Mexican Surprise Meatballs

Great appetizer that can be made in advance and just reheated. Found this recipe on the internet and made them last week for the first time, it was popular! It made 53 meatballs when I made this I added some chopped Jalapenos from a jar to the sauce for an extra kick.

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Yields: 45-55 meatballs

Ingredients

• 2  slices  white bread, torn into small pieces
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 2  lbs lean ground beef (I use a mix of beef and pork)
• 2  eggs, beaten
• 1  small onion, finely chopped
• 3  garlic cloves, minced
• 1⁄4 cup  finely chopped fresh parsley
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 50  Spanish olives with pimento (approx)
• 2 (16 ounce) jars  picante sauce

Directions

1. Pre-heat oven at 350°F.
2. Soak the bread in milk.
3. Mix beef, eggs, onion, garlic, parsley, bread mixture and black pepper thoroughly and shape firmly into 1" meatballs, placing 1 olive in center of each meatball.
4. Place in baking dish.
5. Bake 25 minute or until meatballs are done.
6. Put meatballs in saucepot with the picante sauce and heat through.
7. Serve with wooden picks.