Swanson's original frozen TV dinner consisted of a compartmentalized ... Since the dinners were made for ovens, the taste of the food could be compromised if cooked in a microwave.

the frozen food industry and the sales of home refrigerators skyrocketed. Who actually invented the TV dinner is contentious, ...

Although these so-called TV ... Swanson - hit upon the idea of packaging up the surplus turkey with all of the other components of the traditional American dinner; cornbread dressing, frozen ...