Pimento Cheese Jell-O® Salad recipe

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Ingredients

1 (3 ounce) package lemon-flavored gelatin mix (such as Jell-O®)
1 cup boiling water
1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice
½ cup white sugar
1 (8 ounce) package pimento cheese
1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping (such as Cool Whip®), thawed

Nutrition Info

297.4 calories
carbohydrate: 32.9 g
cholesterol: 26.3 mg
fat: 15.8 g
fiber: 0.3 g
protein: 7.6 g
saturatedFat: 11.6 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 465.3 mg
sugar: 32.2 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Stir lemon gelatin and boiling water in a bowl until gelatin has dissolved, set aside to cool.

  2. Stir crushed pineapple with juice and sugar together in a small saucepan over medium heat until sugar has dissolved and mixture comes to a simmer. Set pineapple mixture aside to cool.

  3. Transfer cooled gelatin and pineapple mixture to a serving dish or mold, stir pimento cheese into mix until completely combined. Gently fold whipped topping into gelatin mixture. Refrigerate overnight.

Recipe Yield

8 servings

Recipe Note

This was a Christmas tradition at my Grandma Phillips'.

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