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Stacked Tortilla Taco Pizzas are baked in the oven until crispy with lots of melted cheese on top. Serve with shredded iceberg lettuce‚ sliced black olives‚ salsa‚ sour cream‚ and green onions for a delicious Mexican twist on pizza. Stacked Tortilla Taco Pizzas Recipe These Stacked Tortilla Mexican Pizzas have a layer of ground beef filling flavored with taco seasoning and a refried bean layer. They are sandwiched between crispy flour tortillas. This is a very kid-friendly recipe and easy to make for a weeknight meal. Only 6 Ingredients Ground Beef- ground turkey can be used instead. Taco Seasoning- you will need one packet. Homemade taco seasoning can be used if you prefer. You will need about 3 tablespoons. Onion- yellow‚ white‚ or sweet. Garlic- half a teaspoon of garlic can be used instead. Refried Beans Shredded Mexican Cheese- cheddar cheese can be used instead. Flour Tortillas- you want the 8-inch size‚ but you can make do with bigger or smaller tortillas. The flour tortillas are baked in the oven until crispy before assembling the pizzas to ensure they stay super crispy. Add Toppings My favorite thing about these tortilla pizzas‚ besides the crispy tortillas‚ is all the toppings. I think that’s what I love about Mexican food so much. It’s so fun to sprinkle stuff on top. Use whatever toppings you like: fresh chopped cilantro‚ diced avocado‚ diced tomato‚ salsa‚ chopped red onion. The more the merrier. I love to pile lots of shredded iceberg lettuce on top. It really helps lighten the meal up and then I feel less guilty.   Serve with Cholulu Hot Sauce to spice it up! Great Sides To Go With This Dish Fire-Roasted Salsa and Chips Black Bean and Corn Guacamole Fresh Strawberry Margaritas Chorizo Rice Mexican Coleslaw Never miss a recipe. Follow Spicy Southern Kitchen on Pinterest and Facebook. More Mexican Favorites Beef Chimichangas Mexican Chicken Cornbread Casserole Cheesy Dorito Chicken Casserole White Chicken Enchilada Casserole Beef and Bean Burritos One Pot Chicken Tortilla Pie Taco Bell Mexican Pizza Print Stacked Tortilla Taco Pizzas Stacked Tortilla Taco Pizzas are super crispy with a layer of ground beef and a layer of refried beans plus lots of cheese. Load them up with toppings and you have an amazing kid-friendly meal. Course Dinner‚ Main CourseCuisine MexicanKeyword flour tortillas‚ ground beef Prep Time 20 minutes minutesCook Time 8 minutes minutesTotal Time 28 minutes minutes Servings 6 Calories 532kcal Author Christin Mahrlig EquipmentLarge Nonstick SkilletRimmed Baking Sheet Ingredients1 pound lean ground beef1 (1-oz) packet taco seasoning1 small onion‚ chopped1 clove garlic‚ minced1 (16-ounce) can refried beans1 (8-ounce) package shredded Mexican cheese9 8-inch flour tortillascooking sprayToppings: shredded iceberg lettuce sliced black olives‚ salsa‚ sour cream‚ green onions InstructionsPreheat oven to 400 degrees.Place ground beef and onion in a nonstick pan and cook over medium heat‚ breaking apart with a wooden spoon until no longer pink. Add garlic.Measure out 1 1/2 teaspoons taco seasoning and set aside. Add remaining taco seasoning and 1/4 cup water to ground beef. Stir well and cook until evenly mixed and thickened. Remove from heat.Spray both sides of tortillas with cooking spray. Place on baking sheets and bake 3 minutes. Flip over and bake another 3 minutes.Mix the 1 1/2 teaspoons taco seasoning into the refried beans. Mix in 1/3 cup shredded cheese.Divide ground beef mixture on 3 of the tortillas and spread evenly. Sprinkle about 2 tablespoons of cheese on top of each one and top with a second tortilla. Spread 1/3 of refried bean mixture on top of each tortilla that was just stacked.Top with remaining tortillas and sprinkle about 1/4 cup shredded cheese on top of each pizza.Place in oven and bake until cheese is melted‚ about 6-8 minutes.Place desired toppings on top and cut into wedges to serve. NotesServe with Cholulu Hot Sauce to spice it up. Nutritional info is provided as an estimate only and will vary based on brands of products used. Not to be used for specific dietary needs. NutritionCalories: 532kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 83mg | Sodium: 1291mg | Potassium: 418mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 328IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 398mg | Iron: 6mgWant to Save This Recipe?Save This Recipe Originally posted May 2‚ 2016 Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. The post Stacked Tortilla Taco Pizzas appeared first on Spicy Southern Kitchen.

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Folk singer Melanie dies at 76. No cause of death has been disclosed. She was best known for hits like “Brand New Key” and “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)”   It has been reported that folk singer Melanie‚ who played at Woodstock ’69 and topped the charts with songs like “Brand New Key‚” has died at age 76. The announcement of her passing was made by her PR agency‚ Glass Onyon PR. Details regarding the cause of her death were not immediately disclosed. Melanie‚ whose full name is Melanie Safka‚ had been active in the music scene just earlier this month‚ working on her latest project‚ Second Hand Smoke‚ a cover album set to be released under the Cleopatra label. This album was to be her 32nd‚ as confirmed by the label. Remembering the legacy of Melanie Flickr | Jessica Watkins DeWinter Melanie’s three children‚ Leilah‚ Jeordie‚ and Beau Jarred‚ shared their emotions on Facebook. Their message read: “We are heartbroken‚ but want to thank each and every one of you for the affection you have for our Mother‚ and to tell you that she loved all of you so much! She was one of the most talented‚ strong and passionate women of the era and every word she wrote‚ every note she sang reflected that. Our world is much dimmer‚ the colors of a dreary‚ rainy Tennessee pale with her absence today‚ but we know that she is still here‚ smiling down on all of us‚ on all of you‚ from the stars.” RELATED: “Brand New Key” Is Still Perfect For Bringing The Happiness We Need Today   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Michael Richardson (@bigmikerocks) Melanie’s children have made a heartfelt request. They ask that on the night of January 24th‚ at 10 p.m. Central Time‚ everyone light a candle in tribute to Melanie. Their message encourages‚ “Raise‚ raise them high‚ high up again. Illuminate the darkness‚ and let us all be connected in remembrance of the extraordinary woman who was a wife‚ mother‚ grandmother‚ great-grandmother‚ and a friend to so many.” Melanie achieved her first major success in pop music with the song “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)‚” a gospel-influenced track created with the Edwin Hawkins Singers. This song climbed to number 6 on the Hot 100 chart in 1970. Following this‚ in 1971‚ she released “Brand New Key‚” a song that became widely popular‚ interpreted by some as a children’s melody and by others as filled with sexual undertones. It soared to number 1 on the charts‚ marking her only other top 10 hit in the U.S. In the UK‚ she also gained significant recognition with her rendition of the Rolling Stones’ “Ruby Tuesday.” Speaking about “Brand New Key” in a 2021 interview with the Guardian‚ Melanie expressed mixed feelings: “It was the bane of my existence for a few years‚” she admitted. The song‚ originally intended as a blues number‚ was accelerated to enhance its commercial appeal‚ despite being perceived by many as a novelty song due to its playful sound. Despite her talents‚ Melanie often didn’t receive the recognition she deserved in the predominantly male folk-rock scene of her time‚ and her name was seldom mentioned alongside female contemporaries like Joni Mitchell. She shared her thoughts on this with the Guardian: “It wasn’t the age of smiling women‚” she explained. “It had to be much more broody and I was way too cherubic. Men can be cute. Randy Newman can sing ‘Short People’ and that’s OK because he’s a guy‚ he’s got something to say. But a girl? How could she possibly have any social significance?”   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Maddy Miller (@maddymillerphoto) Before she had any mainstream success‚ Melanie was relatively unknown when she was flown into the Woodstock Festival in 1969. She later recounted this experience in articles for Rolling Stone‚ once in 1989 and again for the festival’s milestone anniversaries in 2019. Reflecting on her Woodstock performance‚ Melanie shared‚ “I had my first out-of-body experience. I was terrified‚” she recalled. “I just left my body‚ going to a side‚ higher view. I watched myself walk onto the stage‚ sit down and sing a couple of lines. And when I felt it was safe‚ I came back. It started to rain right before I went on. Ravi Shankar had just finished up his performance‚ and the announcer said that if you lit candles‚ it would help to keep the rain away. By the time I finished my set‚ the whole hillside was a mass of little flickering lights. I guess that’s one of the reasons I came back to my body.” Her songs had been finding new life in recent years as pop singer Miley Cyrus remastered the folk singer’s hit‚ “Look What They’ve Done To My Song‚ Ma” for a live performance with Melanie by her side. Check out that performance below. Click for next Article The post Melanie‚ Singer At Woodstock Who Topped Charts With Hit ‘Brand New Key‚’ Dies At 76 appeared first on DoYouRemember? - The Home of Nostalgia. Author‚ Jane Kenney

Dustin Hoffman has built an impressive acting portfolio since he started in the ’60s‚ pioneering Hollywood’s new age. He appeared in some of the leading movies of all time and has earned multiple awards and recognitions over the course of his career. One of his films‚ Little Big Man‚ got him on the Guinness World Record as the actor who portrayed the largest age span in one movie. In the record-breaking production‚ Dustin plays the role of Jack Crabb‚ who recounts his life from teenhood into the age of 121. Dustin was in his 30s when he acheived the world record LITTLE BIG MAN‚ Dustin Hoffman‚ 1970 Dustin managed to fit into the different portrayals his role needed at the time as a 33-year-old. The two-hour-long film features Dustin as a white man raised by the Cheyenne who gets interviewed by a historian who is curious about the Plains Indians. RELATED: Dustin Hoffman From ‘ The Graduate’ Is 85 And Had A Panic Attack During His Biggest Win The record is yet to be beaten; however‚ one can hope that technological advancements can challenge the already set pace. After Little Big Man‚ Dustin went on to star in iconic movies like Papillon‚ Marathon Man‚ and All the President’s Men‚ as well as Lenny‚ for which he received an Oscar nomination in 1975. LITTLE BIG MAN‚ Dustin Hoffman‚ 1970 Dustin’s other feats Unknown to many‚ Dustin co-wrote some of his award-winning films‚ and he often avoided getting credit for that. “Well‚ I co wrote Kramer vs Kramer with the writer–director Robert Benton. When we were done he said: I want to give you a writing credit. I said‚ ‘No‚ no‚ Bob‚ that’s alright’. That was always my position‚” he once said. LITTLE BIG MAN‚ Dustin Hoffman Before any of them were famous‚ Dustin was friends with The Godfather‘s Robert Duvall and Superman‘s Gene Hackman‚ who described Dustin as “Barbra Streisand in drag.” Dustin got his film breakthrough with The Graduate‚ earning him his first Academy Award nomination of seven. Click for next Article The post The Movie That Earned Dustin Hoffman A World Record appeared first on DoYouRemember? - The Home of Nostalgia. Author‚ Peace A

In the iconic Western movie “Shane‚” the title character is wounded while gunning down the villains. The hero then rides out of the valley and off the screen — presumably […] The post CNN Prime Time Ratings So Bad It Can't Even Beat Obscure Western Channel appeared first on The Federalist Papers.