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30 Minute Meals
Format	Cooking
Created by	Mark Dissin
Starring	Rachael Ray
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	445, as of March 6, 2008
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	Food Network
External links
Official website

30 Minute Meals is a Food Network show hosted by Rachael Ray. Her first of four shows on Food Network debuted in the fall of 2001. The show specializes in convenience cooking for those with little time to cook. The show is recorded live-to-tape, with Ray doing almost all preparation in real time. The show was awarded an Emmy for Best Daytime Service Show in 2006.

A common feature on the program is the creation of new versions of classic dishes (including clam chowder and macaroni and cheese), some of which are traditionally slow to cook. Where this is the case, Ray gives information on how to increase the speed of production. Ray will often prepare a salad or use various greens and vegetables to complement her dishes.

Ray has also done two specials with the title Thanksgiving in 60, based around the idea of a one-hour Thanksgiving dinner.

[edit] Books

The series has also led to a group of cookbooks. The original 30 Minute Meals: Comfort Foods book was widely successful, and has since led to 30 Minute Meals: Veggie Meals, 30 Minute Meals (1), 30 Minute Meals 2, 30 Minute Meals: Cooking Around the Clock, 30 Minute Meals: Get Togethers, and the newest: 30 Minute Meals: 365, A Year of Deliciously Different Dinners. As of February 2006, there were also three mini-30 Minute Meals cookbooks, Cooking Rocks!: 30 Minute Meals for Kids!, and two additional cookbooks on the way.

[edit] External links

• 30 Minute Meals at foodnetwork.com
• 30 Minute Meals at Rachael Ray's Official Site
• 30 Minute Meals at the Internet Movie Database
• 30 Minute Meals at TV.com