1/2 c. butter
1 c. onion, minced
1/2 c. bell pepper, minced
1/2 c. celery, minced
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 c. green onion tops, chopped
2 tbsp. parsley, chopped
Juice of 1/2 lemon
3/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/8 tsp. red pepper
1/8 tsp. red pepper sauce
1/8 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1/4 c. water
2/3 c. Italian style bread crumbs
1 lb. crabmeat, picked over
12 cleaned crab shells or ramekins

Microwave butter in a 2 quart dish on high 1 minute. Saute onion, bell pepper, celery and garlic on high 5 minutes. Stir after 2 1/2 minutes. Add onion tops, parsley and lemon juice. Saute on high 3 minutes. Add salt, pepper, red pepper, pepper sauce, Worcestershire sauce, water, bread crumbs and crabmeat. Fill crab shells and sprinkle with more bread crumbs. May be frozen at this point or heat 6 shells in microwave on high 5 minutes, or heat in conventional oven 15 minutes.