Chopped: Volume 1

With courage to spare, four home cooks compete to prove that they are as good as they think. But what will the judges think after tasting their chicken tenderloin appetizers?

Four chefs who lost in previous competitions return, determined to win more than ever. A bright green dessert and a seafood snack must be worked into appetizers and quinoa and sour candy into entrees.

For the first time, four determined grannies face-off. In the appetizer basket, they find a grandma favorite and three feisty grandmas who make it to the entree round must work with an aptly named cocktail.

Brandi Chastain, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Greg Louganis and Charles Oakley bring their fierceness and passion to the premiere competition of the Chopped $50,000 Celebrity Tournament.

The four competitors in part two of the Celebrity Tournament are alums of Food Network's Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off. Coolio, Lou Diamond Phillips, Penn Jillette and Carnie Wilson try their hands in the Chopped Kitchen.

Bringing the funny to the Chopped Kitchen, Sinbad, Tommy Davidson, Robert Wuhl and Gillian Vigman compete for a chance to move on to the $50,000 finale. The stars open up the first basket and get a pork delicacy and a gummy candy.

With only one spot left in the Chopped Celebrity Championship charity tournament finale, Lucas Grabeel, Michael Imperioli, Peter Scolari and Tasha Smith take on the role of chef.

The four amazing finalists open the first basket and get a drive-thru snack and a cold dessert. The last three celebrities need some good luck with the duck in the entree basket. The final round is bound to be intense.

In the first basket, the fryer gets pretty crowded as chefs race to make crispy chicken wings. Then the chefs are challenged to make African peri peri rub work in their dishes.

Four mothers attempt to stay composed as they cook in a much larger arena. In the appetizer basket are chicken noodle soup and salsa. In the entree round, they must contend with a sugary ingredient often banned from breakfast.

Chefs find blowfish tail in the first basket and hope they can cook up an amazing appetizer. Then, in the entree round, the competitors find a can of something orange and a jar of date palm.

Chefs open up the first basket to find a fancy cake and a Bloody Mary. Then, in the entree round, the chefs try to create excellent dishes from ground chicken and seafood paella. And an ice cream machine blunder causes problems.

Four daring dads take on the Chopped Kitchen, but how will the fathers-turned-competitors fare with fish and salt and vinegar potato chips in the appetizer round? The dads get the gift of a bottle of scotch in the entree basket.