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- When four pizza pros bring their considerable talent and competitive drive to the Chopped kitchen, the judges are in for a pizza party to remember.
- Four chefs must make low-cost items taste like a million bucks as they face three challenges with a "dollar dishes" theme.
- Four chefs face carb-tastic challenges that include pea tendrils, a fatty fish, a common vegetable and a huge, sweet surprise.
- Chefs take on sea snails in the first round, face a mishap in the entree round and find something porky in their dessert baskets.
- A basket containing squab kicks off an action-packed first round in the Chopped kitchen. As the chefs endeavor to make great entrees in round two, they must break down a large fish and figure out what to do with a sweet beverage.
- The chefs gear up for difficult baskets when they find out that Chopped viewers have selected all their ingredients.
- The chefs are challenged by canned ham and mussels in the appetizer round, and things get tougher with a bright blue ingredient in the entree round. The final two chefs try to impress the judges with fruit-and-fries creations.
- Four chefs take on culinary challenges that involve tuna belly, a cocktail named after poultry and more!
- Four chefs set out to make brunch meals to wow the judges that include a unique ice cream flavor, a strange take on eggs and boozy cereal.
- The chefs' baskets are packed with bacon, burgers and beer! The competitors go in some inventive directions with their bacon appetizers, and round two is an adrenaline-packed burger battle with a fun take on onion rings.
- Martha Stewart, the queen of farm-to-table cooking, is excited to judge a competition with gorgeous garden goodies in every basket.
- The competitors face three challenges filled with cheesy yumminess including a Philadelphia classic in the first round, a fancy Spanish cheese in the entree round and a cheese-tastic tower in the dessert basket.
- The first basket challenges the chefs to come up with a yummy solution to a culinary puzzle that includes a dill pickle-flavored treat. A Midwestern casserole and stunningly presented pork make for a unique entree basket.
- The chefs find tuna belly in the first basket. A cocktail named after poultry and a boxed product that brings low-cost meals from childhood is in basket two. Both chefs choose to add chocolate to their desserts with mystery ingredients.
- The chefs set out to prove that ice cream can work well in savory courses. A unique flavor of ice cream is at the center of an unusual dish in the second basket, and the judges have high hopes for the ice cream dessert round.
- Four chefs prepare for summertime dinners in America using a variety of sunny ingredients including patriotic deviled eggs and star-spangled spaghetti.
- When the ovens and fryers are turned off, four chefs have no choice but to get their grill on. A rare meat hits the heat in round one, and a frozen food favorite in the second basket might not thrill the competitors.
- In a Halloween-themed competition, the four chefs face ingredient baskets packed with nods to horror movies. A surprise in the appetizer basket brings to mind a classic scary scene featuring maggots. The entree ingredients -- liver, fava beans and Chianti -- are inspired by one of the creepiest quotes in movie history, and a bubbling cauldron is a nice touch in the final basket.
- A first round tower, a lunchbox favorite and an epic burger for dessert.
- First round Hawaiian ingredients, a creepy-crawly in the entree round, and popcorn and tropical drink for the dress round.
- Cast members of "The Brady Bunch" are on the panel of judges. Competitor baskets feature ingredients inspired by the show.
- The chefs take on an epic hot dog battle that includes a state fair treat with a twist in the entree round. An intriguing dessert basket contains the mysterious "wieners in a quilt."
- Minced meat and something sweet are part of the appetizer round puzzle. Will sumac and a super salty curve ball in the second basket leave the chefs wondering what to make? The dessert round proves nothing is ever easy on Chopped.
- There's something peculiar about the huge, elaborate cake in the appetizer basket: It's made of beef! In the second round, a strange twist on a classic Italian dish tests the competitors' creativity.
- Four chefs compete in a series of chocolate challenges. Spicy booze and a book filled with bonbons are in the mix in round one, and an oversize beverage meets a stinky cheese in the entree basket.
- The chefs must demonstrate doughnut dexterity as they create sweet, savory and filled varieties that incorporate challenging ingredients such as onions and grasshoppers.
- In this all-cakes battle, a beautifully bare edible art piece is at the center of the first basket, and a soup and a leafy green threaten to hinder the competitors' progress in the entree round.
- Four chefs work hard to create a unique milkshake using basket ingredients such as haggis, salt and pepper, sea buckthorn berries, and an oversized milkshake. In the second round, three chefs had to create the ultimate ice cream sandwich using basket ingredients such as the classic ice cream sandwiches, mayonnaise, pomegranates, and cerignola olives. Two chefs have to each create an ice cream sundae using ingredients as a deluxe banana split, black garlic, port wine, and an emu egg.
- Things get strange in the Chopped Kitchen when the chefs face baskets filled with the most bizarre ingredients imaginable.
- A melted cheese theme. First basket with a platter of comfort food, fondue in the second basket, and a colorful cheese snack in the third.
- Chefs get creative making dishes using unusual ingredients such as bologna cake, snow fungus soup, stroopwafels, and kransekake. Chefs struggle during the second round when having to develop tasty entrees using beef kidneys. It is difficult for the judges to determine who will be chopped.
- Four Chopped champions are hungry for more as they return for a special Thanksgiving competition. They face a shocking poultry product in the appetizer round and a big, bright orange surprise in the entree round.
- Chefs compete using meatless basket mystery items. The appetizer round includes ingredients such as buffalo cauliflower, portobello mushrooms, basil, and meatless burger patties. spinach lasagna, eggplant, kale chips, and beet liqueur are the basket ingredients in the entrée round. Finally, the dessert round includes rhubarb, yogurt, dates, and tomato macarons. Which chef will create the best vegetarian- or vegan-based dishes?
- Four previous Chopped Champions compete for the $50,000 prize. The first round must include a dish that has something whipped up and includes unique basket ingredients such as whipped cream, frozen stuffed shells, Buddha's hand, and hibiscus flowers and syrup. In round two, there must be some kind of icy element to this dish. Three chefs will be using ingredients including a giant frozen margarita, corn nuts, marshmallow snowballs, and beets. The final round must include the element of fire. Mandatory ingredients include lemon verbena, elderberries, pâte à choux dough, and a very unusual 'candelabra'.
- Four big-hearted amateur chefs who serve their communities arrive in the Chopped kitchen ready to give the judges an unforgettable Turkey Day meal. Everyone gives thanks for turkey in the entree basket.
- In this meat-themed competition, four chefs fight to develop the most savory and meaty dishes. The appetizer round must include the basket ingredients consisting of dino beef ribs, cherry coconut meat bars, an iceberg wedge, and morel mushrooms. The entrée round will feature porterhouse steaks, Salisbury steak frozen dinner, beefsteak tomatoes, and green chickpeas. Chocolate meat cookies, bresaola, polenta, and muscat grapes are ingredients to be combined to make a dessert.
- Four chefs return to the kitchen to win the ultimate prize. The appetizer round includes a chicken-stuffed watermelon, egg roll wrappers, bok choy, and mushroom ketchup. The entrée round includes basket ingredients as lamb neck, natto, white nectarines, street corn nachos. The dessert round must include longan fruit, matcha cream puffs, chocolate coconut almonds, chow mein noodles. One of these chefs will move onto the Grand Finale Championship.
- It's a rough reunion with the Chopped kitchen when the returning champs find a diabolical set of ingredients in their first basket. The chef who best handles a salad cake in the dessert round moves on to the $50, 000 finale.
- The chefs set out to make a whole day's worth of amazing food with the cooking rounds changed to breakfast, lunch and dinner.
- Chefs are competing to develop tasty foods using unique basket items. The appetizer round must include chicken hearts, spaghetti ring ice pops, black summer truffles, and avocado fries. The entrée round features fried chicken bao, turkey breast, horseradish leaves, and instant lemon pudding mix. Finally, babka cheesecake, pickled cherry blossoms, canary melon, and bacon brittle are required in the dessert round.
- The theme for this episode is producing at least one smoked item in each round. Chefs are using unique ingredients such as sablefish, smoked baba ghanoush, marshmallow bouquet, and chioggia beets in the appetizer round. Elk ribeye, Ancho Chile Liqueur, marrow bones, and fava beans were the mandatory ingredients in the entrée round. Finally, the dessert round featured ingredients as crème brûlée ice cream, pineapple, shredded coconut, and smoked salmon candy.
- Chefs will generated unique dishes using some relentless ingredients. Geoduck, cucumber kimchi, spring onion, and biscuits and sausage gravy are to be used in the appetizer round. Squab, chocolate fish, poblano peppers, and canned jackfruit are featured in the entrée round. Finally, the dessert round must include dessert pizza, sun-dried bell peppers, huckleberries, and purple sweet potatoes.
- Four chefs have to tackle with basket ingredients such as beef tendon, bok choy, dried persimmon, and pea milk to develop tasty appetizers. Three chefs will compete using items from the basket including Lomo Ibérico, Chinese okra, king oyster mushrooms, and pinto beans and cheese during the entrée round. Two chefs will compete in the dessert round using apple tarte tatin, mangoes, preserved yogurt, and graham crackers with the remaining chef becoming the Chopped Champion.
- These returning Chopped Champion chefs have to develop tantalizing dishes while incorporating very unique mandatory basket items. The appetizer round will include mixed oca, seaweed salad, paw paw brandy, and cod milt. The entrée round features octopus corn dogs, pink variegated lemons, tomahawk steaks, and potluck potato casserole. Yogurt soda, carved melons, Serrano ham, and ice cream tacos must be used in the dessert round. Which chef will present the most creative and tasty dishes and win the $50,000 prize?
- Four chefs have to sort out what to do with the odd pie in the appetizer round; an egg-flavored snack in the second basket brings some novel ideas for the entrée plates, and there is hardly time to stop and smell the rose latte in a fast dessert round.
- Four chefs will each create a tasty appetizer using the mandatory basket ingredients such as vegan pork, pecan kringle, mixed beet blush, and moringa powder. Three chefs will create tantalizing entrées using lamb shoulder, spaghetti sushi, burrata, and baby artichokes. In the dessert round, two chefs will use frog eye salad, papaya, Negroni, and dried mulberries as they compete to become the Chopped Champion.
- Chefs will compete to develop an appetizer using hot chicken poutine, Argentinian sausage, fava beans, and sour bamboo slices. Red grouper, spring garlic, bubble tea, and broccoli and cheese calzones are required for the entrée round. The remaining two chefs will fight to become the Chopped champion while they develop a dessert with Chinese bacon, rainbow pretzels, black mission figs, and canned custard. Who will take home the $10,000 prize.
- Pastry chefs compete in three rounds of a special chocolate desserts competition that feature a crunchy round, a gooey round, and a fruity round rather than an appetizer, entrée, and dessert round. Ingredients featured in the crunchy round include milk and chocolate chip cookies, chocolate-covered shrimp chips, fermented honey, and tamarillos. Kumquats, miso, chocolate ganache tarts, and spicy chocolate wings are mandatory ingredients in the gooey round. Two chefs will compete in the final fruity round featuring white chocolate banana pudding, freeze dried raspberries, sweet beef jerky, and ruby chocolate candy bars to become the Chopped champion.
- Three previous Chopped champion chefs will compete against each other with the final chef trying to beat Executive Chef Alex Guarnaschelli with the dessert course. The appetizer round includes unique ingredients such as rainbow soup dumplings, snow crab legs, mizuna, and cheddar cheese sauce. The entrée round must include the following ingredients: avocado latte, squab, baby bananas in syrup, and cured egg yolks. Finally, the dessert round against Chef Alex must include Vienna sausages, rainbow carrots, pomelos, and gooey butter cake.
- Three previous Chopped chefs will be competing in order to beat Chef Scott Conant during the savory round. The appetizer round must include ingredients such as canned shrimp, popcorn gelato, fennel, and mortadella. The pivotal second round entrée mandatory ingredients include alligator tenderloins, coquito, watermelon radish, and pea greens. The winner of the entrée round will compete in the final savory round with Chef Scott using the ingredients a giant can of spaghetti sauce, sunchokes, beef tenderloin, and ranch dressing.
- Three previous Chopped champions return to be the winner to go on and compete against Chef Tiffani Faison. The first round is appetizers which must include carrot cake soda, mussels, water spinach, and crispy chicken snacks in their dishes. Second is the entree round and requires ingredients such as shakshuka doughnuts, venison tenderloin, celeriac, and ginkgo nut vinegar. The winner of this round competes with Chef Tiffani and is the "Beat Tiffani" round. The mandatory ingredients include 10-pack of tacos, Dover sole fillets, canned green beans, and chocolate champagne truffles. Can one of these Chopped champions beat Chef Tiffani?
- Three previous Chopped champion chefs will compete against each other with the final chef trying to beat Chef Amanda Freitag during the final round. The appetizer round includes unique ingredients such as chicken gizzards, mangos, zhoug sauce, and fish heads. The entrée round must include the following ingredients: Reuben nachos, duck breast, broccoli rabe, and black truffle peelings. The winner will compete in the "Beat Chef Amanda" sensationally savory round and must include omurice, double-cut pork chops, rutabaga, and champurrado. Does the Chopped champion chef has what it takes to beat Chef Amanda?
- Three former Chopped champions return to compete with each other and be the final contestant to beat Chef Marc Murphy for $10,000 and bragging rights if s/he wins. This will include three rounds including the final "Beat Chef Marc" round. The first round is the appetizers and must include unique ingredients such as escargot, beet and cashew butter, peas, and pecorino cheese. The two contestants remaining will compete in the entree round building a dish to include super spicy Mexican corn, octopus, pears, and black bean garlic sauce. Finally, the chef who is not chopped will compete in a "Beat Chef Marc" round to develop a tasty and creative dish that has presentation and must include roasted lamb intestines, Denver steaks, okra, and mint chocolate chip cookie dough. Does the Chopped champion have what it takes to beat Chef Marc?
- Three previously Chopped Champion chefs return to fight during two regulation rounds with the winner competing in the final round against Chef Maneet Chauhan. The first round is creating appetizers and must include the mandatory ingredients include beef tendon balls, grapes, Italian long hots, and toaster pastry cereal. The second round is the entree round and contestants are mandated to use the basket ingredients including red snapper, zucchini blossoms, antipasto tree, and date syrup. Finally, the remaining contestant will compete with Chef Maneet to develop a dessert that includes creativity, taste, and presentation. The dessert must include the ingredients of hummus ice cream, cherries, turmeric, and chocolate snack cakes. Does the winning chef have what it takes to beat Chef Maneet?
- A hog-themed day includes all kinds pork in each round. Four competing chefs get huge amounts of pig meat; gorgeous cuts of premium meats; a Bloody Mary with a special surprise; something fizzy and something offal-ly difficult to incorporate in a dessert.
- A creative take on poke and some special seafood in round one; pork not found at the average grocery store; the competitors who make it all the way to the dessert round must work with the salty and sweet snack.
- Chefs compete to create appetizing dishes without getting chopped. The appetizer round must include the ingredients of fish heads, pea shoots, white asparagus, and chicken pot pie. The entree round features the must-have ingredients including baked cacio e pepe, rock shrimp, mustard greens, and buttered-flavored soda. Finally, peaches, rosemary, pretzel shortbread, and chicken and waffles taffy are the ingredients to be included in the dessert round.
- Four chefs compete for one to be the Chopped champion. They will participate in three rounds using the mandatory items and any other while hoping not to be chopped. The appetizer round includes rabbit terrine, guanciale, spring garlic, and burger meal mix. Mandatory ingredients for the entree round include beer ramen, sablefish, corn on the cob, and lemon cake mix. The final round, which is the dessert course, must feature feta cheese ice cream, pears, blueberry ketchup, and chocolate-covered espresso beans.
- Four chefs fight to avoid getting chopped by using mandatory ingredients scallops, galangal, marsh snail vinegar, and croissant tacos to create an appetizer. The entrée round must include soft shell crabs, culantro, turkey eggs, and baby bananas. Finally, the dessert round must include a Swedish princess cake, green strawberries, lavender mints, and Basmati rice.
- The competing chefs find unusual cupcakes and a curious jarred "candy" in the round two baskets, and the final two chefs feast their eyes on a jar of pigs' lips in the dessert basket.
- Chefs compete to develop a tasty appetizer which must include venison tri-tip, lacy cauliflower, sweet potatoes, and edible bird's nest. The entrée round must include oyster mushrooms, blueberry vodka, bison tenderloin, stinging nettles. Finally, unique ingredients such as beer flour, jalapeño peppers, camel milk, crunchy fruit candy are required in the dessert round.
- Four chefs enter the Chopped kitchen for a diner-themed battle with three courses of elevated comfort food and guest judge Neil Patrick Harris. A breakfast-inspired final basket leads the chefs in two distinct directions.
- Cauliflower is the veggie of the moment and the undisputed star of this Chopped battle. In the first round, the chefs must use the ubiquitous carb substitute in their dishes along with a funky Mexican delicacy.
- The chefs attempt to use barbecued beef intestines and spiny cacti in their appetizers. They will also make quail entrées using Australian seasoning, and they use a jar of Mexican caramel in their desserts. Which contestant has what it takes to become the Chopped Champion?
- It's a match made in culinary heaven as four chefs must tame wild game meat in every round and use a different bourbon to accent and complement their dishes.
- Will the judges prefer the more whimsical or traditional dish?
- What will it take to amaze the judges all the way through to the dessert course when the ingredients include Tofu, Blueberries and Oysters.
- The chefs are baffled to find a breakfast staple in the Appetizer Round mystery basket. Who will "flake" out and who can make it work?
- Four chefs will compete to fight to be Chopped Champion again. They will be making three different desserts rather than the traditional appetizer, entrée, and dessert rounds with sugar and spice each time. The first round will include a gingerbread wreath, nutmeg with mace, Advocaat, and pomegranate. The ingredients for the second dessert round include a marshmallow treat snowman, Hanukkah gelt, red Anjou pears, and cloves. The final dessert round must incorporate the basket ingredients including a snow globe cake, cinnamon tree leaves, blood oranges, and clam-flavored candy canes.
- Four regular Chopped judges compete with their significant others to create tantalizing holiday dishes. The appetizer round must include Hanukkah pasta, lamb shanks, a silver platter of sweets, and figs. The entree round must include basket ingredients including port crown roast, Swiss chard, chestnuts, and Buche de Noel. The dessert round must include a gingerbread mansion, cherries, Colombian hot chocolate, and an olive Christmas tree. Which of the judges and his/her significant other have what it takes to be the Chopped Champion?
- Wrapped in bacon, wrapped in basil, fried and bruleed, bananas take center stage in the appetizer round. But when one chef's creation falls apart, is there a sure fire banana backup plan?
- It's grace under pressure as the chefs attempt to wow the judges. Can watermelon and pepper jack cheese make for a good pairing?
- Stymied by canned peaches in the appetizer round and fruit punch and rice cakes for the entree. The chefs struggle for a fresh approach. It all comes down to a heated dessert face-off combining beets, goat cheese and oatmeal.
- The chefs are determined to give their all from the start. Between Quail, Arctic Char, and Beer which of the showoffs, risk-takers and storytellers make this competition a tense one, right down to the last "chop."
- The mandatory ingredients in the appetizer basket evoke nervous laughter and general panic.
- The chefs get fries and thighs in every basket, starting with a delicate protein paired with a newfangled starch in the appetizer basket. Bubble tea crashes the theme party in the second round, and the dessert basket features a fun, sugary twist on fries, but the chefs are challenged to make thigh meat work with dessert.
- The competing chefs attack an appetizer basket that includes a classic Italian sauce and a simple sandwich. A popcorn product not available at movie theaters plays a starring role in round two, and the final two chefs attempt to make incredible final plates with the bouncy cake and sweet wine they find in the dessert basket.
- A $100,000 grand prize is up for grabs in this five-part tournament event, with some of the best stars of the game. Something stinky in the entree basket has the competitors nervous, and the judges have a decision to make.
- The judge-competitors find a strange fish dish and exotic fruits. A pizza topped with something wild and a vegetable disguised as a meat is a treat in the dessert basket. A final elimination will leave only one Chopped titan.
- In the first round a sweet, doughy breakfast item as an appetizer is part of the challenge. A clever fusion food has the potential to bring crunch to the dishes.
- Big stakes, little fish are the main protein in the appetizer basket, and a jiggly mustard-flavored surprise threatens to throw the chefs off their game in the second round.
- In the conclusion of this historic tournament, it's judges vs. champions. Two separate knockout rounds with the same basket will determine which genius judge and brilliant champ make it to the $100,000 title fight.
- Four carnivores are ready to crush it with a chef favorite -- pork. Gloriously sized cuts of pork are the centerpiece of an entree basket.
- Four chefs are excited for a meat battle featuring goat. Then, the three remaining chefs must work with an unfamiliar goat-milk product and balancing sweet and savory is key in the dessert round.
- Bring on the beef. Four chefs battle it out with bovine-centric ingredients. In the first round, more than one of the competitors decide to show off their raw talent by serving uncooked meat.
- When a box of macaroni and cheese appears in the appetizer basket, the contestants endeavor to find a place for fluorescent cheese powder in their gourmet dishes.
- The judges are dismayed when some of the chefs fail to creatively transform the mystery ingredients in the appetizer course. But what can you do with string cheese?
- Four competitors embrace bacon perfection as they attempt to advance to the grand finale of the Comfort Food Feud. The appetizer basket includes a Japanese condiment and a bacon-y bar food. Biscuit dough is part of the puzzle in the entree round, and the two chefs remaining in the final round attempt to make satisfying desserts featuring chocolate and more bacon.
- In a burger-themed battle of the $25, 000 Comfort Food Feud, the chefs get a deep-fried surprise and a sloppy classic in round one. In the entree round, they must figure out what to do with a bizarre canned product.
- In this round of the Comfort Food Feud, the chefs try to prove they have what it takes to conquer mac and cheese and move on to the tournament's grand finale. In the appetizer round, the chefs get creative with a cocktail and tiny cheesy morsels. The entree round sees the competitors working with a mac and cheese-inspired brunch item, and the final two chefs hope to turn pancake mix and mac and cheese into a heavenly dessert.
- The $25, 000 Comfort Food Feud continues with a battle devoted to pizza. The competitors find spaghetti and meatballs in an unusual form in the entree basket, and the dessert round involves some spicy, salty and sugary ingredients.
- Four Comfort Food Feud champions return to a decked-out outdoor arena to battle for the $25,000 prize and the title of Chopped Grand Champion. The ingredient baskets contain delicious reminders of the tournament's culinary themes, starting with a special sandwich and a play on pot pie in the appetizer round. The entree basket contains a turkey stuffed with something somewhat shocking, and the last two chefs battling it out for the grand prize race the clock to create $25,000 desserts that make brilliant use of a mashup monstrosity and mango ketchup.
- Ted Allen hosts as the chefs open their appetizer baskets to find bitter-sweet chocolate, figs and mussels. The chefs know that three of them will face being chopped, while only one can claim sweet victory.
- See which challenger gets chopped after each round with ingredients like Strawberries, Turkey and Gummy Bears.
- Four college students with a passion for cooking take over the kitchen to prove who can make the grade; a humble pizza and a common protein keep the appetizer basket palatable but present a challenging culinary puzzle.
- The chefs learn that they will be required to fry something in every course; in the appetizer round, a brightly colored beverage and a stuffed pasta are part of the puzzle; a wild sundae brings fun to an exciting dessert round.
- See which contestant gets chopped after each round with ingredients like Sea Urchin, Brioche and Fennel.
- Pride is on the plate as the chefs seek to represent their cultural heritage through distinctive duck appetizers.
- An unusually salty vegetable presents the chefs with a quandary in the Appetizer Round. Then a red-hot battle ensues in the entree round
- Traveling back in time has never tasted so good. In this battle of the Chopped: Time Capsule series, the competing chefs have to cook with foods that were popular in the 1960s. A certain soda and some sweet meat are part of the appetizer basket, but the clock seems to be the most difficult aspect of the challenge. In the second round, a crazy casserole demands the chefs' attention, and in the dessert round, both chefs seem to have a clear plan, but will all of their ideas make it to the plate?
- Perhaps one of the toughest competitions of the series, chefs will have to prepare food with altered rules and significantly fewer pantry ingredients.
- A challenging cut of meat in the mystery basket ups the level of difficulty in the Appetizer Round. For the entree course the chefs must devise big plans for some miniature produce and a whole flounder.
- The judges have high hopes for this group of up-and-coming chefs, but there is some sloppy work in the Appetizer Round when the contestants must work with whole calamari.
- Chefs will need to create elaborate dishes using basket ingredients that are humble and not fancy. A box of fish sticks is the big catch and the second round involves a lesson and putting the best foot forward when cooking with chicken feet. Each round presents a challenge for the chefs.
- It's game day in the "Chopped" kitchen; after kickoff, the chefs get an appetizer basket loaded with foods to fuel hungry sports fans; the entrée basket has a super strange shot glass and some winning wings.
- The chefs work to make appetizers from chewy candy and a canned sauce.
- The chefs open the appetizer basket to find a peculiar pâté; in round two, the chefs work with a fish that they have never cooked before.
- The chefs attempt deviled ham spread in the first basket and sweet booza ice cream in the second.
- Four chefs embrace a sweet-and-sour theme and seek to harmonize opposite flavors on their plates; a furious first round has them racing to figure out what to do with a ready-to-serve soup and three other basket finds.
- It's wild times in the kitchen as the chefs get loco with Loco Moco, a Hawaiian comfort food, in round one; the finalists are challenged to use a weird coffee and a crunchy cake in their desserts.
- The competing chefs are challenged to make a scrumptious soup-and-sandwich duo for every round; in the appetizer around, they set out to make dunkable, slurpable creations while utilizing an unusual egg in the basket. Which chef will be the Chopped Champion?
- As the clock ticks down, the judge is wonder whether all the dandelion green and fish skin chips appetizers will be completed; the chefs get more than they bargained for with gnocchi in sandwich form. Will a last minute injury cause a chef to be chopped?
- The chefs get a sweet and salty theme and are tasked with perfectly harmonizing the quintessential flavor pairing on their plates; the competitors must combine a Moroccan pie and a sugary take on bacon. Which chef will earn a sweet victory?
- The competing chefs get a ton of sugar in the first basket in the form of a breakfast classic with a twist; the chefs dig into a seven-layer dip.
- The chefs open the first basket to find dressed beer, canned spinach, linzer cookies, and lamb T-bone steaks; cordyceps - a weird fungus - veal chops, yuzu kosho, and a peculiar pizza pot pie are the shockers in the entrée round. For dessert, chefs discover piggy custard dumplings, lemon balm, white melon, and cream-filled rainbow licorice.
- Sixteen fearless, twice-winning, grand champions are back to defeat chef Bobby Flay and win $50,000; strangely sweet sandwiches and beautiful seafood await the champs; unusual beef jerky product and a twist and hummus; special banana pudding; fancy bacon.
- Four "Chopped" champs compete for a spot in the tournament finale. In the preliminary battle, the first basket includes a sushi burger, sea cress, lotus root, and ras el hanout. The three chefs in round two have ambitious plans for their dishes while using basket ingredients such as frozen chili cheese dogs, antelope rib rack, oka, and blackberry syrup. The dessert round features gummy bear tart, cocoa nibs, guava, and popcorn shoots.
- Four returning champions try to impress Bobby Flay. In the first round, an oven mishap leads to an alarming situation while cooking with yak burgers, rainbow cookie cake, huckleberry potatoes, and comté cheese. The entrée round includes canned stuffed jalapeños, royale dorade, citrus coriander, and a lemon dessert. Two remaining champs must make big plans while cooking with Watergate salad, coconut sugar, Asian long beans, and kombucha.
- In the first round, four chefs cook up appetizers using pizza bites, chicken confit, graffiti eggplant, and caviar. In the entrée round, three chefs generate tasty dishes using dirty fries, boar tenderloin, watermelon, and haricot verts. Finally, in the dessert round, the remaining two chefs construct their masterpieces featuring head cheese, sweet and sour cereal, figs, and queso fresco.
- For the appetizer course, the judges get an earful of philosophy and a mouthful of piquillo peppers.
- The Beat Bobby Flay tournament finale brings four winners back for a chance to defeat a Food Network legend and score $50,000. In round one, appetizers are to be created using stuffed doughnuts, pig kidneys, upland cress, and dried mangosteen. Two of the chefs will be eliminated after the entrée round which features ingredients such as tilefish, lacy cauliflower, potted meat, and rhubarb liqueur. The final chef will go head-to-head with Chef Bobby Flay.
- Four chefs must make appetizers using a delicate herb and a playful take on potatoes; chefs get a strange Italian street food in the entrée basket; Judges hope the Dutch baby pancake and sour plums in the dessert basket will spark creativity.
- The competing chefs are surprised by a parsley cake in round two. When the finalists focus their attention on a dessert basket that includes Cara Cara oranges and a curiously boozy condiment, the judges are impressed by the level of skill they see.
- The chefs are thrown off by the combination of beer battered seafood and a bizarre bouquet of pickles in the first basket. Then, the second basket fails the smell test with chocolate peanut butter French toast, Limburger cheese, acorn squash, and culotte steaks. The dessert basket contains rainbow crepes, passion fruit, giant candy sticks, and salted egg yolk cookies.
- The first round sees the chefs going in distinct directions with their bison short ribs, deviled eggs, fresh wasabi, and beer jelly beans appetizers. Entrées must include bison strip loin, haricots verts, onigiri, cheese tea. In the final round, the last two contenders take on bison jerky, bison tallow, mincemeat pie, and blood oranges for dessert.
- For compassionate nurses bring their tender loving care to the kitchen. The appetizer round includes canned bacon, mahi mahi fillets, kohlrabi, and life preserver candies. In the entrée round, the nurses must create tasty dishes featuring shrimp chips, beef tenderloin, kale, and onion juice. Finally, the dessert round must integrate basket ingredients of rambutan, nurse cake pops, cream cheese, and strawberry gelatin cups.
- Hangry baskets are back for a battle; foods for the broken-hearted. In the first round, the chefs must incorporate fettucine alfredo with chicken, red onions, Cabernet, and chocolate. Chefs will find vanilla ice cream, yellow snack cakes, beef heart, and artichokes in their entrée baskets. The dessert round will feature divorce cake, cinnamon bun spread, pineapple, and dates.
- This battle is packed with must-have ingredients for a hangover; a greasy favorite and soupy carbs get the chefs' creative juices flowing in the first round. The final competitors must transform a tried-and-true hangover snack into a dessert.
- Four chefs battle using super spicy hangry foods including one of the hottest peppers on earth for the first round. A hot Indian dish finds its way into the entrée basket. In the dessert round, some classic spicy candy is part of the puzzle.
- In a boisterous battle, the chefs get baskets inspired by late-night cravings. The competitors must incorporate frozen pizza, french fries, maitake mushrooms, and meatballs in the first round. During the entrée round, chefs must cook with bowl of cereal, mac and cheese, arugula, and pork belly. For dessert, toaster pastry sandwiches, persimmons, whipped cream, and popcorn are used to create tantalizing treats.
- Martha has some tricks up her sleeve regarding the timing of the rounds. Hasty pudding, garlic chives with blossoms, mussels, and whole grain mustard are ingredients for the appetizer round. Entrées must include Cornish hens, kale, walnuts, lobster roe, and an added surprise ingredient. The two remaining chefs must create delicious desserts featuring potato candy, white nectarines, spruce tips, and whipped coffee. Does Martha give the chefs enough time to complete their tasks?
- Four chefs are challenged to make lean dishes, as low-calorie chips and some leafy greens inspire creativity in the first round. In the second round, the chefs find avocado-free guacamole in the entrée basket. Finally, the remaining chefs make light desserts.
- Martha Stewart shocks the four competing chefs in the Martha Rules tournament when she reveals that she plans to make them switch stations and dishes at any time; the basket ingredients include everything from sea urchin to to kombu to peanut brittle.
- Once again, Martha Stewart really shakes things up. Any of the chefs could be chopped at any time including in the middle of a round. There's only one spot in the dessert round because the mysterious fifth chef is waiting in the wings to compete against whomever makes it that far.
- Martha Stewart pulls out all the stops to make the road to $50,000 extra challenging. In the appetizer around, the chefs wonder what is up when they find gloves in the ingredient basket followed with an unconventional elimination. The entrée round allows chefs to choose their ingredients. The chefs are stunned to discover a buckets and a fresh "ingredient" in the dessert round.
- In this taco competition, four chefs attempt to prove who deserves to win the prize money. A frantic first round leads to some missteps in the kitchen. The chefs find red snapper in the baskets so fish tacos are in order for the entrée round. Unique ingredients are in the dessert basket which chefs must use to create tasty taco treats.
- Four chefs are surprised to learn there is a peanut butter and jelly theme in each round. The appetizer round includes peanut butter and jelly hot dogs, peanuts, steak bites, and poblano peppers. The entrée round features giant peanut butter cup, jelly packets, chicken thighs, and bok choy. Peanut butter and jelly ice cream sandwiches, basil, raisins on the vine, and PB&J moonshine are basket ingredients in the dessert round.
- The chefs set out to make trendy 1990s foods yummy for a new millennium. The first basket includes a lunch kit, sun-dried tomatoes, Chinese chicken salad, and an appletini. The entrée round features pasta in a can, strawberry fruit leather, portobello mushrooms, and flank steak. Mini cookies with frosting, chocolate-covered strawberries, drinkable cereal yogurt, and corn dogs are the focus in the dessert round.
- Unique ingredients are featured in the baskets of the future. Sustainable squash, Little Neck clams, algae oil, and black ants are in the appetizer basket. During the entrée round, chefs are to prepare tasty dishes using sunflowers, ostrich fillet, fonio, and solar farm honey. Meatless breakfast sausage, pea protein milk, astronaut peaches, and organic cacao powder are to be used in the dessert round.
- Unusual ingredients are featured throughout this competition that were suggested by viewers. Bean sprouts, pasture raised eggs, spinach lasagna, and chicken in a can are used in the appetizer round. Blood soup, parsnips, venison osso buco, and a meal ready to eat (M.R.E.) are featured in the entrée round. Desserts are to be created using livermush pudding, pickled garlic, Bartlett pears, and tawny port.
- Chefs will prepare tasty dishes using ingredients that were hand-selected by Alton Brown. Appetizers must include unique ingredients such as an English breakfast, chanterelle mushrooms, raspberry lambic beer, and very pungent surströmming. The entrée round features a ground beef apple pie, guinea hen legs, cardoons, and salty licorice. Bagel and lox cake, frozen cherries, mimolette cheese, and chitterlings are required in the dessert round.
- Alton Brown has returned for round three and with more maniacal baskets. The appetizer round includes ingredients such as black radishes, tuna noodle casserole, pickle jelly beans, and lutefisk. BBQ cottage cheese salad, rack of elk, cauliflower leaves, and natto are featured in the entrée round. Desserts must be made using musk stick marshmallow tart, frozen rhubarb, rock candy, and black limes.
- Through the help of his fans, Alton Brown once again chooses crazy ingredients for four chefs. In the appetizer round, chefs must create tasty dishes using blueberry waffles, head-on shrimp, asparagus, and canned haggis. Fermented banana peels, wild boar foreshanks, bitter melon, and shiokara are featured in the entrée round. The two remaining chefs are less than thrilled to cook using pork floss, grapefruit, pizza cookie cake, and wormwood liqueur.
- Champions from the first four battles are ready to compete as the basket ingredients increase in difficulty with one of the items staring back at them in the entrée round and a weird wedding cake in the dessert round, which will determine a winner.
- Chefs are challenged to make canine treats as they are literally thrown a bone in the first round and then must used a dog-friendly beverage and a pasta dish in the second round, followed by bananas and a nose-to-tail treasure in the dessert round.
- Gotta tune in to find out who has the chops to be the Chopped Champion again! In this second installment in a special series, four winners return to battle for superiority in the kitchen.
- Four competitors receive ballpark foods in every basket, which includes elements of cheese, fruit, and dough to make appetizers for round one, basic finger foods for round two, and some sweet surprises in the final basket for the dessert round.
- A chef decides to take a familiar route with beef but is challenged by an unfamiliar mystery ingredient. Will it work?
- The first of this grilling competition, four chefs must use a crispy Korean snack from the appetizer basket, make some unusual alligator entrées, and come up with an enjoyable dessert from a basket of interesting sandwich and dairy choices for the chefs to try.
- Four live-fire cooks compete for the final spot in the finale as they use one of nature's sweetest gifts in the appetizer around. A prized piece of pork is used in the entrée round. Then, wait to see the last chef standing after the dessert round.
- Four competitors are challenged to incorporate watermelon into a steak dish for round one, use a giant slab of meat in under thirty minutes for the entrée around, and work with grilled pizza for the dessert round to earn a spot in the finale.
- Four chefs must modernize an old concept as they make dishes that are inspired by both land and sea with sushi in the first basket, a bowl of cheese in the entrée basket, and then the final two will make surf-and-turf from the dessert basket.
- Four winners use baskets full of ingredients with returning themes of wild game, steaks, surf and turf and pork, such as a meat not found in the grocery store, a bucket of something frozen, corn on the cob, and an unconventional cheesecake.
- The contestants make the most of milkshakes and French fries as they combine berry and basil in the appetizer round, use a city's signature dish in the second round, and create something special with a toaster treat and a fun fry in the dessert round.
- With liquor in the entree basket, the flames fly high, but when the adrenaline rush is over, it's the artful presentations that garner attention.
- In this must-watch third installment in a special four-part series, the reigning Chopped Champion and three other previous winners return to compete.
- You won't believe what happens in the final competition in the all-stars series, when four Chopped Champions face off for a chance to reclaim the title and bank another $10,000.
- After unpacking a challenging Appetizer Basket, the chefs get creative using buckwheat flour to make crepes, crusts and fritters.
- Contestants find ways to incorporate zucchini blossoms into their appetizers. The judges are disturbed by how one chef disrespects the kitchen in the Entree Round. In the Dessert Round fresh chickpeas are in the mystery basket.
- When the chefs make some unusual choices in composing soft-shell crab appetizers, the judges give them a chance to defend their dishes or graciously accept criticism.
- Two chefs attempt to cook a fish that is traditionally used for sushi, the results, of course, are questionable.
- A slippery shocker in the appetizer basket starts things off on a terrifying note. Featured ingredients include umeboshi; parsnips and soda crackers.
- See which contestant gets chopped after each round with ingredients like Jumbo Shrimp, edamame, and golden raisins.
- Tis the season to shake things up. The chefs learn that as an added challenge, their dishes must have a holiday theme. The mystery ingredients include venison and marshmallows.
- Just how the graham cracker crumbles in the Appetizer Round depends on how the chefs can recover from setbacks. One contestant struggles to plate after suffering a cut. Then in the Entrée Round one chef breaks a plate.
- In this must-watch, unprecedented event four previous runners-up return to see who can save face and finally become the Chopped Champion.
- Don't miss this ultimate face-off! In this first installment in a special four-part series, previous Chopped Champions return to compete again.
- The chefs must use kumquats and croissants in their appetizers; green beans and ground pork in their entrées; and grits in their desserts.
- The chefs race to get chicken wings cooked in time. Then in the Entree Round, the chefs have caught a break with catfish in the basket. For the Dessert Round they work with cherry tomatoes.
- The chefs find themselves swimming against the tide when they have to combine fish with chocolate in the Appetizer Round. Then for the entrée course, the remaining contestants pull from their cultural backgrounds.
- Panic threatens to paralyze one of the competitors who is feeling jittery.
- The chefs find frog legs in the first basket for the Appetizer Round.
- Rattlesnake meat must be included in the chefs first course.
- The stoves are underutilized as the chefs show their raw enthusiasm for oysters. The entrées have the judges debating who successfully incorporated a funky-flavored fruit.
- Three of the four chefs make a huge mistake with the jumbo shrimp.
- It's up to the judges to determine which chef fell short.
- The chefs have to come up with tasty mussel appetizers in just 20 minutes.
- A bite of some thing decadent and a peppery sauce awaits the chefs in the appetizer basket. Then luxurious ingredients in the second basket set high expectations for the entire course, and a clever champagne treat is a nice touch in the dessert basket.
- One of the finalists suffers an injury as he attempts a Chopped first.
- The competitors discover this competition is a grilling challenge.
- The two remaining chefs take the intensity level in the kitchen up a notch.
- A super bitter ingredient leaves the chefs in a quandary.
- The appetizer basket's ingredients get the chefs pondering ballgame fare.
- Mint liqueur and canned fish make an odd combination for the first course.
- Chefs create tasty dishes using pasta.
- Chopped is always a gamble, but the Casino Royale tournament allows competitors to replace basket ingredients with a roll of the dice.
- Four previously defeated competitors return to the Chopped kitchen.
- In the final, the two remaining chefs go all out.
- Four talented women set out to claim the title of Chopped Champion.
- One of the competitors breaks out the wok.
- Who is the unstoppable, un-"choppable" champion?
- The competitors find chicken in the entree basket, along with a surprise!
- Who will secure the very last place in the Grand Finale champions' contest?
- The chefs set off with record speed and exceptional confidence in part 2.
- Treats fill the mystery baskets and the trick is on the brave competitors.
- The chefs are given 20 minutes to cook everyone's favorite cephalopod.
- One competitor's sudsy spout of brew splashes over his cooking area.
- The chefs are asked to create a meal with Thanksgiving in mind.
- The second battle of the tournament forces the chefs to gamble with their basket ingredients in hopes of receiving something that is easier to work with and their least favorite ingredients cause some serious drama among them.
- The chefs must gamble to replace their basket ingredients, some of which are arguably disgusting, and they must rely on their luck and their skills to make it through to the final round, which prompt them to bake amazing desserts.
- Chefs must figure out what to do with goat brains in the appetizer round.
- The appetizer round ends with a last-minute dash to get it on the plate.
- Will the chefs know what to do to marry marrow bones with the other items?
- Which chef will deliver the better dessert from a basket with Latin flair?
- In preparing her trout appetizer, a feisty chef faces a big set back.
- Sixteen celebrity chefs compete in an exclusive five-part Chopped event.
- The four celebrity chefs finally face off for their favorite charities.
- Part 2 of 5. Four popular Food Network personalities compete for a chance to win $50,000 for their charity. They must use teething biscuits in their appetizers; a kid's breakfast favorite in their entrees; and jelly beans and baby fennel in their desserts.
- Part 3 or 5. Four acclaimed chefs compete for charity. They must use fresh pasta sheets in their appetizers; big fish and little crackers in their entrees; and a Chinese spice in their desserts.
- The tables have turned! Chopped judges become Chopped competitors.
- Four previous winners return to compete in a five-part Chopped event.
- In honor of the holidays, the chefs are asked to keep with a seasonal theme. The holiday dishes are made using non-traditional ingredients, such as gingerbread oysters and a sweet jarred fruit.
- The chefs opt to save their luck with replacing basket ingredients until the last possible moment, but the judges must question whether or not that those were wise decisions as they receive the dishes that the chefs place before them.
- Four winners return to face-off in the grand finale of the tournament with the hopes of winning the jackpot, as well as a championship title, but their excitement turns to frenzy as they open their baskets and see what's inside.
- The stage becomes the place rife with the potential for love as eight single chefs are set up on blind dates during their culinary showdowns, which will hopefully produce fun and flirty meals from the competitors for the judges to taste.
- In celebration of Black History Month, four chefs show off their proud legacy of cooking delicious food, from fish fillets and peppers to hearty soups and southern vegetables, they make their basket ingredients work for them.
- Chocolate is the star of the show, but the other basket ingredients have the chefs questioning what they can get away with as sweet and savory flavors collide.
- Alligator is the surprise ingredient in the first basket of the race and the chefs must compete to see who can make it most tender and flavorful, before they tackle the challenges that test their skill, creativity, and time management.
- In the first round, our four chefs try to get a leg up on the competition.
- The fanciest ingredients are provided to the chefs in golden baskets, who face the daunting challenge of rising to the occasion to make the judges some of the best upscale meals, which must include caviar potato chips and veggies.
- Four competitors from rival cities passionately jump into the first round.
- Repurposing takeout foods, such as pizza and Chinese food, is the challenge the chefs are up against as they open their ingredient baskets.
- Chefs must create tantalizing dishes that involve at least one kind of deep-fried component in each round.
- Ah, shucks! Oysters in the first basket cause some problems.
- The chefs struggle to create perfect Peking duck appetizers.
- Chefs wrestle with a heart-stopping protein in the entree round.
- It is a Chopping Block block party!
- Four chefs prepare dishes using tougher or stranger than usual basket ingredients chosen by the viewers.
- The chefs are not all smiles when they see the first-round basket.
- The chefs have to get it together fast, to get a cohesive dish made.
- The chefs are challenged to make a bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich inspired meal while using the ingredients that have been prepared for them in their baskets which include creamy comfort foods and items that vaguely taste like lettuce.
- With tongue in the 1st basket, the chefs attempt to lick their competition.
- Four chefs set out to make perfect pies, and one chef scrambles in the appetizer round when a competitor declines to share a coveted pantry ingredient. Then, an abundance of protein in the entrée basket means meat-lovers pies are in order.
- The chefs must use two proteins in their appetizers; hen-of-the woods mushrooms in their entrees; and cookie dough in their desserts.
- The competitors are given tequila to give their entree dishes a kick.
- The chefs must stay sharp - the first basket includes prickly nopales.
- Four English chefs face off to see who will be headed back with big money.
- Four chefs are eager to show off their pickling talents, and the baskets are packed with pickled goodness. Pickle ice cream shows up in the appetizer round, and an action-packed dessert round features pickled flower blossoms.
- Four women compete for the $10,000 prize.
- Food scraps are used in each round, beginning with herb stems and the remnants of a filleted fish for appetizer recipes. For entries, the chefs must work with potatoes that have eyes; and desserts are made with discarded oranges and bread.
- Octo-tastic! The four chefs take on an eight-armed mystery ingredient.
- Four previously-defeated chefs get a second chance at the $10,000 prize!
- The chefs find some beautiful ingredients in the first basket.