Jello Salad

My family always has this jello salad on Thanksgiving. I think it's called Grasshopper Salad but as kids my sisters and I called it "Green Stuff" and the name has stuck.

1 sm. can crushed pineapple, drained
1 pkg. cream cheese, softened
1 handful of chopped walnuts or pecans
I tub of CoolWhip
1 sm. box of green Jello, prepared according to directions

Mix cream cheese, pineapple and Jello together. Fold in CoolWhip. Stir in nuts. Chill until ready to serve.

I love this one.

1 20 1/2 oz can crushed pineapple
1 envelope (1T) unflavored gelatin
1 10 oz jar mint jelly
1 Cup whipping cream
1 t confectioners'sugar

Drain pineapple,reserving syrup. In a saucepan soften gelatinin syrup. Add Jelly and dash of salt.:heat and stir till gelatin is dissolved and jelly melted. If needed, beat to blend jelly. Stir in pineapple. Chill till isture is thickened and syrupy.

Whip cream with sugar: fold into thickened gelatin mixture. Tint with a few drops of green food coloring if desired. Spoon into a 8 1/2x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 inch loaf pan. Freeze til firm. Let stand at room temperature 10-15 minutes before serving. Unmold: Garnish option with fresh mint sprigs. Serves 8

We usually have a red jello with cream cheese at Thanksgiving (or Christmas) time. It has cherry jello (I think) and melted red hot candies, so it has kind of a cinnamon flavor. You let half of it set up in the fridge and then spread a thin layer of cream cheese over it. Then you pour the rest of the jello on the top. There are a couple of other ingredients ... I think there is crushed pineapple and maybe walnuts, but I don't have the recipe with me right now. If you're interested, let me know and I'll track it down. : )

Orange jello salad

1 large can mandarin oranges drained
1 can crushed pineapple drained
1 16 oz tub of large curd cottage cheese, drained
1 small tub cool whip
2 small boxes of orange jello
a few cups of miniature marshmallows

mix the jello into the cottage cheese. Let it refridgerate for 30 minutes or so. Then add the fruit, cool whip, and marshmallows and mix and it is ready.

1 can crushed pineapple
1 large (6 oz ) rasberry jello
1 can (16 oz )cranberry sauce
1 apple, chopped
2/3 cup chopped walnuts

drain pineapple juice, add water to make 3 cups
pour into a saucepan , bring to a boil, remove from heat
and add gelatin
stir 2 mins, stir in cranbeery sauce, pour into a large bowl. Refrigerate 1 1/2 hours. Stir in pineapple, apples and walnuts
Refrigerate at least 4 hours or until firm
(14 servings)

I make the same salad as Debra only I add small dice celery, it is sweet crunchy and yummy!!!

This is my all time fave:
1 3 oz box raspberry jello
1 3 oz box lemon jello
1 1/2 cups boiling water
7 oz 7-up
1 10 oz container frozen raspberries
1 16 oz can cranberry sauce

Dissolve jello in boiling water
stir in frozen raspberrries, breaking up as it melts
use a fork to break up the cranberry sauce and stir in
add 7-up
stir gently (7-up will fizz all over if you do it too rough)
pour into a 6 cup jello mold, chill overnight
serves 8

Enjoy!!

A very easy favorite of my family's is:

Lime jello
Can of pears
Follow label directions. Use pear juice and cold water to equal cold water recommendations.