Cranberry Jello Salad is a perfect pair with Marie Callender's Pot Pies #WarmthInACrust

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Do you know what I love about winter? I love the holidays and coming together with family and friends. And the food. Let’s be real for a sec. I love the food.

But the holidays are over and winter still trudges on. Now what?

Well, I decided to rekindle some of that holiday magic and comfort with a spin on one of my favorite holiday meals: juicy turkey with sweet and tart cranberry sauce.

Tangy Cranberry Jello Salad

My husband’s mom makes the best cranberry dessert – which they actually call “salad,” but there’s nothing salad-y about it. Just sayin’. Anyway. It’s so good. She saves it for the holidays as a special treat. It’s so delicious. I got a hankering for it and called my mother-in-law up for the recipe. It’s not hard, like I thought it was! That’s dangerous knowledge to have. At any time, I could make this cranberry des – I mean, salad. ๐Ÿ˜‰

Yield:

Cranberry Jello Salad

Cranberry Jello Salad

A sweet and tart jello salad that can be served as a side dish or a dessert.

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 Large pkg Cherry Jello
  • 1 can cranberry sauce
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 Large pkg instant vanilla pudding
  • 3 cups milk
  • 8 oz Cool Whip – thawed

Instructions

  1. Boil water and jello. Add cranberry sauce and stir until dissolved. Pour into 9x13 pan and let set up in the fridge. (About 2 hours.) Once set, mix vanilla pudding with milk according to package directions and pour over Jello. Let it set in the fridge (at least 10 minutes.) Wen set, spread with Cool Whip.
Ingredients
Jello Salad Ingredients

 

Pour on the pudding!
Pour on the pudding!

 

 

Cranberry Jello Salad
Mmmm! Look at those colorful layers!

 

See? So easy. It takes a little planning because you have to give it time to set. But really? If you can boil water, you can make this.

Cranberry Jello Salad and Turkey Pot Pie

Now, let’s see. Sweet and tart cranberry? Check. Juicy turkey? Hmmm…

That was actually also an easy one. While I was at Walmart buying ingredients for the Cranberry Jello Salad, I thought, “I bet there are Turkey Pot Pies in the freezer section.” And what do you know? I was right.

Entrees aisle

Check here for pot pies

But hold on, just one second. You can’t buy just any turkey pot pie! It has to have golden, flaky crust. There must be homemade gravy, delicious vegetables and tender, juicy turkey.

It has to be Marie Callendar’s, because Marie Callendar’s pot pies taste like homemade. They’re #warmthinacrust, so the 4 pack went right in our cart. I wanted everyone to have their own little pie. How fun is that?

There's the turkey pot pies!

Happy Hubs
Happy hubs! He’s down with the turkey and cranberries plan. He loves Marie Callendar’s Pot Pies and his mom’s jello salad. It’s a win/win.

 

After putting together the Jello Salad, we got the pot pies ready for the oven. They come with a microwave pouch, but we decided to bake ours. Make sure to wrap the edges with tin foil to get an even, golden crust.

Marie Callendar's Turkey Pot Pie

Look at that flaky crust. Those delicious veggies. That savory gravy. And the turkey? Definitely juicy.

Turkey in the turkey pot pie

 

Paired with the cranberry jello salad? It was definitely hitting the “missing the holidays” spot.

Turkey Pot Pie and Cranberry Jello Salad

Like I said, Marie Callender’s tastes like homemade, which really helps me scratch that nostalgic holiday itch. My kids were delighted by having dinner in a pie. My son asked why it had a crust, and my daughter said, “That’s so it can hold all that yummy food inside.” Right-O.

Did you know that Marie Callender’s makes more than just pot pies? While we were searching for our Turkey Pot Pies, we saw a ton of meal options in the freezer section! Not to mention their dessert pies, which my mother-in-law is also a huge fan. Check out their website to learn more about their amazing dishes. And if you liked the Cranberry Jello Salad, you’ll love their other recipes as well!

Do you have a favorite winter recipe or tradition?

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7 Comments

  1. Jonathan absolutely loves those Marie Callenders pot pies! No joke they are his favorite He asks for those all the time. And you are right, it has to be Marie Callenders! It’s the only one that tastes like “homemade” with flaky crust. hmm…yum.
    I’m excited to try out that Cranberry jello salad! It looks delicious.

  2. I do not blame you for wanting this more than once a year! I love how easy it is and I love cranberries!

  3. Well that’s definitely an interesting looking salad! I love Marie Calenders Pot Pies- I like to enjoy home cooking after the holidays but never have the energy to make it. This is a great solution.

  4. Marie Callender’s Pot Pies are one thing that everyone in our family agrees on! SO YUMMY! And I definitely need to try this Cranberry salad!! #client

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