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The frozen TV dinner's origin story begins with a half-million-pound mistake. In 1952, C.A. Swanson & Sons overestimated the number of Thanksgiving turkeys the American public would consume.
Swanson also started adding desserts to its frozen TV dinner trays during the '60s and ended the decade with a line of frozen breakfast meals. Aside from Swanson, Morton's ham dinner was prevalent ...
None of the Christmas foods on the above list meet that definition—not even the Christmas pudding (i.e. a dried fruit-filled dessert) featured in A Christmas Carol. Bah humbug!
The Swanson Company's first frozen dinner was a turkey dinner; eventually, the company added chicken and beef entrées. [1] With over half of American households owning televisions by the 1950s, the Swanson brothers called their frozen meals "TV dinners," suitable for eating on a folding tray in one's living room while watching television. [3]
In recent years, Thomas' TV Dinner role was disputed by former Swanson and Campbell employees, frozen food industry officials, and Swanson family heirs, who said the product was created by the Swanson brothers, Clarke and Gilbert. [3] (M. Crawford Pollock, who was Swanson's in-house marketing chief at the time, was also said to have played a role.)
POUR broth into shallow nonmetallic dish. Add chicken and turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate 30 min. Remove chicken from broth. GRILL or broil chicken 15 min. or until done, turning and brushing often with broth.
A salad might not be the first thing you think of when it comes to Christmas dinner, but the crunchy cabbage, toasted pecans, and tart green apples are a refreshing way to kick things off. Get the ...
Christmas dinner is one of the biggest meals of the year. It’s a moment when friends and family gather to celebrate, commemorate and of course, eat. Unlike Thanksgiving, which generally leaves ...