million dollar rice salad

Name: Million Dollar Rice Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 ounce(s) cream cheese, softened; 1 1/2 tablespoon(s) granulated sugar; 1 tablespoon(s) mayonnaise; 2 cup(s) cooked rice, cooled; 12 large maraschino cherries, cut in half; 20 ounce(s) can pineapple tidbits, drained; 10 ounce(s) pkg. mini marshmallows, white or pastels; 8 ounce(s) tub thawed cool whip; 1 cup(s) chopped pecans, optional

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Pat Duran

Las Vegas, NV

Updated on Apr 4, 2012

This was first called "Million Dollar Rice Salad" and won first prize in a Texas Farm Bureau contest- where all the recipes had to contain rice and this was the prize winner and the only dessert salad entered. Since then it has been on dinner tables and buffet counters at most every holiday and celebration and goes by many names and many different ingredients. But this is my favorite combination.

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prep time 20 Min

cook time

method Stove Top

yield 10 or more servings

Ingredients

8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 1/2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 tablespoon mayonnaise
2 cups cooked rice, cooled
12 large maraschino cherries, cut in half
20 ounces can pineapple tidbits, drained
10 ounces pkg. mini marshmallows, white or pastels
8 ounces tub thawed cool whip
1 cup chopped pecans, optional

How To Make million dollar rice salad

Step 1

Combine cream cheese, sugar and mayonnaise and whip until smooth. Fold in rice, cherries, pineapple and marshmallows and blend gently. Fold in Cool Whip and pecan if desired.

Step 2

Note: Original recipe calls for whipped Dream Whip according to package directions. I prefer to us the Cool Whip.
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