I’m a huge fan of making homemade pizza, but what’s pizza without a great pizza sauce recipe? My easy recipe for homemade pizza sauce uses only a handful of ingredients (mostly pantry staples!) to make a sauce that will rival your favorite pizza parlor.
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- Crushed tomatoes. If you can find them, san marzano tomatoes are the best! You can also use whole peeled tomatoes and crush them by hand or in a food processor.
- Garlic. For this pizza sauce recipe, I use whole garlic cloves grated on a microplane instead of jarred minced garlic.
- Spices. To give the sauce an Italian flavor while still letting the tomato flavor shine, I use oregano and crushed red pepper flakes for spice.
- Sugar. A tiny bit of sugar help balance out the acidity of the tomatoes.
- Butter. A bit of butter added at the end smooths out the finished pizza sauce.
How to Make Homemade Pizza Sauce in 2 Easy Steps
- Saute the aromatics. Using grated garlic instead of minced really allows it to melt into the sauce! We start by cooking the garlic in olive oil for a minute or two until it’s fragrant, then add spices for the last minute or so to bring out their oils.
Jenny’s Tip: Keep a close eye on your garlic in the pan because it goes from fragrant to burnt very quickly!
- Add the crushed tomatoes and simmer. Once everything is fragrant, add in the crushed tomatoes with a bit of sugar to balance the acid, and simmer until the sauce is thick. At the end, season the pizza sauce with salt and pepper and you’re done!
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More Homemade Sauce Recipes to Try
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Easy Homemade Pizza Sauce
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, grated on a Microplane
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 28 oz crushed tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a saucepan. Add the garlic and cook for 2 minutes, stirring often, until fragrant. Add the oregano and crushed red pepper and cook for 1 minute. Once fragrant, add the crushed tomatoes and sugar and reduce the heat to low.
- Simmer for 20 minutes, until thickened. Stir in the butter and season to taste with salt and pepper and cool to room temperature.
Storage Instructions
- Cool your pizza sauce to room temperature and store in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 5 days. To freeze, store the sauce in a freezer-safe ziplock bag, pressing out as much of the air as possible. Freeze flat for up to 6 months and defrost overnight in the fridge before using.
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