Homemade Pizza Sauce

4.67 from 134 votes

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!

Prep Time5

Cook Time20

Total Time25

Course: Sauce

Cuisine: American

Total Cost: $2.70 recipe / $0.90 serving

Servings: cups

Calories: 157.17kcal

Equipment

Stainless Steel Pots and Pans
Garlic Press

Ingredients

2 Tbsp olive oil $0.44
1 clove garlic minced, $0.04
1 28 oz. can crushed tomatoes $1.67
1 6 oz. can tomato paste $0.94
1/2 Tbsp sugar $0.01
3/4 tsp salt $0.03
1 tsp dried basil $0.10
1/2 tsp dried oregano $0.05
Freshly cracked black pepper $0.08
1 pinch crushed red pepper optional, $0.05

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

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.
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.
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).

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Notes

To freeze this sauce, first cool it completely in the refrigerator, then transfer to quart-sized freezer bags or freezer-safe resealable containers and freeze until solid. Simply reheat over low heat in a sauce pot, with a lid to minimize evaporation, and stir often, until heated through.

Nutrition

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