Chopped Junior

Kid competitors become the Chopped judges; Amanda Freitag, Alex Guarnaschelli and Marc Murphy judge creations with a burger theme; an unusual popsicle and a small egg delicacy; burger meat with a sweet onion condiment.

Maneet Chauhan, Alex Guarnaschelli and Chris Santos judge; the kids have to work with a different barbecue sauce in each round; the kids must transform cookies and a slimy vegetable into delicious starters.

Four precocious kids tackle the baking-themed baskets; a South American sausage and a cheesy baked treat in the appetizer basket; whole animals in the entrée round; a tart berry and colorful cookie dough in the dessert round.

Three Chopped Junior Champions judge, as four regular Chopped judges -- Amanda Freitag, Alex Guarnaschelli, Marcus Samuelsson and Chris Santos -- compete for $25,000 for charity; cured fish roe in the appetizer basket.

Junior chefs must use a classic cornmeal dish in their appetizer; kids combine a marshmallow treat with white barbecue sauce in round two; a cake must be incorporated in the dessert round; Jessie James Decker, Jed Portman and Geoffrey Zakarian judge.

The appetizer round reveals a popular potato dish and a protein meant for grilling; the junior chefs get some more cookout classics in the entrée round when they find a saucy side dish and burgers.

Two sets of siblings compete and must pair pancetta and pasta in the first round; some adorable food animals must make their way into entrées; a dessert tower excites the finalists in the last round.

With a healthy fast food theme, kid cooks make appetizers with a popular condiment and seafood; ancient grain bread is paired with poultry; the dessert basket contains a frozen fruity Italian treat.

Pairing a baby vegetable with pickled fruit; figuring out how to work mushroom-flavored snacks into entrée courses; the two finalists find creative ways to make desserts with a never-melting ice cream snack and marshmallows.

Pork and blue cheese in the appetizer round; milk must be combined with purple produce in an exciting entree course; an ingredient in the dessert basket comes with directions.

Caribbean flavors rule the appetizer round when they must cook with a classic Caribbean spice blend; junior chefs must pair fish with fruit in the entrée round; the two finalists open the dessert basket to find a green fruit and citrus cookies.

The kids cook a fun cuisine, foods on sticks; skewered appetizers must include a fair classic and some stuffed pasta; cake pops are a whimsical treat for the entrée round; super sweet ingredients in the dessert basket.

The heat is on in this spicy competition; in the appetizer round, the kids must use goggles to tackle hot peppers; the entrée round has a milder chili and the junior chefs cook goat; the dessert round has a spicy jam that leaves a tingling sensation.