$2.99 is Taco Bell's posted price for Black Beans and Rice, with 160 Cal.
The Taco Bell Black Beans and Rice price is $2.99, posted by the company with a figure of 160 Cal beside it. Plain Black Beans sit 40 cents lower at $2.59 with 50 Cal, so adding the rice costs 40 cents and brings 110 calories along with it. That works out at 275 calories to the marginal dollar, which is one of the sharpest steps anywhere on this menu.
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What you need
4 itemsBlack Beans and Rice price and calories
| Item | Typical price | Price range | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Beans and Rice | $2.99 official | — | 160 Cal |
If something goes wrong
Black Beans and Rice or plain Black Beans?
- Cause
- Taco Bell posts $2.99 with 160 Cal for the rice version and $2.59 with 50 Cal for the plain one, both on the same page.
- Fix
- Take the rice version unless the rice is unwanted. Forty cents adds 110 calories, a rate of 275 to the marginal dollar.
Black Beans and Rice costs the same as Pintos N Cheese
- Cause
- Both rows are posted at $2.99, carrying 160 Cal and 170 Cal respectively on the company's own figures.
- Fix
- Choose on the beans and the cheese. Nothing in the published numbers separates the two on value.
Is Black Beans and Rice suitable for a meat-free order?
- Cause
- The published build is seasoned black beans and seasoned rice, with no meat and no cheese listed. No allergen data could be read for it.
- Fix
- Ask at the restaurant where a firm answer is needed, since the company's allergen pages return nothing readable.
What forty cents of rice does to the arithmetic
Two rows on Taco Bell's snacks page differ by one ingredient. Black Beans is $2.59 with 50 Cal. Black Beans and Rice is $2.99 with 160. Both were read on 19 August 2026, and between them they show what the company charges for a scoop of seasoned rice.
Forty cents and 110 calories. Divided out, that is 275 calories to the marginal dollar, which is a better rate than almost any upgrade step recorded on this brand. For comparison, the Supreme step on a single taco costs 90 cents and adds 20 calories, a rate of about 22. The rice is doing more work per cent than nearly anything else Taco Bell adds to a plate.
That step also rescues the row from the bottom of the table. At 50 Cal for $2.59 the plain beans return about 19 calories a dollar, the weakest figure on the priced menu apart from one taco whose calorie count the company's own pages contradict. Adding the rice lifts the same side to roughly 54, which is still modest but no longer an outlier.
What's in it
Seasoned black beans with a portion of seasoned rice, served warm in a small tub. There is no cheese in the published build, which separates it from Pintos N Cheese at the identical $2.99, and no meat either. Published nutrition stops at the calorie count: no figure for fat, sodium, carbohydrate or protein exists in the record, because the company's per-item nutrition panel returns nothing readable to an automated fetch and its nutrition index page has been removed. The 160 Cal figure was seen on one company page rather than two.
Is it worth it
Against its plain sibling, comfortably. Against Pintos N Cheese, which costs exactly the same $2.99 and carries 170 Cal, the two are within ten calories and the choice is about beans and cheese rather than value.
Against the wider menu the side is a supporting act. A Veggie Bowl, which contains rice and black beans among other things, is $7.89 with 410 Cal, so buying the components separately is not a route anyone should read into these figures. What the side is for is adding warm bulk to an order of tacos, and at $2.99 it does that more cheaply than most alternatives in the section.
No published list outside Taco Bell prices this row. The company's figure is the only one, and its note says posted prices apply at participating restaurants and vary.
Black Beans and Rice at a glance
- Taco Bell price
- $2.99
- Calories
- 160, from Taco Bell
Questions people ask
How much is Black Beans and Rice at Taco Bell?
$2.99, posted by the company and read on 19 August 2026. Prices vary by restaurant, so it is a list figure rather than a quote.
How many calories are in Black Beans and Rice?
160, published by Taco Bell. Plain Black Beans carry 50, so the rice accounts for 110 of the total.
How much does the rice add?
Forty cents, from $2.59 to $2.99, and 110 calories. That is 275 calories to the marginal dollar, a sharper step than almost any upgrade on the menu.
Is it the same as Pintos N Cheese?
No. Pintos N Cheese is pinto beans under a melted three-cheese blend at 170 Cal, priced identically at $2.99.
Is this page an official Taco Bell price list?
No. HelpMeLogin is unconnected to Taco Bell and publishes on its own account, and the $2.99 above is the company's own posted figure.
Can this site tell me the price at my local Taco Bell?
No, because prices are set locally and the company states as much. Only the app with a restaurant selected will give one.