Orange Jello Salad Recipe
This vintage jello salad recipe combines mandarin oranges drained of their liquid, orange gelatin, cool whip, crushed pineapple and cottage cheese.
Ingredients
- 1 14 oz can mandarin oranges drained
- 1 15 ounce crushed pineapple drained
- 1 3.4 ounce orange-flavored gelatin
- 8 ounces frozen whipped topping thawed
- 12 ounces cottage cheese small curd
- 2 cups marshmallows mini
Instructions
- Drain the mandarin oranges and the crushed pineapple. Discard the liquid.1 14 oz can mandarin oranges, 1 15 ounce crushed pineapple
- In a large bowl, sprinkle the orange jello powder over the cottage cheese.1 3.4 ounce orange-flavored gelatin, 12 ounces cottage cheese
- Stir to combine and rehydrate the orange jello.
- Add the drained oranges and the drained crushed pineapple to the cottage cheese mixture.1 15 ounce crushed pineapple
- Dump 2 cups of mini marshmallows into the bowl and stir to combine.2 cups marshmallows
- Add the thawed whipped topping to the orange jello salad.
- Gently fold in the whipped topping, being sure to not break up the mandarin oranges. There will be a few streaks of cool-whip still in the salad.8 ounces frozen whipped topping thawed
- Serve.
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