Diane's Stuffed Shells

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup onions , finely chopped1/2 1/2cup cuponiononions, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup red pepper , finely chopped1/2 1/2cup cupred pepper, finely chopped
• 1-1/2 cups canned herbed crushed tomatoes 1-1/2 1-1/2cups cupscanned herbed crushed tomatoes
• 2 cups canned tomato sauce 2 2cups cupscanned tomato sauce
• 1/2 tsp granulated garlic 1/2 1/2tsp tspgranulated garlic
• 1 tsp Italian seasoning 1 1tsp tspItalian seasoning
• 1 tbsp brown sugar 1 1tbsp tbspbrown sugar
• 20 jumbo pasta shells , cooked according to package directions20 20jumbo pasta shells, cooked according to package directions
• 1 cup light ricotta cheese 1 1cup cuplight ricotta cheese
• 1 cup 2% cottage cheese 1 1cup cup2% cottage cheese
• 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese , freshly grated1/2 1/2cup cupParmesan cheese, freshly grated
• 5 fresh basil leaves , chopped5 5fresh basil leafbasil leaves, chopped
• 1/2 tsp fresh thyme 1/2 1/2tsp tspfresh thyme
• 1/2 cup fresh spinach , well drained1/2 1/2cup cupfresh spinach, well drained
• 1/4 cup sun dried tomatoes , finely chopped1/4 1/4cup cupsun dried tomatoes, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup mushrooms , finely chopped1/2 1/2cup cupmushrooms, finely chopped
• 3/4 tsp dried oregano 3/4 3/4tsp tspdried oregano
• 1/4 tsp chili powder 1/4 1/4tsp tspchili powder
• 2 cups mozzarella cheese , grated2 2cups cupsmozzarella cheese, grated
• 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese , grated1/4 1/4cup cupParmesan cheese, grated
• 2 tsp olive oil 2 2tsp tspolive oil
• 1 head roasted garlic 1 1head headroasted garlic
• 1 tsp olive oil 1 1tsp tspolive oil