MILLION DOLLAR RICE SALAD

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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...

Provided by Pat Duran

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 9

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Ingredients

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

Steps:

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

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