Lindas Molded Cheese Pineapple Recipes

PINEAPPLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 °F.
• Grease a medium-size casserole dish with butter.
• In a large bowl, stir together the sugar and flour. Gradually stir in the cheese. Add the drained pineapple chunks, and stir until ingredients are well combined. Pour the mixture into the prepared casserole dish.
• In another medium bowl, combine the cracker crumbs, melted butter, and reserved pineapple juice, stirring with a rubber spatula until evenly blended. Spread crumb mixture on top of pineapple mixture. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until golden brown.

PINEAPPLE & CREAM CHEESE JELL-O SALAD

Steps:

• Dissolve JELL-O in 2 cups boiling water. Whisk in softened cream cheese until thoroughly blended. Then add crushed pineapple, pineapple juice and 1/2 cup cold water. Pour into 6-cup mold and refrigerate until set.
• Turn out mold onto serving plate. Spoon COOL WHIP into center of mold.
• Arrange your choice of fresh or frozen fruit on top as desired. (I'm not entirely happy about the color of the kiwi in combination with the color of the JELL-O, but since it tastes great, I live with it. Ha!)
• Serve immediately, and be sure to add a big spoonful of the fruit and COOL WHIP to your JELL-O for a cool, creamy and refreshing fruit dessert!

HEAVENLY CHEESE MOLD

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving syrup. Dissolve jello in boiling water; add enough cold water to reserved syrup to measure 3/4 cup. Stir in lemon juice. Chill until partially set;( like thick egg whites); Fold in pineapple, cheese and whipped stiff cream. Pour into 1 1/2 cup mold; chill until firm. Unmold onto a serving plate. Great with crackers and celery sticks.

LINDA'S MOLDED CHEESE PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Also need 1 leafy crown from a lg. fresh pineapple.
• Mix together the ingredients to make body of pineapple.
• Once mixed well, mold and make into the shape of a pineapple.
• Using a spoon, make indents like a pineapple.
• Put a clove in each indent.
• Sprinkle with paprika.
• Top with pineapple crown.
• Serve with Triscuits and Wheat Thins.

LINDA'S LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium heat, cook beef until brown. Drain off all fat. Add onion and cook until translucent. Add tomato paste, crushed tomatoes, water, oregano, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and sugar. Stir until combined and cook over medium heat until boiling. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 1 hour.
• While sauce is simmering, blend cottage cheese, Parmesan cheese, and egg until smooth. Set aside.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Spread 1 cup of sauce in the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish. Cover sauce with 3 noodles. Cover noodles with 1/3 of the remaining sauce. Top with 1/2 of the mozzarella. Place another layer of noodles and one of sauce over the mozzarella; top that with the cottage cheese mixture. Top with remaining 3 noodles and remaining sauce.
• Bake in preheated oven 30 minutes. Sprinkle remaining mozzarella on top and bake 15 minutes more, until golden and bubbly.

PINEAPPLE LIME GELATIN

Steps:

• In a bowl, add 1 cup boiling water to gelatin; stir 2 minutes to completely dissolve. In a small saucepan, combine marshmallows and remaining water; cook over low heat until blended, stirring occasionally. Stir into gelatin. Refrigerate until partially set., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Beat in pineapple. Fold in gelatin mixture, whipped cream, pecans and, if desired, food coloring. Pour into a 6-cup mold coated with cooking spray. Refrigerate, covered, until set. Unmold onto a serving plate.

MOLDED CHERRY-PINEAPPLE SALAD

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, dissolve gelatin in cold water. Add pineapple, cream cheese, sugar and juices; cook over medium heat, stirring often, until cream cheese is melted and gelatin is dissolved. Chill until syrupy. Fold in cream and cherries. Pour into an oiled 6-cup mold. Chill until firm.

PINEAPPLE CREAM CHEESE JELLO MOLD

Steps:

• Start jello according to the box.
• Reduce the 2nd half of the water by the amount of pineapple juice was in the can.
• Blend all in the food processor.
• Set in mold.
• Unmold and plate before serving.
• Be ready for there to be settling of the ingredients, that's part of the fun.