A simple, yummy side-dish to go with your Thanksgiving meal.  If you missed it earlier this week I posted my famous Pepperoni Stuffing recipe and my Pumpkin Pie Crunch recipe.  I use the Pink Stuff not as a dessert, but as a side.  My kids love it and it makes a lot.  It’s a great thing to bring if you are going somewhere for the holiday and have to bring a dish.

Pink Stuff

Ingredients

1 (6 ounce) large package strawberry Jell-o
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
2 (8 ounce) containers Cool Whip
1 (16 ounce) container small curd cottage cheese
1 (15 ounce) large can Mandarin oranges
1 (20 ounce) large can crushed pineapple

Directions:

1. Soften both packages of cream cheese.
2. Drain oranges and pineapple, save juice.
3. Refrigerate fruit and juices separately.

4. In final destination (large) bowl, make Jell-o with fruit juices and water.
5. Refrigerate 1 hour.
6. Whip Jell-o until frothy.

7. Mix in softened cream cheese and Cool Whip.
8. Fold in cottage cheese.
9. Refrigerate at least 2 hours.

10. Mix in Fruit.
11. Refrigerate.

Looks gross, doesn’t it?  Well, it really isn’t!