MILLION DOLLAR RICE SALAD
Million dollar rice salad is an old-fashioned recipe that has been around a long time.
Million dollar rice salad is a good salad for pot luck meals, church gatherings and picnics. This salad is great in summer or winter and for any holiday meal. My family loves it. This recipe makes a lot. It keeps well in the refrigerator and the recipe could be cut in half or even doubled for a large group or event.
Million dollar rice salad is wonderful for any holiday.
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 1/2 tablespoons white granulated sugar
1 tablespoon mayonnaise or Miracle Whip
2 cups uncooked rice, cooked (I use instant rice but could use any kind)
1/2 cup maraschino cherry halves (about 15 whole cherries cut in half)
1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained
2 cups miniature marshmallows
1 cup heavy whipping cream, whipped or can use cool whip
1/2 cup chopped nuts, walnuts or pecans
Mix together cream cheese, sugar and mayonnaise with mixer. Fold in cooked rice, cherry halves, pineapple, oranges and marshmallows. Add nuts. Mix with a spoon. Whip the cream with mixer until looks like cool whip and mix into the salad with a spoon. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving. Makes 8 to 10 cups of salad. Enjoy!
Note: You can add about any kind of fruit to this salad such as grapes or bananas.
Million Dollar Rice Salad
Ingredients
- 1 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened
- 1 1/2 tablespoons white granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon mayonnaise or Miracle Whip
- 2 cups uncooked rice cooked (I use instant rice but could use any kind)
- 1/2 cup maraschino cherry halves about 15 whole cherries cut in half
- 1 20 ounce can crushed pineapple, drained
- 1 11 ounce can mandarin oranges, drained
- 2 cups miniature marshmallows
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream whipped or can use cool whip
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts walnuts or pecans
Instructions
- Mix together cream cheese, sugar and mayonnaise with mixer. Fold in cooked rice, cherry halves, pineapple, oranges and marshmallows. Add nuts. Mix with a spoon.
- Whip the cream with mixer until looks like cool whip and mix into the salad with a spoon. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.
- Makes 8 to 10 cups of salad. Enjoy!Note: You can add about any kind of fruit to this salad such as grapes or bananas.
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I’m going to be making this delicious looking salad for this Christmas. You say it keeps well in the refrigerator. Was wondering h ow safe it would be to make it a couple of days before. Also there will be 14 people. Would an additional half added to the original recipe be enough or should I double it. They’re all fruit salad lovers…Thanks so much….Jeri
I would think an additional half would be enough, but it’s completely up to you. I think you could make it 2 days in advance. Enjoy!
Thank you for such a quick reply! Am going to make it two days early like you suggest. That fits right into my plans. I will try upping it another half first and if it doesn’t look like enough, I can easily make another half. I’m anxious to see how it goes over. It will be up against my frog’s eye salad that I have been making for many many years, but I’m sure this will be a big hit, too….
Will be back in touch to let you know after the Holidays!! Merry Christmas to you and yours!! Jeri
The recipe is correct as written, Bonnie. I used 2 cups of rice. You can cook less if you want.
This looks wonderful. Will definitely make it for our Senior Citizen’s CommunityPotluck
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