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Orange Gelatin Salad
Prep
10 mins
Cook
0 mins
Servings
7
Difficulty
Easy
Here's a recipe I absolutely love making for potlucks and family gatherings. Orange Gelatin Salad comes together in just ten minutes with no cooking required, making it perfect for busy weeknights or last minute entertaining. The combination of mandarin oranges, pineapple, and cottage cheese creates a light and refreshing dish that feels fancy but costs very little to prepare. Plus, the cottage cheese provides excellent protein and calcium, so you're getting real nutrition alongside all that fruity sweetness. It's one of those old fashioned recipes that never fails to disappear from the table.
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Ingredients
- 11 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained
- 11 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
- 11 (6 ounce) package orange flavored jell-o® mix
- 1616 ounces cottage cheese
- 88 ounces frozen whipped topping, thawed
Detail level
Instructions
- 1
Combine oranges, pineapple, and gelatin mix in a mixing bowl. Mix well and chill for 30 minutes.
- 2
Add cottage cheese to the fruit mixture; stir to combine.
- 3
Gently fold in whipped topping; chill and serve.
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