Homemade Pizza Sauce
When it comes to a homemade pizza, I’m not very quick to make my own crust, but many times I do make my own pizza sauce. It’s a quick little mixture that I stir together using tomato sauce, tomato paste, and a few pantry spices. It’s easy and yummy too!
For the best flavor, it’s helpful to let the homemade pizza sauce set for an hour or so before using it to let the flavors mingle. You can use it right away if you need to and it will still taste good, but you get the best flavor quality if you can make it just a bit ahead of time.
This homemade pizza sauce recipe makes enough for two 12″ pizzas. We often just make one pizza at a time I’ve found that the remaining portion of the sauce freezes well. This recipe also uses only a half a can of the tomato paste ingredient and the remaining half also freezes well for later use.
A couple teaspoons of Italian seasoning are stirred into this sauce too, and I usually use my homemade Italian seasoning blend. There’s a pinch of red pepper flakes in the sauce as well, but of course you can add more if you like the heat.
So even though I usually buy a pre-made pizza crust, we find that using our homemade pizza sauce and being able to add all the favorite toppings we like best, gives us a very nice semi-homemade pizza night experience!
More homemade ideas to try:
Homemade Pizza Sauce
Ingredients:
- 1 can tomato sauce – 8 oz
- half can tomato paste – 6 oz (equals about 5 tbl)
- 1/4 teaspoon brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- pinch red pepper flakes
Instructions:
- Combine the can of tomato sauce and half of the can of tomato paste in a mixing bowl.
- Stir in the brown sugar and spices.
- This sauce tastes the best if you can let it set for an hour or so before using it to let the flavors mingle. You can use it right away if you need to and it will still taste good, but you get the best flavor quality if you can make it just a bit ahead of time.
- To use: Spread on pizza crust and top with your favorite toppings, and bake as needed. This recipes makes enough for two 12" pizzas.
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