Foodista | Recipes, Cooking Tips, and Food News | “Unique” Stuffed Shells and Tomato Sauce

Ingredients

• For the Sauce:
• 29 oz. can crushed tomatoes
• 3 cloves of garlic – chopped
• ¼ cup fresh basil – chopped
• ½ red onion – chopped
• 1 carrot – chopped
• 3 tablespoons wine
• ¼ cup chicken broth
• ½ tsp. salt
• ½ tsp. black pepper
• ¼ tsp. red pepper flakes
• ½ tsp. dried oregano
• 2 – 3 tablespoons olive oil
• Grated Romano or Parmesan cheese
• For the Shells:
• 12 oz. box of jumbo shells
• Filling:
• 16 oz. of cottage cheese
• 2 cloves of garlic
• ½ cup Italian parsley
• ½ cup sour cream
• Zest of ½ orange
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• ¼ cup of grated Romano or Parmesan cheese
• 1 cup of shredded - Mozzarella or Monterey Jack cheese for topping the shells