TV dinners

Feet up? We used TV trays.

TV dinners are not just one dish, OP. They are a main course, one or two side dishes, and dessert served in a tray.

And they weren’t microwaved, OP.

They were put in the oven.

R3 Still the best way to enjoy them if you are able to heat them that way.

Marie C pot pies used to be good but last time I bought one it was soupy. Yuck. I’m off the chicken pot pies.

But you can’t anymore, R4, since they’re no longer in metal tins but in plastic containers.

I miss actual tv dinners. What was that steak Swanson's had?

Not Salisbury, btw—more like a pot roast maybe.

Salisbury steak.

Mmmmmm.

D’oh!

@5 sucks for you I eat them all the time - great food ' for 2.50$ at wal mart

My mom eats those pies at OP, but she cuts them open and "doctors" them up with more chicken, seasonings, etc. I guess it defeats the purpose of just taking one out of the freezer and throwing it in the oven, but I think most frozen foods need all the help they can get.

They're called Divorced Dad meals nowadays.

I've been eating the Marie Calendar chicken pot pies lately. The store closest to me sells them for some where around $2. They do come in a metal tin, so I cook it in the oven. Not the best meal in the world, but tasty. I find over cooking them a bit by 10 minutes or so works to help keep them from being too soupy.

[quote] for 2.50$ at wal mart

Oh, dear!

I'm surprised Marie Callender pies are going for $2. I remember back in the late 80s my roommate used to buy those, and he regarded them as quite luxurious splurges, costing well above the price of a Swanson's, at maybe $4 or $5 (which nowadays is a lot more).

[quote]But you can’t anymore, R4, since they’re no longer in metal tins but in plastic containers.

R6, the Marie Callender Pot Pies come in heat-resistant paper bowls with a special interior coating, which withstands the heat of conventional ovens quite handily.

I’ve always enjoyed Stouffer’s Stove Top Stuffing.

Stouffers has the best frozen food brand to me. The Salisbury Steaks are really good.

There Lasagna’s are not too bad either.

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[quote] There Lasagna’s are not too bad either.

Oh, dear x2!

I like the Amy’s brand, especially the broccoli cheddar pot pie and the veggie lasagna. Both should go in the oven.

[quote]Stouffers has the best frozen food brand to me... There Lasagna’s are not too bad either.

I can't stand Stouffer's Lasagna. Too much 'bounce' and 'crunch' from the mystery meat they use in it. It gags me every time.

I prefer Michael Angelo's instead.

"TV Dinner" is a registered trademark of Swanson's (once owned by Campbell's, now by Conagra). The original boxes looked like a TV set.

Frozen meals from other companies can't be called TV Dinners.