Episode
Chopped: Pesto Chango
Overview
Pesto sauce and chicken are the mandatory appetizer ingredients; the chefs are forced to get creative when spirulina chips appear in the entrée baskets; and a treat from Kazakhstan helps make the dessert round interesting.
Details
- Series
- Chopped
- Season
- Season 20
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 2014-11-25
Episode context
Pesto Chango is Episode 13 in Season 20 of Chopped. It aired on 2014-11-25.
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Episode 7: Fig Out
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Episode 6: Short and Sweetbreads
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Episode 4: Salt Pearls of Wisdom
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Episode 2: Leftovers Rescue Mission
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