Congealed Salad Recipes

Steps:

• Prepare gelatin according to package directions, substituting 1 cup cold water with 1 cup crushed ice. Place gelatin into freezer until almost congealed.
• Place cream cheese in a bowl and beat until smooth. Fold cream cheese into gelatin. Add cottage cheese, fruit cocktail, pineapple, oranges, apples, banana, cherries and walnuts. Mix well.
• Pour into mold or dish and refrigerate until completely set.

Steps:

• Sprinkle the gelatins in a 9 by 13 glass-baking dish and slowly stir in the boiling water. Cool to room temperature, then refrigerate approximately 30 minutes or just until gelatin begins to set. (If the gelatin sets, you won't be able to stir in the goodies.)
• Meanwhile, in a medium size bowl, combine the canned pineapple and its juice, with the pecans and the whole cranberry sauce. Add mixture to slightly thickened gelatin and stir until thoroughly combined. Return to refrigerator until firmly set. Cover with plastic wrap until ready to serve.
• *Don't substitute with low-sugar or sugar-free. Neither will set properly.

Steps:

• Base:.
• Mix Jello and water. Set 1/4 cup aside. Mix rest with strawberries and pineapple. Pour into a baking dish and refrigerate.
• Topping:.
• Mix Dream Whip as directed.
• Combine remaining ingredients and fold into Dream Whip cream cheese, powdered sugar, reserved jello mixture, vanilla, and chopped nuts. Cover top of Jello mixture and refrigerate. May add nuts on top.

Steps:

• In a large pot, boil chicken until done, drain and cool. Remove skin and bones and chop meat into small pieces. In a bowl, combine chicken, pickles and mayonnaise.
• In a saucepan, heat soup and gelatin until gelatin dissolves. Remove from heat and add cream cheese. Stir until smooth.
• Add chicken, pickles and mayonnaise to cream cheese mixture and mix until smooth. Pour into a greased mold and chill until firm.

Steps:

• Soften gelatin in cold water or 1/2 cup of the juice drained from the asparagus tips.
• Heat undiluted soup to boiling and add gelatin mixture.
• Stir to thorougly dissolve gelatin.
• Cool to room temperature.
• Mix mayonnaise and cream cheese and add to soup mixture.
• Add onion, olives, asparagus tips and toasted pecans.
• Pour into serving dish and chill until set.
• Serve on lettuce leaf.
• NOTE: Cooking time refers to chilling time.