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Jello salad in glass bowl with extra orange slices on top
Ashley Leonard

Orange Cottage Cheese Jello Salad

4.88 from 8 votes
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!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Chill Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings: 10 servings
Course: Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method Video Notes

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

Method
 

  1. 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
  2. Fold in thawed whipped topping.
    8 oz. whipped topping
  3. 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
 

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