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Small glass bowl with a serving of creamy orange jello salad with cottage cheese and pineapple, ready to eat.

Orange Cottage Cheese Jello Salad

Orange cottage cheese Jello salad is full of mandarin oranges and pineapple. It is creamy, nostalgic, and delicious. The final texture is more like a fluff salad than a wiggly jiggly Jello salad and it is a perfect refreshing treat.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time0 minutes
Chill Time2 hours
Total Time2 hours 5 minutes
Servings: 8 Servings
Author: Carlee

Ingredients

  • 24 oz cottage cheese
  • 3 oz orange jello powder
  • 14 oz mandarin oranges well drained
  • 20 oz crushed pineapple well drained
  • 8 oz Cool Whip or similar
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • Put cottage cheese in a large mixing bowl. Sprinkle orange Jello mix over the top. Stir until uniform.
  • Add drained mandarin orange slices and crushed pineapple. Mix in.
  • Fold in defrosted whipped topping.
  • Chill the mixture for at least 2 hours. Stir before serving.

Notes

For a sweeter salad, use a 16 oz. tub of cottage cheese.
You can use fresh whipped cream in place of the Cool Whip. However, it won't hold up for quite as long.
Experiment with different jello flavors and types of fruit. Lime jello and pineapple tidbits is another tasty combination.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Serving | Calories: 235kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 340mg | Potassium: 290mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 542IU | Vitamin C: 20mg | Calcium: 131mg | Iron: 0.4mg
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