Orange Cottage Cheese Jello Salad
This creamy Orange Cottage Cheese Jello Salad is an old-fashioned recipe made with cottage cheese, orange jello, mandarin oranges, crushed pineapple and whipped topping. It makes a quick & easy side dish that can be served at holidays, potlucks or as a simple side to a meal!
Ingredients
- 24 oz. cottage cheese
- 20 oz. can crushed pineapple drained well
- 1 15 oz. can mandarin oranges drained well
- 3 oz. box orange jello
- 8 oz. whipped topping thawed
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine cottage cheese and jello powder. Add drained fruit and gently mix.24 oz. cottage cheese, 20 oz. can crushed pineapple, 3 oz. box orange jello, 1 15 oz. can mandarin oranges
- Fold in thawed whipped topping.8 oz. whipped topping
- Refrigerate for at least an hour before serving.
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Notes
- Drain oranges and pineapple well! Squeeze crushed pineapple to get out as much liquid as you can to avoid a runny salad.
- Switch up the flavors by swapping out the jello flavor and a different fruit. Some fun ideas include:
- Lime jello with diced canned pears
- Strawberry jello with diced fresh strawberries
- Raspberry jello with fresh raspberries
- Lemon jello with fresh blueberries
