Savory Pasta Shells W/ Creamy Crab Filling

From my collection of handwritten recipes. Note: Make the sauce first or while baking pasta.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 4-6
• Yields: 12 pasta shells

Ingredients

• 1  cup  chopped onion
• 1  garlic clove, minced
• 1  tablespoon butter
• 2  cups cottage cheese
• 1⁄4 cup white wine
• 2  tablespoons fresh basil, chopped
• 1  cup  cooked  crab
•  salt and pepper
• 12  jumbo pasta shells, cooked
• 2  cups roma tomatoes, peeled, seeded and diced
• 1  garlic clove, minced
• 1  tablespoon olive oil
• 1⁄3 cup white wine
•  salt and pepper
• 3  tablespoons basil, chopped

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350* For shells, saute onion and garlic in butter until tender but not brown; stir in cottage cheese, wine, basil, crab and seasonings. Spoon 2 or 3 Tblsp. of mixture into each shell. Place in buttered baking dish. Bake 20 minutes. Serve warm with the following warm sauce: Saute tomatoes and garlic in oil about 5 minutes; add wine and simmer until liquid has about evaporated. Season to taste; sprinkle with basil just before serving.