Chopped: Volume 1

The competitors find the baskets are full of usually discarded food scraps. In the first round, the chefs must use herb stems and what's left of a filleted fish. In round two, the chefs find all eyes are on them.

Four chefs in the booming food truck business motor into the Chopped Kitchen. The first basket has two flavored meats for a challenging appetizer. In the second round, dishes are made with a sugary powder and a leafy vegetable.

Four athletes who feel at home in the kitchen battle it out for charity. For the first course, judges are presented with salmon dishes. In the second round, chocolate-covered marshmallows seem to be the stress-inducing ingredient.

In round one, four extraordinary chefs must combine chicken soup and barbecue sauce. The second round has the chefs creating scallop dishes with two unusual items. The finalists have to cook with hamburger buns.

The chefs aren't happy to find the baskets filled with leftovers. In the first round, they must work with what's left in a casserole dish and at the bottom of a takeout bag. The dessert round features a leftover party beverage.

The chefs get a first basket with two chicken surprises: chicken livers and chicken tenders. The trend continues into the second round, when the chefs must make a delicious entree with chicken legs and chicken-flavored crackers.

The chefs receive calves' livers and ranch dressing in the first round. Then in the entree round, a small bird and a citrusy spice make for an interesting combination. And will hot sauce be a hit in the finalists' desserts?

The baskets are packed with ingredients from a brunch menu. In a champagne and caviar appetizer round, one chef makes a generous choice. Then the competitors pair seafood with pancake mix in the entree round.

In the first round, the chefs have to make cotton candy and corn dogs delicious. In the entree round, a chef decides to put his nachos into the food processor. And snow cones and popcorn pop up in the dessert round.

The appetizer round brings Italian including pasta dough, but time issues lead to some big problems. The tasty trend continues with veal chops and bottarga in the basket. Then desserts made with figs are the final two dishes.

With the odds stacked against them, four former runners-up seek redemption in the Chopped Kitchen. A faux meat and a hot mustard must be successfully combined in appetizers. Sour grapes are an appropriate ingredient in round two.

Two cultures collide in the first round when the chefs must combine kimchi and gefilte fish. The second round has the chefs working with uniquely flavored vodka and a green snack.

The Chopped all-star party begins with sparkling cider and doughnuts in the first basket. Wagyu steaks are served up for the entree round. And the final round competitors rush to get their plum pudding desserts plated.