About this season
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, some of which are traditionally slow to cook. Ray focuses on creating meals in less than 30 minutes. Ray has also done two specials with the title Thanksgiving in 60, based around the idea of a one-hour Thanksgiving dinner. Each episode Ray opens the show by saying "Hi there, I'm Rachael Ray and I make 30-minute meals. Now that means in the time it takes you to watch this program, I will have made a delicious and healthy meal from start to finish."
Episodes (29)
1. Half Baked
Aired 14 September 2008 • 30 min
2. True Blue
3. Summer Simplicity
4. Deep Flavor
5. Simple Three Course Italian
6. Snap To It
7. Reuben It In
8. Ooh-la-la Burgers
9. Vegetable Feast
10. Cream of the Crop
11. Simple Comforts
12. Hot and Sweet Asian Feast
13. Hot and Sweet Asian Feast
14. Thank Me Later
15. Gobble It Up
16. What's Inside
17. Bayou Sizzle
18. Chicken Out
19. Chicken out
20. Child's Play
21. Fright Night
22. 30 Minutes to Victory
23. Munch and Mingle
24. Coldie But a Goodie
25. Light and Luscious
Aired 3 January 2009 • 30 min