Buttermilk Bathed Chicken Nuggets

When our kids were preschool age, few foods made them as happy as brown and crunchy chicken nuggets dipped in a puddle of ketchup. Sometimes I would buy baked chicken nuggets for a quick and easy lunch, but I always felt better about what they were eating if I took the time to make my own, and it wasn't that much harder. Eileen Wali, a member of my dinner planning service Six O'Clock Scramble, asked if I could lighten up her family's favorite chicken nugget recipe, which was drenched in butter. I slashed the saturated fat by replacing the butter with low-fat buttermilk and boosted the seasoning in the crunchy coating.

My whole family, including Andrew and I, loved this healthy homemade version (which bolsters the theory that we are never too old to enjoy kid food). For vegetarian family members, you can serve this with some meatless nuggets (we think Morningstar Farms Chikn Nuggets or Buffalo Wings are the tastiest and most reminiscent of the real thing). Serve it with warm Italian bread and celery sticks with blue cheese dressing. 

Do your kids love chicken or meatless nuggets? If so, do you make your own, or do you have a favorite kind to buy?