Surprising Secrets from the Set of Little House on the Prairie

Although Little House on the Prairie was set in the 1800s, the meals on screen came straight from modern brands. The famous dinner scenes often featured Dinty Moore Beef Stew instead of homemade prairie cooking, giving the family’s table a secret contemporary twist.

When the Ingalls family enjoyed fried chicken, it wasn’t cooked over a wood stove — it was straight from Kentucky Fried Chicken. The crew relied on convenient, ready-made food that looked authentic on camera, even if it was far from pioneer-style cooking.