homemade pizza sauce
This homemade pizza sauce recipe is simple, brightly flavored and super easy to make from scratch. It has a deep, intense tomato flavor that’s the perfect backdrop to your favorite pizza dough!
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 2 1/2 cups
- Category: Pizza
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegan
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, smashed and peeled
- 3 tbsp tomato paste
- kosher salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- 1 28-oz can whole peeled tomatoes
Instructions
- Place olive oil and garlic cloves in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook, occasionally pressing down on the garlic to release oils, until lightly browned. Discard garlic cloves and stir in tomato paste. Fry for about 5 minutes, stirring often, until tomato paste is deep red.
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Crush the tomatoes by hand and add the pulp and the juices to the pot. Season with 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook, uncovered, until thickened and flavorful, about 30 minutes. Taste and adjust with more salt and pepper as needed.
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Use an immersion blender to blend until smooth. Transfer to a glass jar and let cool.
Notes
Store in the refrigerator for up to 1 week, or freeze for up to 6 months.
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 cup
- Calories: 54
- Sugar: 2.7g
- Sodium: 6.9mg
- Fat: 4.2g
- Saturated Fat: 0.6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 4g
- Fiber: 1.1g
- Protein: 0.9g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
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