Since frozen meals first became popular in the 1950s, they have evolved quite a bit. Looking back on the first TV dinners, some of them barely look edible, while today, there are some frozen dishes ...

Frozen TV dinners date back to the 1950s, but this gourmet take on the genre that's long been discontinued has some features ...

The love affair between Americans and frozen dinners began during one of the most transformative periods in modern history.

Humans have been freezing foods for ages, but Clarence Birdseye changed the game when he introduced the quick freezing method in 1924. This method, and the ensuing Birdseye company, helped push frozen ...

The 1950s were an interesting culinary terrain. From Swanson TV dinners to savory gelatin salads, midcentury Americans crafted many dishes that seem almost alien to the modern palate. The '50s were a ...

Nov. 4 -- — In honor of Swanson's TV dinner turning 50, Good Housekeeping magazine staffers tested four frozen single-serve turkey dinners and four frozen single-serve Salisbury steak dinners to see ...

When TV dinners were invented in the 1950s, the Swanson company coined its name in order to tap into the popularity of the television, newly a status symbol in American homes. But when it comes to ...

Most people over a certain age have memories of eating frozen TV dinners. For some, it's laughing at Lucy and Ricky while chewing on a hunk of gravy-slathered turkey. For others, it's trying ...

Side dish options (you get to choose three) include saffron rice pilaf, sticky-savory sweet potato, mushy pease, ham-hock ...