Chopped Junior

Actress Elizabeth Chambers and chefs Amanda Freitag and Lee Anne Wong judge; the appetizer basket includes beet hummus and head-on shrimp; a giant milkshake in the entree round basket; fruit and yogurt desserts for the final round.

Chefs must tame the sweetness of some basket items; pizza and lamb loins stump some of the young competitors; lemon curd and a fun retro candy get a spin for dessert; chefs Amanda Freitag and Lee Anne Wong and actress Elizabeth Chambers judge.

Strange bagels and a strong paste feature as ingredients in the appetizer round; fresh pasta sheets in the entree round; marshmallows for dessert; Food Network's Valerie Bertinelli and chefs Sharone Hakman and Marcus Samuelsson judge.

Four new junior chefs are presented with the challenge of making a perfect Thanksgiving meal for the judges, including special guest Martha Stewart and Food Network's Chris Santos and Geoffrey Zakarian.

In the first round, the chefs must transform strange fungi and frozen treats; unappealing entree basket ingredients; the dessert basket contains French fries; Tino Feliciano, Sam Kass, and Marc Murphy serve as judges.

Shellfish and a dried seafood snack in the appetizer round; cereal and a cut of meat in the entree round; pre-baked cake in the dessert basket presents a big challenge; model Camila Alves and chefs Michelle Bernstein and Scott Conant judge.