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

Saute butter, onions, bell pepper and celery until wilted. Add mushroom soup, pimentos, parsley and crabmeat. 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 degrees covered. Uncover then bake 5 minutes more. Serves 6.