1 stick butter or margarine
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 bell pepper, diced
5 small garlic pods
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/4 cup pimentos (optional)
3 parsley sprigs
2 sticks celery
2 cups Crab Meat
4 slices fresh, moist bread, crusts removed
2 cups cooked rice
Salt & pepper to taste
1/2 cup water
Bread crumbs
4 pats butter or margarine

Saute butter, onions, bell pepper and celery until wilted. Add mushroom soup, pimentos, parsley and Crab Meat. Cook 5 minutes. Add bread, rice, salt and pepper and water. Pour into a 2 quart casserole dish. Sprinkle with bread crumbs and dot with butter pats. Bake 30 minutes at 475 F covered. Uncover then bake 5 minutes more. Serves 6.