Pizza Sauce

This easy Homemade Pizza Sauce Recipe is ready in minutes and uses only 6 key ingredients. I've been making it for years, and it's utterly delicious!

Prep Time5

Cook Time11

Total Time16

Servings: servings

Calories: 30kcal

Author: Stephanie Wilson

Ingredients

1 15-ounce can fire roasted crushed tomatoes
4 tablespoons salted butter
1 tablespoon tomato paste or to taste
1 tablespoon dried basil
2 teaspoons dried oregano or to taste
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste
freshly ground black pepper to taste
2 teaspoons honey or sugar

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Instructions

In a saucepan, combine the tomatoes, butter, tomato paste, dried herbs, and garlic powder.
Cook over medium heat until thickened, about 10 minutes. Taste and season with salt and pepper as needed.
Spread onto your favorite pizza dough recipe.

Notes

Storing Pizza Sauce: I like to keep pizza sauce in a glass jar with a lid for quick snacks and pizzas whenever the mood strikes. It will keep for up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator, or up to 3 months in the freezer. Bring the sauce to room temperature before spreading it on the pizza dough.
Crushed Tomatoes: When you're out of canned crushed tomatoes, you can substitute tomato sauce, or in a pinch, diced tomatoes can be pureed in the blender too.
Seasoning: Dried seasoning works best, and I prefer the combination of dried basil and dried oregano, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. If you want a spicer, bolder-flavored pizza sauce, you can also add a pinch of red pepper flakes.
Servings? Depending on how thick you spread the sauce, this recipe can make two large pizzas or four medium-sized pizzas.

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