Get out your notebooks and pens because tonight we're cooking for the college students. Dorm-friendly, do-it-yourself dishes are on the menu. Recipes include Chicken in a Crock Pot, Garlic-Ginger Barbequed Baby Back Ribs, Quick and Easy Stewed Okra, Crockpot Beef Stew and Lamb, Sausage and White Bean Stew.
Tasting the love in every bite is a given when four chefs battle to cook the best soul food meal in the Chopped kitchen! In the appetizer round, a classic mismatched pair is a nice -- already cooked! -- surprise in the basket. Something crunchy and something cheesy are two of the mandatory entrée basket ingredients, and the judges are suitably eager to savor soul food desserts made with fruit and cornbread.
Slow down. The slow cooker does the work for you in two hearty and heartwarming meals: Robin's Minestrone and a Lamb and Lentil Stew. Then, a light but satisfying pasta salad. For dessert Robin shows a fun and easy way to spruce up store-bought sugar cookies.
The Kitchen is creating celebratory recipes that are perfect for any holiday table. Katie Lee Biegel puts a fun twist on a holiday drink and appetizer with her DIY Holiday Ice Cubes and Festive Shrimp Toast. Then, Jeff Mauro shares a fool-proof technique for a perfectly cooked Horseradish-Crusted Beef Tenderloin, and Sunny Anderson takes frozen potatoes to a whole new level with her Easy Loaded Baked Potato Casserole. Geoffrey Zakarian finishes off the meal with luxurious Chocolate Pots de Crème.
Andrew Zimmern showcases the Tex-Mex favorites of San Antonio, Texas, including puffy tacos and a giant chalupa burger. Other featured foods include slow-cooked brisket, melt-in-your-mouth barbacoa and marinated stuffed quail cooked over mesquite.
Ina Garten is sharing all her seafood secrets and pro tips, starting with her recipe for Cioppino, a satisfying one-pot stew with cod, shrimp, scallops and mussels. Her Bay Scallops Ceviche with marinated, raw scallops is an easy, no-cook appetizer, and Salmon with Melting Cherry Tomatoes is a fast and foolproof dinner. Ina wraps things up with a perfect high-low mix of Warm Lobster Rolls, a classic with the volume turned up.
Edamame; Emeril's Favorite Chinese Green Beans; Falafel with Tahini Sauce; Slow Cooked White Beans with Pan Fried Pork Chops; Vanilla Ice Cream with Sweet Red Bean Paste.