Crab Orleans Casserole

=== Ingredients===

1.  ½ cup chopped onion

2.  ½ cup chopped celery

3.  ½ cup chopped green pepper

4.  2 tablespoons butter or margarine

5.  1 x 10¾-ounce can condensed cream of mushroom soup

6.  ½ cup chicken broth

7.  3 cups cooked rice

8.  1 pound lump crab meat

9.  2 hard-cooked eggs, chopped

10.  1 teaspoon poultry seasoning

11.  1 teaspoon salt

12.  ½ teaspoon ground black pepper

13.  1 tablespoon lemon juice                                                                                                                                                                                1 x 3-ounce can French fried onions (optional)

tartar sauce (optional)

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Directions
1.  Cook onion, celery and green pepper in butter in large saucepan until tender. 2.  Blend in soup and broth. 3.  Add rice, crab meat, eggs, poultry seasoning, salt, black pepper and lemon juice. 4.  Mix well. 5.  Turn into greased 2-quart baking dish; top with French fried onions, if desired. 6.  Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly.              Serve with tartar sauce, if desired.