Three Cheese Conchiglioni with Tomato Sauce - Conchiglioni ai tre formaggi e salsa al pomodoro

Pasta and Filling

• 100 g Parmesan cheese cut in pieces (2 cm)
  ou vegetarian hard cheese cut in pieces (2 cm)
• 20 fresh basil leaves plus extra for serving
• 250 g ricotta cheese
• 1 medium egg
• 1 pinch ground black pepper
• 100 g onions quartered
• 2 garlic cloves
• 30 g olive oil
• 16 conchiglioni rigati (large pasta shells)
• water for cooking pasta
• 600 g tinned chopped tomatoes
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp fine sea salt
• ¼ tsp ground black pepper

Assembly

• 125 g mozzarella sliced (1 cm)