Easy Homemade Pizza Sauce
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.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Makes: 3 cups
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.
Nutrition
Calories: 181kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 5gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gSodium: 350mgPotassium: 804mgFiber: 6gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 586IUVitamin C: 26mgCalcium: 113mgIron: 4mg
