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Easy Watergate Salad

Easy Watergate Salad

Name: Easy Watergate Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple in juice (such as Dole®), undrained; 1 cup miniature marshmallows (such as Kraft® Jet-Puffed); 1 (3.4 ounce) package instant pistachio pudding mix (such as Jell-O®); ½ cup chopped pecans (such as Planters®); 1 ½ cups frozen whipped topping (such as Cool Whip®), thawed

Rating: 4.64 stars

11 Ratings
10 Reviews
3 Photos

Easiest recipe on the planet and it tastes awesome. I love this at Easter, but it could great any time of the year.

By sandysue

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Recipe Summary

prep:

15 mins

additional:

1 hr

total:

1 hr 15 mins

Servings:

Yield:

8 servings

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 8 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple in juice (such as Dole®), undrained
1 cup miniature marshmallows (such as Kraft® Jet-Puffed)
1 (3.4 ounce) package instant pistachio pudding mix (such as Jell-O®)
½ cup chopped pecans (such as Planters®)
1 ½ cups frozen whipped topping (such as Cool Whip®), thawed

Directions

Step 1

Mix pineapple, marshmallows, pudding mix, and pecans together in a bowl; fold in whipped topping. Refrigerate salad until chilled and thickened, about 1 hour.

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Cook's Note:

Thaw Cool Whip(R) by placing unopened tub in refrigerator. An 8-ounce tub will be completely thawed in 4 hours. Do not thaw in microwave.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

204 calories; protein 1.1g; carbohydrates 31.3g; fat 8.8g; sodium 183.4mg. Full Nutrition

Reviews (10)

Most helpful positive review

Tammy Lynn

Allstar

05/22/2015

This is my husband's favorite salad that has to be made at every holiday gathering or family get together. This is my exact recipe I've been making for years--it's the perfect way to make Watergate Salad. I got it off the back of a marshmallow bag. Sometimes I swap walnuts for the pecans and sometimes I put a little coconut. (Exactly the same as the recipe from Dole.) Read More

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Most helpful critical review

Victoriaren

11/27/2016

Super sweet. Like dessert instead of salad. Didn't go with turkey dinner AT ALL! Better than a jello salad but that's the best I can say. Read More

11 Ratings

5 star values: 8
4 star values: 2
3 star values: 1
2 star values: 0
1 star values: 0

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Rae

Allstar

04/07/2015

This was pretty good. Very sweet. We could only eat a little at a time. Read More

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Tammy Lynn

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05/22/2015

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sassymamaw

08/27/2015

I have made this many times over the years. It's still a favorite of my grown daughters. I have made a lower calorie (less sweet) version by using lite whipped topping, and sugar free pistachio pudding. The flavor is still there, but it isn't quite as sweet. Read More

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Mel