Fascinated by retro frozen dinners? From Mexican enchiladas to fish and chips, these are the retired TV dinners we wish we ...

Most family recipes in the 1960s were still relatively simple, and most families were still reunited around the dinner table at that time. Then TV dinners and casseroles began to become popular as ...

Swanson Fried Chicken. In the early 1960s, Swanson introduced a TV dinner that came with three pieces of fried chicken, potatoes whipped with milk and butter, and "tender" mixed vegetables.

A standard TV dinner consisted of an entree, two sides and, by the 1960s, a dessert. Courtesy of the Campbell Soup Co. Maybe you loved them and recall them as a special treat served only on nights ...

These meals weren’t fancy or fulfilling—but they were the harsh reality for countless families living in poverty during the ...

Swanson Fried Chicken. In the early 1960s, Swanson introduced a TV dinner that came with three pieces of fried chicken, potatoes whipped with milk and butter, and "tender" mixed vegetables.

In the 1960s, dinner in front of the television was an eagerly anticipated special occasion that usually played out when my parents went out and I was put in charge of two younger siblings.

TV dinners underwent a few more innovations in the following decades. Desserts got their own tray compartments in the 1960s, and in the 1980s, manufacturers introduced containers that were safe ...

Whereas Maxson had called its frozen airline meals “Strato-Plates,” Swanson introduced America to its “TV dinner” ... and by 1960, to more than 87 percent.