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Chopped Junior Season 5 Episodes

13 Episodes 2017 - 2017

Episode 1

Pizza Party

Tue, Jan 31, 201742 mins

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.

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Episode 2

Chicken and Do-Nots

Tue, Jan 31, 201742 mins

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.

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Episode 3

Chocoholics

Tue, Feb 7, 201742 mins

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.

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Episode 4

Rise and Cook!

Tue, Feb 14, 201742 mins

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.

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Episode 5

Heads Will Roll

Tue, Feb 21, 201742 mins

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.

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Episode 6

Turn Up the Beet

Tue, Mar 7, 201742 mins

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.

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Episode 7

Why So Blue?

Tue, Apr 4, 201742 mins

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.

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Episode 8

Three Ring Kitchen

Tue, Apr 11, 201742 mins

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.

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Episode 9

Rescue Mission!

Tue, Apr 18, 201742 mins

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.

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Episode 10

Fry Fans

Tue, Apr 25, 201742 mins

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.

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Episode 11

Let's Taco 'Bout It

Tue, May 2, 201742 mins

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.

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Episode 12

Dinner Is Served

Tue, May 9, 201742 mins

The junior chefs cook breakfast, lunch and dinner for the judges; breakfast consists of Middle Eastern pancakes and cotton candy; for lunch, the chefs must use frozen fast food and raw burgers; finalists make dinner with a cut of lamb and an Arabic dessert.

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Episode 13

Mac and Cheese, Please!

Tue, May 16, 201742 mins

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.

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