Grandmommy's Mexicali Meatloaf

After my boyfriends grandmother passed, I was given her recipe book to take down some that looked good to me. This one is a winner. ** Update 3/7- I just made this for the first time myself and realized that in the recipe it calls for milk but it is not listed in the ingredients. I guess I did not record this when copying the recipe so I used about 2 cups to get it creamy like it should be.. however.. I ended up with too much sauce. I used it over chicken later in the week.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 8
• Yields: 1 slice

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 lbs ground beef
• 3⁄4 cup oats
• 1⁄2 cup tomato juice
• 1  egg
• 2  teaspoons salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 1  teaspoon chili powder
• 2  teaspoons onions, minced
• 3  tablespoons butter
• 3  tablespoons flour
• 2  cups milk, see not in description
• 1  cup cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1 (12 ounce) can  Mexican-style corn, drained
• 2  green peppers, small, cut into rings

Directions

1. Combine beef, oats, tomato juice, egg, 1 tsp salt, pepper, chili powder, and onion in a large bowl. Do not overmix. Pack into a 9 inch square baking dish. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes, drain juices.
2. Melt butter over medium heat, whisk in flour and 1 tsp salt. Slowly add milk while whisking. Bring to a boil.
3. Cook one minute, add cheese.Stir in corn.
4. Pour mixture over meat, top with green pepper rings. Bake 20 minutes.
5. Let cool 10 minutes before cutting. Serve.