Homemade Pizza Sauce

Homemade Pizza Sauce

from budgetbytes.com
25 min

Use this Homemade Pizza Sauce Recipe to make your own sauce at home in minutes with just a few pantry staples. Use now, or freeze for later!

Ingredients

  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 28oz. can crushed tomatoes
  • 1 6oz. can tomato paste
  • 1/2 Tbsp sugar
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp dried basil
  • 1/2 tsp dried oregano
  • Freshly cracked black pepper
  • 1 pinch crushed red pepper (optional)

Directions

  1. 1

    Add the olive oil and garlic to a sauce pot and cook over medium heat for 1-2 minutes, or just until the garlic is soft and fragrant.

  2. 2

    Add the crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, salt, basil, oregano, some freshly cracked pepper (10-15 cranks of a pepper mill), and a pinch of red pepper flakes. Stir to combine.

  3. 3

    Cover the pot, allow the pot to come to a simmer, then reduce the heat to low, and let simmer for 15 minutes minimum, or up to 30 minutes (I often let it simmer as I prepare my pizza dough).