We Tried 16 Frozen Dinners. Here's The Best One To Buy

[@saltycrow]

Took me a while but I finally figured out, "new and improved" actually means, "cheaper and less ingredients". Nothing's is as good as it used to be. I am sorry for ppl who have big families and can't afford or even have the time to cook whole foods to feed them.

[@jeannierusso2134]

Salty crow . I couldn't have said that any better myself I love the way you explained that you're right on the money .$$ . Thank you for sharing your comment. It's really sad I know we're not talking about restaurants but Pizza Hut used to have really good pizza there pieces is so nasty and greasy I can't eat them and that's been a while. Lots of companies do that

[@greyeaglem]

@@jeannierusso2134 Pizza Hut used to have the best crust, and then they messed it up.

[@lorij6796]

Sally Crow Very true

[@Bobrogers99]

"New" means the box, which is smaller but for the same price.

[@jeannierusso2134]

@@Bobrogers99 . You are correct

[@5610winston]

Frozen dinners taste better when heated in a conventional or toaster oven instead of a microwave.

[@stephaniehowe0973]

Yes agreed

[@Bradley7708]

correct

[@jennief7114]

Can I ask a stupid question? How do you heat the ones up that come in plastic containers? I totally agree with you about the microwave, I heat up all my left overs in the oven or stove!

[@stephaniehowe0973]

@@jennief7114 Some say they can go in the oven

[@5610winston]

@@jennief7114 Most frozen dinners have instructions for both microwave and conventional ovens.

[@carolynchapman4773]

My elderly parents frequently ate Stouffers frozen meals and added canned or fresh fruit , applesauce or salads. My dad had Alzheimer’s and my mother was his caregiver. Even with help there was a lot to do. Stouffer’s made things easier for them.

[@directcurrent5751]

Bless her heart.

[@penelopelopez8296]

Stouffers is very good, except certain dinners give me gas. Their meatloaf, mac and cheese and pizza is pretty good.

[@rogers6168]

That crap food probably aided in him getting Alzheimer's. All of those frozen foods are nothing but absolute garbage!

[@Nothing-zw3yd]

My grandparents did that too. Stouffer's lasagna, spaghetti, mac and cheese, those were their favorites. Or on occasion their french bread pizzas. They'd have a salad or vegetable along with them, and some ice cream afterwards. Pop liked a big hunk of buttered Italian bread with the spaghetti, and a glass of cheap wine after.

[@wt9767]

Thank you for the depressing comment.

[@oldeagle2514]

I can remember the TV dinners of the 50s, the first ones, aluminum tray, three compartments of mouth burning goodness! Ahhh, those were the good ol' days! They really were!

[@happyinharned9583]

Yes, beans n Frank's with cornbread and apples! The best!

[@NormanSilv]

That was my nightly fare for 7 years. I'm still here at 86!

[@Lanzaro_5]

​@@NormanSilvit may seem like a lackluster compliment, but good on you for being 86 and knowing how to use the internet well enough to comment, and to have good grammar still on top of that. Staying sharp 👍🏻

[@brentpalmer2577]

me too god awful McDonald's was a better meal

[@StephenGrover-zc4hp]

I grew up on Banquet meat pot pies! My mom got them for 15 cents each!😅

[@saabninefive93]

A few yrs ago I was looking for a good stuffed pepper recipe. One article said "Best stuffed pepper recipe! Never fails!" I clicked on it and it was Stouffer's! I tried it and never looked back. Delicious!

[@kathrynmoll86]

The secret to a frozen meal/dinner is to always, always (if the directions gives a choice) use the "conventional oven" method--it takes longer but it makes all the difference! If you want to get the most flavor out of your food, never microwave a meal! 🤓

[@romcallis]

The directions on michelenas Italian meals says that on the back of the box but I think micro is better. Just don’t overcook it

[@snowmiaow]

Cooking anything in plastic is unappetizing.

[@A2D4]

Cooking in the microwave has much better results if you lengthen the time and power down the oven to 80% or 70%. The food is more evenly cooked.

[@Judy-i7s]

I totally agree with you!

[@A2D4]

@@Judy-i7sThanks! 😊 I finally learned that after many disappointing ‘heating frozen food’ efforts. 😁

[@rochelleb973]

I remember being a kid in the 70s ,and thinking it was so awesome to have a once in a while treat,of Swansons t.v. dinner lololol

[@jchow5966]

M too. I think it was better quality back then.

[@md8354]

I did too! It was so much fun!

[@fleaflicker1451]

The fried chicken!!!

[@nitawealand3629]

50 cence 4 a dinner Real food

[@johndillinger6563]

So true! That's right up there with the once or twice a year trip to McDonald's or Gino's. (Philadelphia)

[@loner686]

I am 75 years old and living by myself and enjoy cooking for myself, I have usually always had a couple of frozen meals in the freezer as a standby but 5 years ago I was diagnosed as a pre diabetic and have found almost all of the ingredients contained in a frozen meal are unsuitable , high in carbohydrates, potatoes, rice, noodles/spaghetti, breadcrumbs over all meats, I don’t have any frozen meals and I still am not on any medication for diabetes because I cook for myself,

[@lilliehalumi8770]

The fast food industry is awful, as is the over processed frozen dinners. Good for you, not eating all that stuff and maintaining your health. Diabetes can be terrible. I have a spine injury and I can't stand for a long time, so I still cook some simple things, and I have resorted to buying a few TV dinners. There is a local restaurant that sells their Eggplant Parmigiana, and it's excellent, but it hasn't been in stock at the local store for about 6 months now. Keep up the good work!

[@revolvermaster4939]

No shit! They’re bad for healthy people, too!

[@the1trueblackgod812]

@@lilliehalumi8770. Yeah, I'm finding a good many of the things I like are not in stock these days.

[@cybersal7]

Loran, same here. I eat only Whole Foods now but I do you keep a couple of Dr. Adkins TV dinners. beef Malone is my favorite and has six carbs. Not really filling but I add some cooked cauliflower with Parmesan cheese and it is enough.

[@directcurrent5751]

Great job!

[@heathertatum1268]

Ohh the days when mom would put Mr Rogers Neighborhood or 3,2,1 Contact and I got to set a the living room table and she would bring out that delicious TV dinner in the foil tray.. they were so good when I was little!! Those were the good ol days!! Back in the 80’s, they definitely don’t taste the same now days!!! Anyone else agree??? Lol

[@LindaC616]

The fried chicken from Banquet....😋

[@allanr6132]

To many o these frozen meals keep going to a "new and improved" recipe which turns out to be garbage. It's nothing but cheaper ingredients to save a buck while the prices continue to go up and the portion sizes keep going down.

[@literatious308]

Salisbury "steak"? Made with Chicken, pork & beef - I'm quoting the package front description as shown in video. Order of ingredients is based on percentage by law, this "steak" is a flattened unbreaded chicken nugget w meat flavorings

[@styx53ocean]

Stouffer's changed the recipe for their veggie lasagna and it's TERRIBLE! They need to go back to the original.

[@allanr6132]

@TheTRUTHmatters! I'd have to somewhat disagree with that. Look at something like Tombstone pizza. That used to be the best frozen pizza on the market. The "new and improved" shit they trotted out 2 years ago is absolute garbage.

[@jaybyrd3240]

They do the same with "packaging....new and improved".....all that means is the same junk is inside or they put finger-grips or shrunk the package somehow to use less product which means more $$$ for them

[@trippylong8580]

Depends on the brands and what it is.....I think stouffer's lasagna, chicken pot pie and pizzas are good,,swanson's or hungryman pot pies and hungry man chicken dinners are good.... banquet also has good lasagna...I don't care too much for lean cuisine...the best frozen foods are the highest in sodium🧂will definitely give you high blood pressure.

[@paulinefinn7075]

I had Banquwt chicken strips dinner a couple of weeks ago for the 1st time. Low on $ the price was right. I didn't expect much & BOY, was I pleasantly surprised!! The chicken, even though microwaved, was crunchy on the outside, tender & moist on the inside, the corn AND the mac & cheese were not half water! So I figured it was a fluke & have bought then twice since- all the same happy results!! One of my go-to meal in frozen foods now as I'm disabled & cooking is more a chore than the joy it was... Good job Banquet, thank you!

[@twotalljones4790]

Stouffers is the best frozen meals you can buy. I have tried them all and Stouffers comes out on top of all of them.

[@itsjustme7487]

My children thought frozen dinners were a big treat. When their Dad went hunting for a week, they were allowed to pick out their own dinners. This was back in the late 70s.

[@gaylewieneke7084]

My Mom bought some of the very first Swanson TV dinners in the 1950's. We thought we were in heaven. Meanwhile my parents ate steak, baked potatoes and salad. We were so ignorant.

[@glendasmith9876]

I remember

[@jptang1701]

@@gaylewieneke7084 Damn......not nice parents!

[@litewavegames3967]

@@jptang1701 it was the 50’s. Abusing your children was the norm

[@CubsWin2012]

Being allowed to pick your own makes a big difference.

[@gracieg5849]

I truly question the “meat” in any frozen dinner.

[@johnunderwood43]

I'm sure it once met some meat.

[@lorraineniece8813]

@TheTRUTHmatters! Even the kosher all beef hotdogs?

[@davidregan9872]

What people should do is make their own! Buy a Turkey breast, stuffing, potatoes, veges, and cook them. I'm sure people do it!

[@charlesmurphy1510]

@@lorraineniece8813 especially.

[@georgepatton6195]

They use the finest choice cuts of dumpster feed rats

[@wildnites558]

This needs to be added: Yes I agree, Marie Callenders is a great tasting dinner but the sodium content of their meals is the absolute HIGHEST in the industry.

[@Dr.Pepper001]

I had a frozen Marie Callender meal the other day. I opened the box and never saw such a skimpy portion of food. Never again.

[@lollylollypop3626]

I don't like their pot pies. They have too much crust to filling.

[@1965startrek]

Use to love Her Pot Pies… Horrible now. Pie crust not near as good. Not worth eating. Insides of Beef use to be a real tasting gravy. As good as homemade. But now the filling is weird. Meat use to taste like a few pieces of stewed beef. Now the chunks that look like suppose to be meat….BUT now weird. Not beef. Gobs of square something… taste horrible. Texture rubbery. Solid cubes of formed something. I use to eat several times a month. Will never waste my money again.

[@leewilliams3395]

I decided that from now on I'm cooking everything from scratch, and I'm buying local produce A friend of mine is grinding his own flour, and making bread, and pies. I'm not there, but I wish I'd always eaten healthy, and consciously. I cooked from scratch when I raised my children, but it seems to be too much now that my children are grown.

[@cathyheston3029]

The turkey pot pie is really good!

[@Roger-vc4lj]

I work in the frozen department at a busy grocery store. I can tell you from what I see the most popular frozen dinners are: Stouffer's, Marie Calendar's and Amy's. Out of those I'd say Marie Calendar's potpies, Stouffer's lasagna, and Amy's enchiladas are the top sellers.

[@sisterluke]

Dude, its probably not good for me, but Stouffer's lasagna takes me back to the childhood and it's good. Amys cheese enchiladas are my go to if I'm going for a quick meal without driving to a Taqueria

[@Roger-vc4lj]

@@sisterluke You're not alone a lot of people buy frozen foods. It's convenient and cheap especially if you have children.

[@justme7777]

Just because things are top sellers doesn't mean those who bought them liked them! I've literally trashed hundreds of things I've bought. Amys is gross, Marie Calenders is bland. Swanson pot pies are still great. TURKEY IS THE BEST if you like dark meat.

[@ZeranZeran]

Amys is the best. Its actually fresh, and expires within a few months so you know it's not full of nasty preservatives, atleast not as many the mexican food, and the pasta / Italian is great too. Broccoli / Cheese Pasta is the best. I say this as someone that has eaten them way too many times, lol. Time to learn how to cook.

[@deborahdavis8769]

Stoffers an amys

[@andymullarx6365]

I'd like to get the old style TV dinners in the foil trays that took a long time to cook and the dessert portion would be scalding hot and anyone old enough to remember those probably remembers what it was like to have the molten lava like dessert stick to the roof of your mouth before you realized how hot it was.

[@brianheater3562]

Oh man..... so true .... the pain ... the memories...

[@skyking2k]

You describe it perfectly

[@adrianzeller6761]

You only made that mistake once.

[@DianaRussia531]

I'm old enough to remember getting my fork and pulling out bits of the dessert in the metal folds in the corner

[@cherriaydelotte8327]

@@DianaRussia531 Yep!!! Me too😉

[@nancyhammons3594]

After I retired, I started to put on a little weight, so I eat breakfast and lunch. Now I've started having Lean Cuisine and a salad for dinner, I really like the Meatloaf and Mashed Potatoes, I put a blop of butter on the potatoes. I also like their Chicken Alfredo. Both of those with a salad fill me up.

[@ruthrecchia6619]

Marie's Vermont Mac and cheese is excellent I even called the company to tell them ..... Two thumps up

[@xoxxobob61]

I haven't tried theirs but I have eaten Lean Cuisine's Vermont White Cheddar Mac & Cheese and it's delicious. It's very creamy & enough sauce to satisfy anyone.

[@kayleen9110]

My husband thought it was horrible,I didn't care for it either. Prefer Stoufers mac and cheese.

[@EddieStarr]

This is Extremely Honest , and 100% on Par with my Experiences , excellent video !

[@Dan_TheMedievalGuild]

Stouffer's chipped beef and gravy over toast (you provide the toast) is an awesome meal too.

[@jerrynewberry2823]

The gravy sux, unless you add a splash of milk. If you want a cheap, fast meal. Cream gravy made with bacon grease while you are browning hamburger in a sauce pan w/ a few spices. Serve over toast. For the time of cooking 3 tv dinners in the microwave, you have a great meal.

[@Dan_TheMedievalGuild]

@@jerrynewberry2823 When I was younger, I didn't care for it because it did suck. Either my tastes have changed or our area is getting a better batch than you are. lol Either way, your way sounds delicious.

[@jerrynewberry2823]

@@Dan_TheMedievalGuild chipped beef is hard to chew with no teeth.

[@Dan_TheMedievalGuild]

@@jerrynewberry2823 I know that's right buddy. lmao. I barely got any myself. But I do make the most of it when I can. ;)

[@petewiltfang]

Love it but can't find it

[@crazyelf3839]

Another thing needing fixed is the large amount of salt added to these dinners!

[@magoolew5131]

That's how they get the taste and that's about it.

[@annieloucharles6400]

Nobody gives a sht when they're in a rush and hungry.

[@dannyruiz6868]

Especially Healthy Choice Dinners.

[@chloe6969]

Salt is used as a preservative. Helps them last longer.

[@dannyruiz6868]

@@chloe6969 True, but there are better alternatives for people that need to watch their salt intake.

[@andymullarx6365]

I haven't had these for a long time but I used to like Stouffer's and Marie Callendar's frozen dinners.

[@leisure057blank3]

Love stouffers,but I haven’t had the baked chicken

[@dboivin48]

I like Stouffers. Maybe some may not please all, but most Stouffers are good,

[@cyoohoos]

Sodium

[@yupitsme3791]

Same! I love stouffer’s Mac and cheese. I also like Marie Callendar’s chicken Alfredo.

[@denasharpe2393]

No no no

[@chuckschillingvideos]

"You may be tempted by Amy's Veggie Loaf" Hahahahahaha. Not a chance.

[@jackiewilliams7955]

Bring back Patio enchilada dinners!

[@andyfletcher3561]

My local Walmart and local independent don't even carry Mexican dinners anymore. Some frozen tamales, taquitos, and crappy burritos, and that's it.

[@cb142]

I can't remember who made it but they used to have a Mexican pizza.

[@Wendy-Texas]

@@cb142 Totinos party pizza had a Mexican pizza.

[@robertnoe37]

Totinos frozen pizzas good

[@darlene1_268]

I love Marie calendars frozen dinners and pot pies

[@xoxxobob61]

They have the best Pot Pies bar none!

[@Mmm...yummymummy]

I lun cheap little Vanquet dinbers. The beef is crummy meat but there is a steak one thet is fine. Hard to get tho. The chkn one has sad meat but the crust is really good of u just cook long enuf to crisp it

[@diannemcdonald4626]

Lots of sodium and fat

[@stormy8092]

Lean Cuisine Turkey with the dressing, gravy and lovely spiced apples!! My fave. My next fave is Smart Ones Meatloaf and mashed potatoes, I add some green beans and wa-laaa! Dinner!!!

[@eyeonart6865]

I make mine own in 3 compartment glass containers with leftovers and freeze. when I do not want to cook then it’s tv dinner night. works great and gives me a break.

[@nancyfarris5093]

Oooh! Where do you get 3-compartment glass containers?

[@kristenmarie9248]

@@nancyfarris5093 Yes, please, what brand makes the 3 compartment glass containers? I prefer glass over plastic.

[@kellybrewer201]

@@kristenmarie9248 There are several good choices on Amazon

[@edsloan8535]

Putting frozen glass in a hot oven is just a bad idea all together and why you really can't find such containers.

[@justsaying3729]

I love using my Food Saver. Personally I do not like fast food, besides being over priced there is little substance to most of it besides a lot of bread and weak lettuce, tomato, etc. Ugh! Thank God I can cook. Stouffer's use to be pretty good but......

[@allanr6132]

Stouffer's lasagna was much better before they changed the recipe. It's not bad now, just not as good as what it used to be.

[@vietster1141991]

Veggie lasagna > meat lasagna

[@karendowning7844]

I really like the Stouffer’s Italiano lasagna variety but it is so hard to find. If I’m not at the store right after they stock the freezer, believe me, I’m not going to get it. I guess that shows a lot of people likes this variety more than the other Stouffer lasagna varieties. I think it is because it has ricotta cheese.The only lasagna I like better is my own homemade lasagna.

[@thomaswarren5794]

@@vietster1141991 no lol

[@kathyclarke6327]

Meat lovers is good ,but hard to find🙁

[@styx53ocean]

@@kathyclarke6327 my local grocery store carries it.

[@edsloan8535]

Marie Calendars Turkey, Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy meal for 2 is pretty damn good if do say. The turkey is all breast meat and the stuffing is top notch.

[@caroljo420]

I agree! It's one of my favorites!

[@BRIANMASON1202]

I was looking for this comment .thats my favorite. I hvnt had the cornbread bbq chicken one yet, but the beef one us even good. The box looks different than usual marie calendar meals so i never even noticed the brand until like 3 weeks into buying them lol

[@naturegirlfromny]

Stouffer's Mac and cheese, stuffed peppers are both good. I have an issue with texture in most frozen meals, so if the meat seems fake or processed, it's a no-go for me!

[@Brenda12911]

I love Stouffers Mac and cheese wayy too much I'm surprised you're the first comment that even mentions it.

[@trevagraham1605]

I have eaten alot of frozen dinners in my day, and now I know the best ones are the ones that I cook with fresh, whole ingredients, and freeze them myself to eat at a later date.

[@margareta.halliseyq1777]

Right on!

[@jeannierusso2134]

Treva Graham Isn't that the truth....✅

[@alienlife7754]

Well la de da. Just thought you’d give yourself a nice pat in the back there did ya? Guess what? No one gives a shit.

[@coiledsteel8344]

@@alienlife7754 Go Away TROLL

[@islandvibez]

@@alienlife7754 lmao

[@nancyjohnson5810]

My favorite is the Marie Callender's Turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, and green beans. For $2.50 it's great. I take the dinner and put one of my Corell plates on top of it (after I take off the plastic) and flip it upside down so it comes out of the plastic onto the plate, then cover the plate with aluminum foil and cook it for 40 min. It's so good.

[@whatthe1215]

That Zatarains blackened chicken Alfredo is the best frozen meal I have ever experienced !

[@chriscaudillo2240]

Try zatarains cajun chicken carbonara tv dinner. The best

[@hunterbidenparmesanimports5633]

Try “Devour” frozen meals. Buffalo mac & cheese and white chedder & bacon Mac & cheese are my two favs but try them out , best frozen meals ever !

[@michelemelucci2665]

I agree

[@teddybear7736]

I have never seen Zara rains in any of the markets I go to in Los Angeles.

[@hunterbidenparmesanimports5633]

@Making America Great Again - TRUMP'S DUMPED! yeah it’s like rice with little sticks in it. Lol

[@phyllisdicks9830]

Stouffers' lasagne? Wonderful. Almost as good as my homemade. Love it. But FYI, that's ricotta, not cottage, cheese.

[@princesssprinklesthecat4192]

Ricotta and cottage cheese are the same just milk with enzymes that's why

[@TheChristalblue]

Sauce too sweet but if you like the sauce it is a winner

[@1970boobear]

@@princesssprinklesthecat4192 I think you're right. The American version though is much tangier & the curds are more defined. Pretty sure the term to describe it, "cottage", came from the Italian word "ricotta" meaning "re-cooked". But please don't quote me on this, too lazy to Google it lol

[@PassionGrows]

Love that stuff!

[@1970boobear]

Ps. So I looked it up. I was way off. They're different. 😱🤣

[@candicemonique5927]

I’m a part time van lifer. I like going on long road trips in my van. My kitchen consists of a mini fridge, microwave, and 3 in 1 toaster oven with a coffee pot, griddle, and oven. I cook breakfast on the toaster oven every day. I eat out for lunch and dinner. I eat a lot of frozen foods whenever I don’t feel like going out.

[@lilyparamore5058]

Marie Calendar makes a damn good pot pie 🥧

[@PinkLlamaGrl]

EXCEPT the Gardein plant-based ones. 🤮

[@styx53ocean]

Yes. she does. I'm not really fond of the beef ones, though. The gravy has an odd taste to it, but the chicken and turkey varieties are AMAZING! Almost as good as homemade.

[@googoltagoninfineuron5490]

16 oz. Turkey pot pie for 3 bucks. The best

[@greyeaglem]

@@styx53ocean The beef is also dry and tough. I avoid beef in any frozen dinner for that reason. None of it is any good.

[@greyeaglem]

@@Neil-ht8fv And come out as good in the nuke as they would in the oven. That's what I like best.

[@kittenkorleone2918]

The last time Stouffers Lasagna was good was way back in the 80s. All these companies are so hell bent on making more profits, they never stop to realize that they can't keep exchanging good ingredients for bad. I can't see them going any further as they are practically inedible now. If only they knew that if they spent a little, they would see the stuff flying off the shelves!

[@magnificent6668]

Well, some of us are old enough to remember. I was a small child in the 70's, but trust, the big difference between now and say '78 is legit.

[@eatiegourmet1015]

What is sad is that younger people, young families who live on this frozen meals, for them the version from the frozen food aisle has become the "standard" by which they judge even homemade versions. "Back-when" people/families made they're own tomato ketchup, before big grocery stores were set up. Then Heinz became "the standard". (Yes, I have made and put-up in jars my own ketchup.)

[@nancycrusey2238]

Also, their macaroni and cheese now tastes like flour. 😝

[@losteroni]

Stouffer's Sweedish meatballs and noodles are delicious . The sauce actually tastes like homemade Stroganoff .

[@joykind4258]

I have always loved this too! Other Stouffer favorites are the harvest apples. Spinach souffle and corn souffle.

[@jchow5966]

Yes. It is one of the best.

[@user-it8kw3wy2y]

Swedish*

[@LoyaFrostwind]

But not to be eaten too often because of the sodiYUM! 😹

[@clmarsik]

I like Stouffers stuffed pepper.

[@faithnelson6069]

stouffers veggie lasagna is even better than the meat version and i really like meat.

[@hualni]

Syouffer's Turkey and Dressing is quite good.

[@hualni]

@@kathleennorton6108 You may have either a sensitivity to sodium, or an underlying condition. I'd explore it further.

[@Billy-ho5ms]

Stuffing so deliskus

[@laclulola4988]

@@kathleennorton6108 If I eat anything with MSG in it, I get a banger of a headache that is non-stop for almost two days.

[@lolahacker6099]

Koi on in

[@toma5153]

@@laclulola4988 Yes, watch out for Nalley's canned chili. I had some of this and maybe 15 minutes later started to feel the headache. I immediately thought of MSG. Checked the can label and sure enough it's listed. I've found other canned chili with no MSG listed.

[@marshalkrieg2664]

My mom gave us Swanson TV dinners all the time ( she worked a lot and had no time to cook) That, and 'cooking bags,' some gravy type slop. Between that and the million sodas and candy bars I ate as a child I feel lucky to be alive.

[@kayleen9110]

Used to have boil in bags.

[@patriciawilliams9899]

😩Boiling bags bring back sad memories. But kids today have it worse. They are being poisoned with preservatives in everything.

[@princesstiarra8071]

Swanson's is Tucker Carlson's family's company unless they sold out so I can't buy Swanson's.

[@sandraperrigio1822]

No tv dinners are good for you,

[@DianaLynn45]

​@princesstiarra8071 🙄

[@artheemisia]

TV Dinners tasted much nicer when they were baked in the oven. I remember the fried chicken and the meatballs very fondly.

[@heidiwalker7123]

Yes ,when I was a kid in the 70s my mom would make us a turkey TV dinner as a treat and it made it easier for her because she would go to work after we came home from school .Good times !

[@singingwindrider9881]

Was actual real food then

[@kenrivers9757]

Hell yes. You must be 45 plus , like me😅😅🤣🤣 they were delicious

[@peterbelanger4094]

If you have time to bake a frozen dinner in the over, then you have time to prepare some real food.

[@kenrivers9757]

@@peterbelanger4094 its not the TIME...ITS THE EFFORT 🤣🤣😅😅😅😅

[@lisavaden9903]

Stouffers stuffed bell pepper are GREAT 👍

[@lorraineniece8813]

I agree.

[@alaureljordan2427]

The Best. Always has been.

[@packingten]

Yes those stuffed peppers last ALL NIGHT...The next day...day after next day..lol

[@willybones3890]

Yeah..they're not too shabby.

[@formulah113]

I just had those the other night.

[@happyinharned9583]

Best ever TV DINNER was beans n franks with cornbread n cooked apples....

[@scorpionphoenix7353]

I love Stouffer's Lasagna but it has NEVER looked like it does on the commercials! 😂

[@iMatchEnergyLikeABoss]

The only nice thing about TV dinners, are the photos of how they should look like on their boxes. 😐

[@thatbee3585]

Facts!!!

[@starrfishhill]

Your name..!!!! Hilarious girl 😂

[@michelemelucci2665]

I so agree

[@jeannierusso2134]

@Making America Great Again - TRUMP'S DUMPED! I liked how you called it Burger sting.. my nickname for the places . Buger king . Taco Bell I call it taco hell. & . McDonald's at call it Mickey D's or or just yuck and nasty........ if anyone's reading this if you eat at McDonald's . Don't eat the Nuggets they've got a cancer-causing. Long word in it that I do not know how to pronounce but there not good 4 u. .

[@jeannierusso2134]

@Making America Great Again - TRUMP'S DUMPED! wow you had a whole list of them thank you for sharing.. . How could I have forgotten Pizza guts?. Their Pizza is so gross and greasy.. what is sad is something's places used to have kind of decent food but I think sheep ingredients and and greed is got the better of some of these companies. I personally would like to have a little of something that tastes really good then a lot of something that tastes like crap...yuck. !!!!!. Mc farts . . I don't have a name for the Olive Garden but their food is nasty.. breadsticks r dry & . Salads . I'd rounded with way too much dressing.. and your food is Bland...... I used to really like Wendy's to and they seem like they've gone downhill

[@michaelcampin1464]

Chicken Tikka Masala cannot have an authentic Indian Masala sauce. It was invented in Bradford UK lol

[@jessehugley7609]

Thanks to the KZbin algorithm for bringing me here to this page. I've just learned a lot and now have confidence on what to choose in the freezer section.

[@monkeyflower954]

I was directed here..weird I didn't Google TV dinners but I bought a dozen dinners over the past week. How did KZbin know? Weird or creepy working here.

[@ShirlBussman]

@@monkeyflower954 It really is creepy. It seems like google knows everything about me. Down to what I read and watch, of course. 🤣🤣

[@catmom1322]

I used to serve the Stouffer's lasagne to my family on large occasions & everyone loved it!

[@beeveedee9355]

I actually prefer Michael Angelo's lasagna. Or Marie Callendar's.

[@greyeaglem]

My sister always did that but I never liked it. Tasted too much like Chef Boyardee.

[@jeankeats3200]

We used to eat the Stouffer's Pizza until it began to go down. It was awful! Like so many other products, it just became like....yuck!

[@Michelle-pn9xt]

What is a large occasion?

[@ladennayoung2939]

There isn't anything wrong with it.

[@kamiahbundy4972]

Thank you for your bravery. I wouldn't; couldn't do what you did. Please do more - if you dare. By the by, does anyone remember when everything Stouffer's made was so good you honestly would never know it was frozen. You could invite people to your home, serve Stouffer's and pass it off as home cooking, seriously. But I gave up on them long ago; all of their chicken has been "McNuggetized", the Green Pepper Steak - steak my ass - is inedible mystery meat and their mashed potatoes are revolting. I could go on but why bother. The fine and proud name of Stouffer has been tainted and slandered in the name of greed. I guess the secret of making superior frozen food is now lost, perhaps never to be known, gone the way of the Great Pyramids and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

[@Ehawkjj2]

Marie Callender’s chicken pot pie slaps

[@IronEddie13]

Right

[@jolainedecoste4686]

All day, everyday!!!

[@porkbelly0713]

Loaded with fat and sodium, check the labels. They are delicious but I won't buy them any more

[@joancarollo2651]

Love Them

[@KindCountsDeb3773]

not enough juice in them. But good.

[@rebeccagarner8289]

I hate stouffers new recipe. I remember eating stouffers lasagna and it was the best thing ever. But this new recipe is not good.

[@EMCain-rz6kv]

Stouffers Italiano lasagna is really good

[@suecastle9724]

You are so right! It’s really awful. Why did they go change the recipie

[@jeannierusso2134]

You know . As I read some of the comments.. that is so true about Stouffer's they used to be really good and it changed there . Food to cheaper ingredients and it doesn't taste good Stouffer's... also our taste buds of changed along with them using cheaper ingredients.. I remember Stouffer's making something with some spicy round sausage and it was so good it was perfect all of a sudden I couldn't find it anywhere... this was a long time ago nothing recent.... but I think your lasagna taste pretty good I have to admit it..🇮🇹

[@greyeaglem]

@@suecastle9724 It wasn't that good to start with, and now you're saying it's worse? I always liked Marie Callendar's better anyway.

[@jennifermanian1420]

It tastes like they are putting too much pepper in it now.

[@msladyk81]

I used to eat this stuff all the time back in my 20s before I knew how to cook. I’m sooo glad I learned how to cook, lol. Maybe when I’m too old to cook for myself I will start eating these again. Growing up we would beg my mom for frozen dinners and the rare occasion she allowed it (she liked us to eat homemade) it was a real treat. It was usually whenever we had a babysitter for the night.

[@monmixer]

I ate frozen dinners for a few weeks when I was laid up and couldn't walk. i have tried them all. I was glad when I could stand and cook again.

[@leahwhiteley5164]

I had a hip replacement and I had a few dinners. I ask my neighbor to bring me some deli cut meat and just ate sandwiches for a month.

[@thisorthat7626]

@@leahwhiteley5164 That was a great solution.

[@leahwhiteley5164]

@@thisorthat7626 Much better than the dinners. I just paid a little more for the quality stuff and it worked out great. When I recovered I made my neighbors a couple pies to thank them. They got a pie a week. Great neighbors. I'm thankful for them.

[@thisorthat7626]

@@leahwhiteley5164 Good neighbors are a blessing. Thank you for sharing your story and happy that you recovered!

[@carefulconsumer8682]

I usually throw away the meal and eat the box itself. Fewer calories and lots more fiber! Which box tastes the best? Amy's boxes tend to be easier to chew and digest. A little salt and pepper plus some parsley flakes and you won't be disappointed!

[@justsaying3729]

LOL!! No respect for the frozen dinners....lol! Good one.

[@brucebashore4910]

So you're saying Amy has the best box to eat? Humm can you provide a picture?

[@singingwindrider9881]

😆 😆

[@sylvia106]

I love you!

[@moboutmen]

Brilliance.

[@fordsgirl8096]

I absoluetly LOVE that Amy's Cheese Enchilada, it is SOOO good! A bit priceier than others like Banquet or Smart Ones, but really worth it- just the right amount of heat & spice, tastes fresh & just yummy as F***! My other fave is the Good Old Stand-By: Stouffer's Mac & Cheese- you can't beat the original; Comfort Food at its best there.

[@tiffanyscott376]

If it wasn’t for Marie Callander, I would have starved in college!

[@jelloMadison]

Wow, u ate pretty well then. It was boil eggs and 13 cent ramen noodles from Walmart.

[@MrDukes321]

Ramen noodles and pizza roll ups for me.

[@jeankeats3200]

@@jelloMadison What you ate was healthier. Please don't think I'm saying this because I'm against Tiffany. We're talking food and nothing else.

[@willybones3890]

Hot pockets. Which I cannot stomach these days.

[@EMCain-rz6kv]

My favorite is Stouffers Macaroni and Cheese.

[@dr6063]

Thanks. Never tried it but I just put it on my grocery list.

[@Ian666peace]

Stauffer the cat?

[@paultaylor256]

It is good,but LOTS OF SODIUM!!!

[@suzannelawson9215]

I love their tuna noodle casserole.

[@elroy8272]

Marie Callendar has a white vermont mac n cheese that's almost Panera's.

[@theresamarvin1220]

I recommend the Lean Cuisine glazed turkey cutlets with cranberry in the dressing and whipped sweet potatoes

[@theresamarvin1220]

That’s my favorite, too.

[@lisaspikes4291]

My local grocery store makes their own TV dinners. You can pick them up in the deli’s refrigerated section. Real food.

[@cherriaydelotte8327]

That’s a cool deal😎 👍

[@David-fw4ly]

Kroger also has some fresh options daily. Fresh food is healthier.

[@WhatsUpWithSheila]

Weiss does gourmet TV dinners👍

[@DawnYarnDoll]

@Sheila Outside & Travel !! Pleasant surprise to see your comment here 🤗 Sending well wishes xo

[@marielonsdale1765]

@@WhatsUpWithSheila I do most of my shopping at Weiss never saw gourmet TV dinners. Can may I ask you where are located. I'm in PA and my Weiss doesn't have anything gourmet.

[@Genethagenius]

I can definitely vouch for the Stouffer’s lasagna. It’s probably the best store-bought tv dinner lasagna. However, for a better-tasting with little to no preservatives, I have to recommend the lasagna from Costco. It comes frozen and takes about the same amount of time to make in the oven and is honestly as good as Mom used to make and on par with most restaurants.

[@darcusann]

Thanks for the tip!

[@dougmedia1]

The Marie Callender frozen lasagna is very good, too.

[@TruthTroubadour-xi9cc]

Rao's lasagne is quite good. All of their frozen meals are really good!

[@tomtheplummer7322]

Stouffers lasagne tastes like it came from a can. Horrible.

[@faithnelson6069]

trader joes lasagna is good and a bargain.

[@kixigvak]

I love Lean Cuisine. Most of it is really good. They are perfect for lunch when I'm in a hurry.

[@sharoletyoung294]

Stouffers was bought by Nestles way back and 1973. In the 2000's the product started a downhill slide. Today's products are barely edible.

[@bliss149]

I used to LOVE the spinach souffle - all their stuff was good. Now...barely edible.

[@rbbrbb4715]

If I buy anything it is On-Cor instead of stouffers or banquet

[@packingten]

Yes I used to buy them because it's hard to cook for 1 person!!.. But Wife got some a cpl months ago and your right HORRIBLE..

[@enheduannapax7988]

They have gone down in quality for sure. Anyone else remember the Noodles Romanov? I used top love that. Discontinued years ago tho.

[@eltigre249]

What do you expect from leftist Nestle?

[@victoriabrooke7970]

The Annie’s enchiladas are tasty, I love them

[@lorij6796]

Victoria Brooks I LOVE Annie's mexican meals ,the best!

[@gracebe235]

Don’t you mean ‘Amy’s’ Enchilada’s? Yeah, they’re okay....but Van Camp’s cheese enchilada was the best! I wish they still had them here in Arizona.

[@laughoutloud2334]

Oh good to know! I was wondering! Have you had the Chili Relleno?

[@user-zk8ed4kd2b]

I love the Family Size but it’s getting hard to find.

[@maeve4686]

Amy's food is yummy. My favs are the Cheese Enchilada, Chili Relleno bowl & Pad Thai. They're organic & vegetarian. I physically can't eat meat of any kind or my liver aches. I'm so bummed as I love a rare porterhouse. But I've lost A LOT of weight eating her meals. A lot!!!!

[@kmo3811]

I wish they would bring back the Lean Cuisine cabbage roll dinner. It was my very favorite.

[@jenniferferguson1517]

I wish they would bring back the lean pockets. Those were good, and easy to eat

[@lynnpayne6262]

That was so good. I like the stuffed peppers too. Bet you can't tell I am half Hungarian!

[@marsha6549]

​@@lynnpayne6262 My Dad's parents were from Vilna, Lithuania. Love stuffed cabbage and stuffed peppers!

[@Dustandfuzz]

I wish the frozen breakfast was brought back. It had sausages scrambled eggs and potato tots. I really liked it. Sometimes my kids had it before school. The brand escapes me but it was really good once in awhile. Just microwaved it.

[@Dustandfuzz]

Not all mixed up in a mess, but separate.

[@Bobrogers99]

Before buying, read the label for the amount of sodium in the dinner. A few of them will astound you.

[@andreahogan648]

I do the same also check the sodium intake

[@b.k.r.doggielover5449]

That's true.

[@Bella1neverknows670]

The Amy's my dad eats a lot of those he has to watch his carbohydrates and sodium because of being diabetic

[@paultaylor256]

IKR!!!!!!

[@Prollyfeels]

I shopped for my mother-in-law and that's when I started reading labels shocking!! Lord rest her soul

[@KAH5371]

When I was growing up, we loved eating Banquets Frozen TV Dinners. It was not something we had every day. Mom cooked mostly home cooked meals, but a couple of times a month we got to have TV dinners! My favorite was the meat loaf dinner or the Turkey Pot Pie with top and bottom crust. Even now, I will occasionally get a TV dinner or a Turkey Pot Pie. Yes, I know the portions are small, and it's really not all that "healthy", but it is memories, a feeling of a time when life was less stressful, it is pure comfort food. I like Stoffer's, but will take a cheap Banquet frozen dinner any day. The narrator of this video should use less negative comments about the "taste" of the frozen dinners. People work hard at those factories. It's how they make a living. Show a little more respect.

[@zigzag2211]

My family's favorite back in the '70's was the Swanson Mexican TV dinner in the foil tray. The one small compartment had a salsa that was really tasty. We all thought that was a real treat and I still miss them.

[@kayleen9110]

Wish they would make them again.

[@macdenife4033]

Stouffer's creamed chipped beef and gravy is great for lazy weekend breakfast.

[@cincyshineautodetailing3646]

I just had it last week and it was way too salty to eat. It used to be great.

[@jrtstrategicapital560]

Birds eye frozen foods do rock! Love it! After all, they invented flash freezing 🥶

[@LoyaFrostwind]

My favorite in the 80s was the Swanson’s Hungry Man Mexican Dinner with the coconut pudding. My favorite now is Stouffer’s Salisbury Steak or Swedish Meatballs.

[@matt7iron]

Thanks I been looking for swedish meatball dinner

[@joyoust8003]

Stouffer’s vegetable lasagna is the best, hands down

[@Billy-ho5ms]

Yuck. I will have to try it though

[@styx53ocean]

Their "new and improved" recipe is disgusting! They need to go back to the old recipe.

[@steelermule]

Wasnt he on a plane with Elaine and Putty ?

[@bww6798]

@@steelermule I looked for this comment!

[@mavericklewis4392]

Fact

[@hori166]

I don't believe Picard, the French frozen food outlet has come to the U.S. You will be amazed! Duck confit, shrimp in coconut milk and coriander, lemon tarts, tart Tatin... French frozen dinners are WAY better than anything I've seen in the U.S. They DO have macaroni and cheese, though it's called a gratin, and is made with Emmental and topped with bread crumbs. I'm glad to hear that the Stouffer's lasagne gets high marks!

[@oblivion2967]

I love that Veggie loaf! The tomatoe sauce is tangy and sweet. It's very substantial and filling.

[@lisaredwine4857]

Amy's frozen foods has some really good selections. Their Mexican casserole is great, their matter paneer is the dish that convinced me that I don't hate all Indian food, and for vegan options - their scrambled tofu and pad thai are 2 really good options.

[@sherribell4032]

The Cheese enchiladas are good too !

[@SandyAZ1776]

Am's 😟

[@hotwaterintub1]

Now I am hungry. Ah oatmeal cookies I have yummy.

[@jeankeats3200]

LOL! AAAHHHGG! I gotcha beat, I have Girl Scout Cookies, Thin Mints! :) XO

[@miss_sunshine25]

My favorites are Salisbury Steak, Marie Callender's Turkey Pot Pie and Stouffer's Lasagna. And I especially love all the comments and the memories from the people back in the '60s and '70s.

[@notadumbblond3]

The secret to the best frozen mac n cheese you'll ever have. Stouffer's (not the family size). Microwave for half the Microwave time while preheating the oven. Then remove and cook the other in half oven time, plus 5-10 minutes if you like that little bit of browned cheese crusting the top. I guarantee this is so good. My daughter was always impatient when I cooked this. So was I.

[@nancyalywahby2784]

Can make from scratch in less.time.

[@jeannierusso2134]

When we were growing up I sure ate a lot of banquet dinners... I actually even like the pot pies. I liked all of them but you're just a change of pace I would get the beef ones.,(ate chic & turkey most of the time) easy 2 make .

[@greyeaglem]

Banquet pot pies were a treat for us. I had a sister who didn't like them and I thought she was crazy. She also doesn't like hamburgers, which just baffles me.

[@jeannierusso2134]

@@greyeaglem well I'm going to agree with your sister I don't like hamburger and I'll never eat the stuff there's been so many recalls on hamburger meat.. I prefer ground turkey once in a while which is what I make my chili with or bison bison has no fat in the pan at all. Taste so much better if you have not Trey a good bison burger and or ostrich if you can find it..more. $$$$

[@RednailVal]

I remove the meat before eating the pot pie.. that crap is nasty.

[@Bella1neverknows670]

@@jeannierusso2134 Deer meat mixed with a little bit of hamburger makes the best chili you have to have a little bit of fat in there but most people can't afford bison

[@jeannierusso2134]

Did the person that says that I should try Jeremy mixed with hamburger meat I never ever eat hamburger meat I think it's gross there's been way too many recalls on it... I'm not a big meat eater at all I would prefer a big bowl of vegetables in front of me.. but from time to time I delete turkey burgers/ . Or in my chili.. and bison is expensive but there's no fat in the pan and I only buy it once in a while because yes it is expensive. Yes you are correct not everyone can afford bison..

[@ednaatluxton4918]

Green giant bagged frozen pasta with veges cheese are great. Just add a little water simmer then it turns to cream sauce.

[@michaelstallings5824]

marie calender's pot roast dinner is pretty good the meat is tender and the veggies taste fresh,,their turkey and dressing is also good... corky's bar-be-que ribs dinner is also pretty good

[@cweed76]

Amys cheese enchiladas are super good!!

[@beth6252]

I love them! 🤣😀😂

[@cindyhammack68]

It's hard to find sometimes, the 8-piece box of Banquet fried chicken is pretty good.

[@steveguardabene4849]

No it isn't

[@sheilapinoski6163]

It use to be long time ago no meat now

[@tookiezzz2898]

I don't think those pieces look like chicken. maybe twenty years ago

[@jimmythompson2755]

Banquet is magnificent 🙂 I myself love the Salisbury steak 🤤

[@pfslik]

I'm so glad I'm not a picky eater..I would eat everything listed in this video and love it lol

[@linzierogers7479]

Truth be told most of us, eating prepared foods, don't know what we're ingesting.

[@jeannierusso2134]

Kinzie Roger's. (Damm. Spell check ) .sorry about your 1st name . .u r 100% true. . We don't know half the things were eating here's a little tip for everyone that may not know this never ever by margarine.... 1 molecule away from being plastic..BUTTER IS BETTER. . Actually European butter is Premier and makes better cookies.( cost a bit more ) . All in all it's better just to cook from scratch if you are able to do this. .🥩🥪🧀🍕🌮🌯🥪🌭🥗🍤🍪🥣🍳🥓🥐🥞🍞🥑🍎🍓

[@marquesn77]

When I was a kid - frozen meals was such a treat lol

[@Worldstreetphotos]

Read the box and you will find most of these meals have enough sodium to kill a horse.

[@jeankeats3200]

I posted about this too. So true.

[@wilhelmtaylor9863]

Look up the most recent evidence on salt - it got a bad rap and is actually GOOD for you. It does NOT cause heart problems.

[@liraloo]

Oh, yeah. Seems like someone could make a frozen dinner without the high sodium content.

[@porkbelly0713]

Yep, just look at some of those Eat This, Not That articles on specific restaurant dishes, sodium is out the roof. I have high blood pressure so most of those meals are out if I want to eat out

[@porkbelly0713]

@Making America Great Again - TRUMP'S DUMPED! Fresh porkbelly has no salt whatsoever added to it, I look at it every week in the Publix

[@PleaseNThankYou]

I ate quite a few TV dinners growing up. Mom cooked almost every night but if dad was out of town she took a break and we got Banquet. And we always had some pot pies for after school or weekend lunch...Banquet!😄

[@marshalastovall4270]

Since I can remember, Banquet pot pies were always tasty! LOL…and sprinkle some garlic powder and red pepper flakes on top. Yummy!

[@Brenda45167]

I haven’t eaten all these dinners, but many of them. And they are all sooo good, especially Hungry Man. The only one I have run into that I didn’t really care for was Swanson’s.

[@stevenvejil2954]

I love hungry man, ain’t nobody gonna tell me different ! Lol

[@wesleymorris2699]

My freezer is full of them as we speak

[@jeannierusso2134]

My man deserves a home cooked meal not hungry man TV dinner.. I did eat those when I was growing up when I was very hungry they filled me up better than those cheap small ones where you only got a little bit of food and the Salisbury steak a yuck not eating that ever again had loads of them growing up

[@b.k.r.doggielover5449]

I love their fried chicken. That dinner is a real treat to my dog and me.

[@jeannierusso2134]

Really. ????

[@justsaying3729]

To each their own Steven....lol! 👍

[@M_Ladd]

Believe by the time you got to the Banquet Classic Salisbury Steak your taste buds were completely gone!

[@cherriaydelotte8327]

🤣🤣🤣!!!!!!!

[@taahdaah3813]

😂😂😂

[@buttbirder253]

I just ate one based on their review.🤢🤮🤢🤮🤢🤮

[@M_Ladd]

@@buttbirder253 Please don't feed it to the birds!

[@glendasmith9876]

Remember when TV dinners were in aluminum foil. There were no microwaves. Long time ago.

[@antonbruce1241]

Unless you make your own lasagna, and make it well - Stouffer's is the best you can get.

[@namvet1968]

Hear, hear! When it's on sale I load up.

[@dodie5466]

Michelangelo's is good!

[@Billy-ho5ms]

Party Size for dayz!!!

[@antonbruce1241]

@@dodie5466 Yea, it isn't bad, but still...I prefer my own. Yes, I know...I'm being a prick about it.

[@antonbruce1241]

@@Billy-ho5ms When I was single, I did that. A single guy CAN eat on that for days!!!

[@PooterGofckyourself-nh5ft]

Says they're gonna list the best, keeps talking sh*t about frozen meals

[@Tony-fq5bn]

Havent had a tv dinner in prob like 7-8 years..........this video is not making me want to try again lol

[@thequake2009]

hungry man are always good. i eat these weekly

[@LindaC616]

Yep, with hyperbolic speech and weird pauses worthy of Christopher Walken

[@shirleysmith8072]

We used to have TV dinners in the 70s on Saturday night My Mom was recuperating from the week Sunday AM was Church and then on Sunday we would have Our Sunday dinner Roast Chicken with Stuffing! 👍 TV dinners were a treat! GREAT FOOD TREATS! 👍

[@dougbaker3836]

I like Stouffers Meatloaf dinner and their Turkey dinners.That’s about the only ones we will eat.

[@toma5153]

Yep Stouffer's Turkey dinner is always good.

[@millsykooksy4863]

I’ve always thought that Amy’s veggie loaf looked revolting 🤣

[@wandamontgomery6030]

As a kid, TV dinners were a treat. Now, I wouldn't touch them with a ten foot pole.

[@jimtalor7971]

I still remember the TV dinners we had in the 60's, aluminum trays and foils. Somehow they were tastier when heated in the oven. Today all this plastic cardboard trays microwaveable stuff just doesn't taste right for me.

[@jwoolman5]

I just put the contents in the toaster/convection oven on some foil. It does taste better that way.