Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  4               cups  celery
  2               cups  onion
  2               cups  scallions
  1                cup  red bell pepper
  1                cup  green bell pepper
  5             pounds  crabmeat
  4                     egg
  4               cups  seasoned breadcrumbs
  3        tablespoons  dijon mustard
  1                cup  sour cream
  1           teaspoon  tabasco sauce
  2               cups  butter
  2        tablespoons  margarine
     1/2           cup  chives

Preparation:

Combine celery, onions, scallions, bell peppers, and crab add eggs and stir to blend stir in half of the herbed breadcrumbs, mustard, sour cream, tabasco sauce to taste, and half of the melted butter generously grease several gratin cups or three 8-cup souffle dishes with margarine divide crab mixture evenly between greased cups or dishes top with remaining herbed breadcrumbs cover and chill for up to 24 hours remove cover and drizzle with remaining melted butter bake @ 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes, until golden top with minced chives serve hot

Nutritional Information:

274 Calories (kcal); 20g Total Fat; (66% calories from fat); 19g Protein; 4g Carbohydrate; 151mg Cholesterol; 502mg Sodium