Chopped

Season 612009

A high energy, fast paced cooking competition that challenges four up-and-coming chefs to turn a selection of everyday ingredients into an extraordinary three-course meal. After each course, a contestant gets “chopped” by our panel of esteemed culinary luminaries until the last man or woman left standing claims victory.

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13 Episodes

E01 Pilot: Octopus, Duck, Animal Crackers

In the series opener, four chefs must use octopus, duck and animal crackers to make an extraordinary three-course meal in three rounds of competition. A panel of culinary experts determines which chef's dishes deserve the $10,000 prize. Hosted by Ted Allen.

January 13, 2009

E02 Tofu, Blueberries, Oysters

Featured ingredients include tofu, blueberries and oysters.

January 20, 2009

E03 Avocado, Tahini, Bran Flakes

The chefs must work with avocado, cantaloupe, pecans, bran flakes and brioche bread.

January 27, 2009

E04 Banana, Collard Greens, Grits

The chefs must work with bananas, collard greens and grits.

February 3, 2009

E05 Yucca, Watermelon, Tortillas

The chefs must work with yucca, watermelon and tortillas in three rounds of competition.

February 10, 2009

E06 Canned Peaches, Rice Cakes, Beets

Featured ingredients include canned peaches (appetizers); fruit punch and rice cakes (entrée); and beets, goat cheese and oatmeal (final course).

February 17, 2009

E07 Quail, Arctic Char, Beer

The chefs must use quail in their appetizers, arctic char in their entrées, and beer in their desserts.

February 24, 2009

E08 Coconut, Calamari and Donuts

The chefs must use coconut in their appetizers, calamari in their entrées and donuts with smoked Gouda in their desserts.

March 3, 2009

E09 Mac & Cheese, Cola, Bacon

Macaroni-and-cheese, cola and bacon are among the featured ingredients.

March 10, 2009

E10 String Cheese, Jicama, Gingersnaps

The chefs must use string cheese in their appetizers, jicama in their entrées and gingersnaps in their desserts.

March 17, 2009

E11 Jumbo Shrimp, Pepperoni, Cereal

The chefs must use apples, shrimp and peanut butter in their appetizers; pickled peppers and pepperoni in their entrées; and cereal in their desserts.

March 24, 2009

E12 Chocolate, Mussels and Figs

Chocolate, figs and mussels are among the featured ingredients.

March 31, 2009

E13 Strawberries, Turkey and Gummi Bears

The chefs must work with strawberries, turkey and gummi bears.

April 7, 2009

Chopped