Glorified Rice(Salad Or Dessert) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. uncooked Minute rice
1 small can crushed pineapple
1 small can mandarin orange sections
1 small jar maraschino cherries, halved
2 bananas, sliced and tossed in lemon juice
about 25 seedless white grapes, halved
3/4 c. pecan pieces
1 (16 oz.) tub Cool Whip

Preparation

Drain all canned fruits well, reserving 1 1/2 cups juice.
(If you use all the juice from the cherries, it will make your rice a pretty pink!)
Cook rice in this liquid per package directions (except no salt or butter).
Cool rice completely.
In large bowl, toss rice with fruits and nuts.
Fold in Cool Whip.
Serve thoroughly chilled.