Take the Chopped Dinner Challenge by cooking one of these Chopped-inspired recipes every week for 52 weeks. Follow along on FN Dish as each week's new recipe is revealed. Once you've completed the challenge, you'll have become a winning Chopped competitor at home!

Collard greens get a quick saute in this recipe instead of the more typical braising. Tossed with pasta and bacon, it's a comforting dish that even those with an aversion to green will like.

This recipe thinks outside of the box — the pancake box, that is. Not just for making breakfast anymore, pancake mix makes an excellent batter for these spicy corn dogs.

Frozen chicken fingers find new life as airy dumplings in this Mexican-inspired stew. A quick blitz in the food processor is all you need to reinvent them.