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Chopped
Season 5

Chopped

13 episodes

Dream'n of Redeem'n
E01
Episode 12010-07-2042m

Dream'n of Redeem'n

Past runners-up return in a quest to redeem themselves. They must use a pungent English condiment in their appetizers; cookies and fish in their entrées; and blueberry jelly beans in their desserts.

Wok This Way
E02
Episode 22010-07-2742m

Wok This Way

The chefs must incorporate trout and white chocolate in their appetizers; whole coconuts in entrées; and two Japanese ingredients in their desserts..

Squashed
E03
Episode 32010-08-1042m

Squashed

Four female chefs compete. Featured ingredients include kabocha squash and sardines.

$50,000 Tournament: Round One
E04
Episode 42010-08-3142m

$50,000 Tournament: Round One

Bring on the Champions for the $50,000 prize! Four previous winners return to compete in the first leg of an extraordinary, five-part Chopped event. A repeat win gets a berth in the Grand Finale competition with $50,000 at stake! But when the champs discover Rocky Mountain oysters in the appetizer basket, things get off to a bumpy start.

$50,000 Tournament: Round Two
E05
Episode 52010-09-0742m

$50,000 Tournament: Round Two

Ready to repeat?! Four new returning champs compete for one of the prized spots in the $50,000 Grand Finale fight. Feeling the pressure of this potentially life-changing opportunity, the chefs set off with record speed and exceptional confidence. But the judges must debate whose catfish appetizer will get one champ chopped.

$50,000 Tournament: Round Three
E06
Episode 62010-09-1442m

$50,000 Tournament: Round Three

Four previously unbeatable chefs compete to see who will win the chance to return to fight for $50,000! But in the appetizer round, will the sweetbreads be the not-so-sweet surprise that unhinges a proven champ?

$50,000 Tournament: Round Four
E07
Episode 72010-09-2142m

$50,000 Tournament: Round Four

One spot left!! Four returning champs compete to see who can secure the very last place in the Grand Finale champions' contest. With their minds on the $50,000 grand prize, the chefs open the appetizer baskets to find something fishy and something fizzy.

$50,000 Tournament: Grand Finale
E08
Episode 82010-09-2842m

$50,000 Tournament: Grand Finale

Who is the unstoppable, un-"choppable" champion? Four tenacious repeat winners fight it out for the three-peat and the biggest cash prize in Chopped history! Ready for anything, the chefs open the appetizer baskets to find an over-sized sea creature and a scoop-shop treat. Then a wild combination in the entrée basket makes an intense round even more outrageously difficult. And when the two remaining champions find champagne in their baskets, just whose victory the judges will be toasting is the $50,000 question.

Spouting Off
E09
Episode 92010-10-0542m

Spouting Off

A chef spills beer during the appetizer round; the entrée round features an ancient grain; and global ingredients are used for the desserts.

When Octopuses Attack
E10
Episode 102010-10-1242m

When Octopuses Attack

The chefs must use octopus in their appetizers; flank steak and granola bars in their entrées; and Greek and Japanese ingredients in their desserts.

Fright Bites
E11
Episode 112010-10-1942m

Fright Bites

A Halloween-theme challenge has the chefs cooking with creepy ingredients, including a very daunting piece of meat.

Cornuchopia
E12
Episode 122010-11-1642m

Cornuchopia

The chefs must make a Thanksgiving meal, using assorted cheeses, a bitter vegetable, mushrooms and a Chinese condiment.

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Chopping Block
E13
Episode 132010-11-2842m

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Chopping Block

Holiday dishes are made using non-traditional ingredients, such as gingerbread oysters and a sweet jarred fruit.