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Montana Wheat Berry Salad is for Salad.

Montana Wheat Berry Salad takes several minutes to prepare.

Montana Wheat Berry Salad takes several minutes to cook.

Montana Wheat Berry Salad makes 1 servings.

The ingredients for Montana Wheat Berry Salad are:

1 1/2; - cups Bronze Chief or Prairie Gold Wheat Berries
1 - 8 ounce package cream cheese
1 - 15-16 ounce can crushed pineapple, in juice
1 - 5 ounce package instant pudding, pistachio flavored OR vanilla flavored
3 - Tablespoons lemon juice
1 - 12 ounce frozen whipped topping, thawed

Here is how you make Montana Wheat Berry Salad:

Cook wheat berries in 6 cups of water. Bring to boil, turn to low or simmer; cook for 1 hour. Check berries for tenderness. If not tender, continue cooking on low until easy to chew. At any time during cooking, you may add water so the berries don`t cook to dry. When the berries are tender and easy to chew, remove from heat. Drain in colander, rinse with cold water. Drain until all moisture is gone. The berries may be cooked a day before, just be sure to refrigerate in an air tight container. In a large mixing bowl, combine cream cheese with crushed pineapple and juice, dry pudding, and lemon juice. Add cooled cooked wheat, mix well, add whipped topping last. Transfer mixture to a smaller container with tight fitting lid. Can be refrigerated for up to a week. Makes 12-15 servings.Number of Servings: 1Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user GARRINGER9.

The nutritional information for Montana Wheat Berry Salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 1
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 20.0

• Total Fat: 1.0 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 5.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 2.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.0 g
• Protein: 0.0 g