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With a healthy fast food theme, kid cooks make appetizers with a popular condiment and seafood; ancient grain bread is paired with poultry; the dessert basket contains a frozen fruity Italian treat.

Pork and blue cheese in the appetizer round; milk must be combined with purple produce in an exciting entrée course; an ingredient in the dessert basket comes with directions.

The kids cook a fun cuisine, foods on sticks; skewered appetizers must include a fair classic and some stuffed pasta; cake pops are a whimsical treat for the entrée round; super sweet ingredients in the dessert basket.

The heat is on in this spicy competition; in the appetizer round, the kids must use goggles to tackle hot peppers; the entrée round has a milder chili and the junior chefs cook goat; the dessert round has a spicy jam that leaves a tingling sensation.

Sixteen astonishingly skilled young winners return to compete for a grand prize of $25,000. In the first battle of this five-part tournament, the champs get a French delicacy and a crunchy snack for the appetizer round. One competitor has never cooked pork tenderloin before, but finds it in the second basket. Finally, the champs' pantry picks in the dessert impact the judges' critiques.

A new group of four champs compete to see who will advance to the $25,000 grand finale. An infamous “Chopped” ingredient appears in the appetizer basket, then steak could be a gift or a challenge for the kid cooks who make it to the entree round. Finally, the two young cooks who get to make dessert must use a tangy fruit and a deep-fried treat.

In this third preliminary battle, the youngest group of champions yet gets a delicate seafood and a tasty pork product in the appetizer round. Chocolates in disguise cause the junior chefs to do a double take when they open the entree basket. Then, coffee with dessert makes sense, but where will the competitors use chili flakes in their final, sweet dishes?

Four outstanding young cooks compete to see who will earn the last spot in the grand finale. Some slender peppers and some scrumptious rolls are part of the puzzle in the appetizer round. The junior chefs must figure out a way to make a guilty pleasure snack work in their venison entrees. Then, some serious mistakes in the dessert round leave the judges with much to consider.

Four of the most talented Chopped Junior competitors have made their way to the finale to compete for a third win, the title and $25,000! The basket powers-that-be throw them a whopper of a first basket that includes a rather wild jerky and a protein that most Americans have never eaten. The second basket is a doozy as well, with cream puffs and a strange ketchup. Then, the final round of the tournament calls for some kid-friendly bubbly.

Four young cooking dynamos try to impress the judges, including guest judge Jessica Alba, with appetizers that include beef tongue; a sweet orange cream smoothie in the entree basket; a giant lollipop and an odd sandwich in the dessert round.

The junior chefs unpack pickle-flavored cotton candy in their appetizer baskets, and in the second round, they must dip into cookie jars to discover sweet ingredients for their entrees.

Turkey-themed baskets keep the kid chefs in the right state of mind as they try to make a meal that guest judge David Dobrik will gobble up, starting with a bucket of turkey meatballs; a rare form of mashed potatoes makes for a hearty hurdle.

The kid cooks give new life to Thanksgiving leftovers, beginning in Round 1 with a puree that the preteens haven't eaten in years; two classics must be repurposed in the entree round.

Starting with ketchup soda in round one, the young chefs seek to learn from their mistakes and roll with weird ingredients to impress guest judges Gina Torres and Daniel Breaker.

Holiday wishes come true as the junior chefs get a chance to impress guest judge Rashad Jennings, starting in round one with creative fish dishes.

Young chefs celebrate the holidays with guest judge Corey Fogelmanis and a wrapped present in each round.