Chopped

It's a fiesta in the "Chopped" kitchen as every basket features foods from Mexico; the chefs must combine a weird ice cream and a classic sauce for the entree and get creative with unusual chips and a leafy greens for dessert.

The chefs must fry and fly as they use the deep fryer or air fryer to make crispy, creative cuisine; the chefs rush to fry up appetizers, and it's unclear whether everyone will remember to plate every basket ingredient.

It's a pizza style showdown as four pizza pros race the clock; in the appetizer round, the chefs discover that a notorious pizza topping is a mandatory ingredient, and dessert deals them one of the most controversial toppings ever.

Four determined chefs may think that combining ramen with fruity cereal is their biggest challenge, but a serious injury leaves one competitor stunned; the chefs must deal with a strange frozen food and show their point of view with meaty desserts.

Four chefs with distinct personalities are on a quest to show the judges what they can do; in the first basket, they're not thrilled to see a sea creature with which nobody has worked; a condiment made with worms is a squirmy surprise for dessert.

With powerful peppers in every basket, four chefs learn that they'll get hotter chilies for every round; after balancing hot and cold components in the entree, they'll have to use finesse to add one of the hottest peppers to desserts.

Something fried in the appetizer basket is a bit of a head-scratcher for the chefs; the competitive fire is strong in the entree round, as they pull some curious fusion tacos from the basket and hustle to put together plates.

Four chefs who specialize in comforting and complex Creole cuisine get creative with their basket ingredients; the judges are excited to chomp down on their appetizers, but the chefs seem overwhelmed by a protein in the entrée basket.

Four pairs of chefs are set up on teams to compete against other lovelorn duos in a culinary showdown, and sparks could fly in the heat of battle.

Four chefs get basket ingredients that make them feel like they've died and gone to hog heaven; round-by-round, the competitor who is able to celebrate the pig the best in their dishes is bound to be the champion.

The champs open up the finale appetizer basket and come eye-to-eye with a shocking ingredient; champagne in the dessert basket foreshadows the celebration that lies ahead for one of the competitors.

With a spot in the tournament's finale at stake, four chefs open their first basket to find an ingredient called goat water; a squirmy sea creature in the second basket doesn't seem like a keeper, but a risky switch could land something worse.

Four new, bold chefs compete in a preliminary battle, and a super sweet ingredient in the first basket proves to be problematic; the entrée basket reveals a cured piece of seafood that doesn't seem like a piece of cake.

Four more culinary gamblers have high hopes as they arrive for a preliminary battle of the tournament; the chefs unanimously agree to give one appetizer ingredient the boot and debate using an odd cotton candy creation in the entrée.

The chefs tempt fate when they are given the risky option to switch out their ingredients, and everyone is shocked when one competitor decides to keep a strange one; a turn of events leaves a chef with an ingredient nobody sees coming.

Four chefs who specialize in noodles compete; a spicy surprise means the noodle appetizers might come with a kick; a special coffee makes an appearance for dessert.