This easy homemade pizza sauce simmers to perfection in 15 minutes. It’s a delicious sauce to spread over homemade pizza dough or a store-bought crust. Use it to make a Margherita pizza, or pile on your favorite meaty toppings. The richness of tomato paste and crushed tomatoes with sautéed garlic and seasonings makes a smooth and perfect red sauce. Besides pizza, there are many other ways you can use the sauce.
Recipe Variations
- Spicy: Add red pepper flakes for a hot and spicy arrabbiata pizza sauce.
- Marinara: The sauce makes a fabulous marinara sauce. Sauté 1/2 cup of onions with the garlic and add some dried basil to taste.
- Roasted Garlic: Instead of sautéed garlic, add 2 cloves of roasted garlic to the sauce for a stronger garlic flavor.
Ways to Use Pizza Sauce Besides Pizza
- Dipping Sauce: Serve it alongside fried mozzarella, chicken strips, tortilla rolls, wings, or pesto pinwheels.
- Casseroles: Make a pizza casserole or baked pizza dip.
- Pasta: Replace your favorite jar of sauce with it or use it to make this one pot spaghetti dinner.
- Meatloaf Glaze: Brush over a meatloaf just before it’s done, or add some to a meatloaf mixture.
- Chicken or Eggplant Parm: Use it as a sauce on your eggplant Parmesan or chicken Parmigiana.
Homemade Pizza Sauce
Elevate your pizza game with this homemade pizza sauce recipe. With the richness of tomato paste and crushed tomatoes, it’s a sauce you’ll love.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 17 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Pizza, Sauces
- Method: Simmer
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
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- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 medium cloves garlic, minced
- 1 14.5-ounce can crushed tomatoes
- 4 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon dried leaf oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon Diamond kosher salt, or to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Sauté: Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic and sauté for 2 minutes, or until it is softened.
- Combine: Add the crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, oregano, salt, and pepper to the saucepan and stir to blend.
- Simmer: Bring the pizza sauce to a simmer. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes. Refrigerate or freeze the cooled sauce or use it immediately.
- To Use: Spread the sauce over a round of raw or store-bought pizza dough and cover with your choice of toppings. Bake following your pizza dough or crust recipe instructions.
