Regular midweek meals included tuna noodle casserole cooked from pantry staples and canned items. The dish included spaghetti, Campbell's cream of mushroom soup, frozen peas, tuna, and breadcrumbs.
Julia Child and other 1960s cooks popularized French-inspired food. Ham in parsley aspic, or jambon persillé en gelée, is a good example.
Not sure between a cheeseburger and a pie? Why not both? Betty Crocker popularized the brilliant cheeseburger pie in the 1970s. A mixture of ground beef, onion, ketchup, mustard, and Worcestershire sauce
It is said that a cook at a posh San Francisco hotel was inspired by opera diva Luisa Tetrazzini to create chicken tetrazzini, one of America's most famous dishes for most of the 20th century.
A pie base of cooked potatoes, celery, onion, and parsley is covered with mayonnaise, tomatoes, and watercress.
People were shocked to see popcorn in a salad, but it's not new. The Midwestern meal has been around for decades. It certainly makes salads more appealing.
Layers of spaghetti, minced beef, vegetables, canned soup, and grated cheese made spaghetti casserole a favorite. Try this spaghetti bolognese twist.