ORZO FRUIT SALAD

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Number Of Ingredients 9

16 oz pkg uncooked orzo pasta
3/4 cup white sugar
2 beaten eggs
2 tbsp all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 20 ounce cans crushed pineapple, drained with juice reserved
1 1/2 cup mandarin orange segments, drained and chopped
1 20 oz jar maraschino cherries, drained and chopped
1 12 oz container frozen whipped topping, thawed

Steps:

* In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook pasta until al dente, rinse under cold water and drain. * In a sauce pan, combine the sugar, eggs, flour, salt, pineapple juice and cook over medium heat until mixture thickens. Remove from heat and cool. * Toss together the pasta and cooked pineapple juice mixture. Refrigerate overnight. * Break apart chilled pasta with a spoon and mix in pineapple, mandarin oranges and cherries. Fold in thawed whipped topping, chill and serve.