Quick and Easy Frog's Eye Salad
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A delicious kind of salad made with mandarin oranges, pineapple chunks, flaked coconut and whipped topping.
Ingredients
| 1 ⅓ | cup |
ronzoni acini pepe
uncooked |
* |
| 22 | ounces |
mandarin oranges
2 x 11 oz. cans, drained |
|
| 20 | ounces |
pineapple chunks
drained, unsweetened |
|
| 1 ¾ | cup |
milk
|
|
| 3 ½ | cups |
whipped topping, prepared
frozen, thawed, divided |
|
| ¼ | cup |
sugar
|
|
| 1 | package |
instant pudding mix
vanilla flavour |
|
| 8 | ounces |
pineapple
crushed |
|
| 3 | cups |
marshmallows
miniature |
|
| ½ | cup |
coconut
flaked |
* |
|
maraschino cherries
|
* |
Directions
Cook pasta according to package directions; drain.
Rinse with cold water to cool quickly; drain well.
Drain juice from pineapple chunks, reserving ¼ cup.
In large bowl, add reserved juice, milk, sugar and pudding mix; beat with whisk or electric mixer until well blended, about 1 to 2 minutes.
Add pasta to pudding mixture; stir gently. Let stand 10 minutes.
Add crushed pineapple and chunks, oranges, 2 cups whipped topping, marshmallows and coconut; mix gently and thoroughly.
Cover; refrigerate until cold. Top with remaining whipping topping. Garnish with cherries.
12 servings (about 1 cup each).
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 172g (6.1 oz)Amount per Serving
Calories 21020% of calories from fat
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 5g
7%
Saturated Fat 4g
18%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol 3mg
1%
Sodium 161mg
7%
Total Carbohydrate
14g
14%
Dietary Fiber 2g
6%
Sugars g
Protein
5g
Vitamin A 8%
•
Vitamin C 33%
Calcium 8%
•
Iron 2%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet
How is this calculated?
for super a super rich flavor, use french vanilla pudding and french vanilla whipped topping and add a tsp of vanilla extract.
about 13 years agoUnited States
Great salad, even better if yo use pistachio pudding. It gives it a green tint. Lovely & tasty.
about 11 years agoI have always added poppy seeds to give it that "real" Frog-Eye look!
almost 3 years agoThank you for this recipe I had this at my mother's Memorial service. I loved it but didn't know how to prepare it. Happy Holidays.
over 2 years ago