instead of Monterey Jack, cheddar instead? It's a very good chili but wanted a little heat but didn't want to use both of the 2 ginormous jalapeños that came with the kit. So I put 1/4 tsp of cayenne instead. Came out perfect!
Love one pot meals! Makes for easy preparation and no messy cleanup. This was very tasty but could have used another container of sour cream to put it over the top.
I never ate chilli with sour cream and montery jack cheese. It tasted wonderful. It was so easy to make! Definately adding this to my regular cooking menu.
Great and easy meal to prepare. Tastes wonderful. Love the spices. I would suggest a slightly larger container of sour cream. There was enough chili for 4 servings, only enough sour cream for 2. I guess I need to keep more sour cream on the fridge. Overall a great meal option.
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