Tue, Jan 3, 2017
Radio host Angie Martínez, actress Chelsea Peretti and chef Geoffrey Zakarian judge the competitors' appetizers, made with wildfire lettuce and fluke; lemon meringue pie is used for the entrée round; baking and ice cream in the dessert round.
Tue, Jan 10, 2017
Bok choy and bacon in the appetizer round; an old-fashioned pinwheel protein for the entrée round; cottage cheese for the dessert round; actress Maia Mitchell, and chefs Marc Murphy and Luke Thomas act as judges.
Tue, Jan 17, 2017
The junior chefs must create appetizer dishes with lamb; creamy soup and pretty pasta in the entrée basket; gray chia pudding in the dessert basket; chef Amanda Freitag, actor David Alan Grier and TV hostess Brandi Milloy are the judges.
Tue, Jan 31, 2017
Chef Amanda Freitag, YouTube star Harley Morenstein and actress Anika Noni Rose (The Quad (2017) and Power (2014)) judge pizza-themed challenges; mushrooms and a creamy Italian sauce for the appetizer; challenging dough and more sauce in the entrée round; cheese and wild fruit.
Tue, Jan 31, 2017
Chefs Dan Churchill and Marcus Samuelsson and actress Allison Williams are the judges; an exciting twist on chicken and waffles in the appetizer basket; the entrée round combines a sweet, tropical icing with pork; a coconut beverage for dessert.
Tue, Feb 7, 2017
Chef Scott Conant, model Ashley Graham and Food Network Star (2005) contestant Jernard Wells judge; a fancy boxed assortment in the appetizer round; chocolate with a stinky cheese for their entrees; for dessert, what looks like chocolate-covered bugs.
Tue, Feb 14, 2017
Cliff Crooks, Bethenny Frankel and Geoffrey Zakarian judge; French toast and cereal in the first basket; making eggs against the clock in the entrée round; breakfast-themed cake and a grownup breakfast beverage in the dessert round.
Tue, Feb 21, 2017
Chefs Maneet Chauhan and George Mendes and actor Kevin McHale judge; something stares back in the appetizer basket; a cute candy creation and a twist on garlic bread in the entrée round; vegetable brownies in the dessert round.
Tue, Mar 7, 2017
Food Network's Valerie Bertinelli, ballerina Misty Copeland and chef Chris Santos are the judges; beets and a block of octopus in the appetizer round; a salmon-like fish fillet in the entrée round; and edible piano keys for the desserts.
Tue, Apr 4, 2017
A fun twist on a classic comfort food and pricey truffles in the appetizer round; large blue squash in the entrée round; out-of-this-world lollipops and green fruit in the dessert round; journalist Michelle Park, chef Chris Santos and Ruben Studdard are the judges.
Tue, Apr 11, 2017
The kid chefs make appetizers with corn and playful cookies; a finger food and some beautiful produce in the entrée basket; a baked good and something covered in caramel in the dessert round; Ryan Guzman, Sunny Anderson and Geoffrey Zakarian are the judges.
Tue, Apr 18, 2017
Cheese rinds and takeout leftovers in the appetizer round; unwanted produce for the entrée; forgotten fruit and baking leftovers for dessert; Amanda Freitag, Sam Kass and Marc Murphy are the judges.
Tue, Apr 25, 2017
The young chefs prepare fried food dishes for judges Alex Guarnaschelli, Rebecca Lang and Zachary Quinto; a popular Southern beverage and seafood in round one; the kids pair Southern caviar with a savory batter in the entrée round; fried ice cream in the dessert round.
Tue, May 2, 2017
Junior chefs integrate the mystery basket ingredients into taco-inspired dishes, the entree round gets prickly and a cake in the third basket contains a sweet surprise. Chef Scott Conant, Martita Jara and actress Kym Whitley judge.
Tue, May 16, 2017
Kids celebrate mac and cheese in all three rounds; appetizers must contain the ready-to-make version; fancy cheese must be worked into entrees; incorporating mac and cheese in dessert; judges are actress Betsy Brandt, and chefs Marc Murphy and Nguyen 'Wyn' Tran.
Wed, Mar 8, 2017
Kids competitors become the Chopped (2007) judges; Amanda Freitag, Alex Guarnaschelli and Marc Murphy judge creations with a burger theme; an unusual popsicle and a small egg delicacy; burger meat with a sweet onion condiment.
Wed, Mar 15, 2017
Maneet Chauhan, Alex Guarnaschelli and Chris Santos judge; the kids have to work with a different barbecue sauce in every round; the kids must transform cookies and a slimy vegetable into delicious starters.
Wed, Mar 29, 2017
Three Chopped Junior Champions judge, as four regular Chopped judges -- Amanda Freitag, Alex Guarnaschelli, Marcus Samuelsson and Chris Santos -- compete for $25,000 for charity; cured fish roe in the appetizer basket.
Tue, May 23, 2017
Junior chefs must use a classic cornmeal dish in their appetizer; kids combine a marshmallow treat with white barbecue sauce in round two; a cake must be incorporated in the dessert round; Jessie James Decker, Jed Portman and Geoffrey Zakarian are the judges.
Tue, Sep 19, 2017
When the junior chefs encounter alarmingly outlandish surprises in every basket, will working with weird ingredients stop them from cooking at their best? A swamp special must be combined with a spicy frozen dessert in the appetizer round. Peppers and puffer fish tails are in the entree basket. Finally, the kid chefs get a Scandinavian pancake for a dessert-round shocker. Food Network Star finalist Martita Jara guest judges with chefs Marcus Samuelsson and George Mendes.