Easy Cottage Cheese Jello Salad

I just love this Cottage Cheese Jello Salad! My niece Shelby makes this for our family gatherings and it’s the first to disappear. Super easy to make, takes just 5 minutes, using just 4 ingredients, this budget-friendly potluck dish can serve as a salad or dessert!

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You can place in a large bowl or individual dishes. This is a great side dish for holidays, potlucks or picnics. So refreshing, quick and easy to make it only takes 5 minutes to put together. You can eat this immediately after mixing everything together, or place in the refrigerator for an hour to chill and set up.

This makes a great side dish for brunch too – so light and refreshing with bursts of the mandarin orange segments in every bite!

You will need:

8 oz. Cool Whip, thawed

3 oz. box orange Jello, dry

16 oz. can mandarin oranges, drained

16 oz. small curd cottage cheese.

Directions for Easy Cottage Cheese Jello Salad:

First, place cottage cheese in large bowl with dry Jello

Then, mix together thoroughly.

Next, fold in the drained mandarin oranges and thawed Cool Whip.

Place in refrigerator for an hour to set or eat immediately.

This makes a great treat for office parties too! I just love how fast it is to make, literally takes 5 minutes or less and you have a refreshing dessert/salad. I like to garnish this with extra Cool Whip and little orange slices. So pretty and you will be asked for this recipe over and over again!

Serve in individual dishes for a cute dessert. These look great on a holiday or brunch table!

For more quick and easy salads using fruit and Cool Whip like my Ambrosia Salad, click here