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.
Ingredients
- 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.
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!