Chopped: Season 15

Heads Up!

42min - The chefs are alarmed to see one of the ingredients in the appetizer basket staring back at them. Yet, that "heady" ingredient isn't the challenge. In the entree round, one chef finds himself unexpectedly playing with fire.

Viewers' Choice Baskets

42min - Chopped fans logged onto Pinterest, Facebook and Twitter to suggest the ingredients for this Viewers' Choice competition, resulting in possibly the cruelest baskets ever that prove to be quite a challenge for the competitors.

Take Heart

42min - In the first round, the chefs discover various creative ways to combine peppers and pork. The judges wonder why one chef makes a strange, last-minute decision. Then in the entree round, they wrestle with a heart-stopping protein.

Without Missing a Beet

42min - With a pre-grilled protein and dried fruit in the first basket, the chefs attempt to make a great first impression. Jitters in the second round cause one chef to drop something on the floor. Will she be able to pull it together?

Momumental

42min - Four talented moms, who are not professional chefs, take on the Chopped Kitchen. In the first round, the competitors have to break down an uncommon protein and figuring out how to make coffee a key part of their appetizers.

Amazing Amateurs

42min - Amateur chefs yearning to compete in Will they be sorry when they open up the first basket and find a daunting sea creature? Then in the entree round, an unfamiliar tuber challenges the competitors.

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

42min - The usual rounds of appetizer, entree and dessert are replaced with breakfast, lunch and dinner, and the judges are hoping for pure decadence! Will the competitors rise to the occasion and make plates that the judges will adore?

Military Salute

42min - Hup, two, three ... four chefs who have served in the Army or Navy compete in the Chopped Kitchen. In the appetizer round, a freeze-dried surprise in the basket has the chefs scrambling to add much-needed flavor to their plates.

Cook Your Butt Off

42min - Energetic chefs hit the ground running in the appetizer round, but one chef runs into the worst trouble with their currywurst dish and must be chopped. The big curveball in the entree round -- popcorn balls!

Better Saffron Than Sorry

42min - Chefs show off in the appetizer round by creating four unique interpretations of mussels with saffron. In the entree round, the baskets contain a particularly daunting protein. Will they have the knowledge to treat it correctly?

Take Heart

Wheatgrass Roots

42min - From dried mushrooms and golden beets to wheatgrass and cranberries, meatless ingredients are the order of the day for vegetarian and carnivore chefs. But will honey -- an animal-based food -- wreak havoc with a vegan chef's dessert?

Wurst Case Scenario

42min - Energetic chefs hit the ground running in the appetizer round, but one chef runs into the worst trouble with their currywurst dish and must be chopped. Berries and oats meet up in the final basket.

Cook Your Butt Off!

Fry, Fry Again

Better Saffron Than Sorry

Take Heart