This quick and easy pizza sauce recipe has a rich flavor that will compliment your homemade pizza.
Making pizza sauce it easy! Use this recipe to learn how to make homemade pizza sauce from tomato sauce. It comes together in the time it takes to cook the pizza crust and is quite delicious.
I often use leftover spaghetti sauce to make pizzas, so I have come to expect a flavorful pizza sauce and this recipe uses traditional Italian spices to achieve my goal of a lot of flavor with very little work.
Since our family is gluten-free, I often make homemade pizzas. I allow the pizza sauce to simmer while I am baking the pizza crust. Then I add the pizza sauce to the crust, top with our favorite ingredients and bake the pizza according to the directions.
Quick and Easy Pizza Sauce Recipe
This recipe makes enough pizza sauce for two large pizzas or three 12-inch pizzas.
Ingredients:
- 15 ounce can of tomato sauce
- 2 teaspoons oregano
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- 1 teaspoon basil
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- ¼ teaspoon seasoned salt
- dash pepper
Directions:
1. Add the tomato sauce, oregano, thyme, basil, garlic powder, onion powder, sugar, salt, and pepper to a saucepan.
2. Cook the sauce over medium-high heat until it reaches a boil.
3. Lower the heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes.
4. Spread the pizza sauce on the prepared pizza crust and finish making the pizza according to the directions.
Making the pizzas from scratch makes me feel better about indulging in pizza nights once a week!
To save even more time, I often double or triple this pizza sauce recipe. Then I divide it and freeze it in Pyrex containers. I pull out one container and thaw it either in the refrigerator if I have time or in the microwave if I am short on time.
Storage Tip:
If you don’t use all of the pizza sauce right away, store it in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. You can also freeze the pizza sauce in a freezer-safe container in the freezer for up to 3 months.
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Printable Recipe for Homemade Pizza Sauce
Easy Pizza Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
- 15 ounce can of tomato sauce
- 2 teaspoons oregano
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- 1 teaspoon basil
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- ¼ teaspoon seasoned salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Add the tomato sauce, oregano, thyme, basil, garlic powder, onion powder, sugar, salt, and pepper to a sauce pan.
- Cook the sauce over a medium-high heat until it reaches a boil.
- Lower the heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Spoon the pizza sauce on to a prepared pizza crust and finish the pizza according to the directions.
Notes
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This recipe was originally published on July 2, 2012. It was updated on October 5, 2019.
Christina says
Can you leave out the sugar or use a sugar substitute??
Alea Milham says
Yes, you can.
Nancy says
Super yummy. I used Stevia packet
Travis says
I’ve been using this sauce for literally like 3 years now. ITS THE BEST I HAVE FOUND!
Alea Milham says
Thank you!
Jasmine H Ohlin says
I was wondering if you can use tomato paste as I don’t have any tomato sauce. How would you go about doing that?
Ashleigh says
Does it freeze well?
Alea Milham says
Yes, it does.
Carmen wallar says
Better than store bought. I like that you can change it a little if you like.
Diane says
So easy and delicious! I will never buy pizza sauce in a jar or can again.
Donna G. says
Tried your sauce recipe and it was not only easy, but also DELICIOUS! I frequently make pizza and this will be my new “go-to” sauce. Thank you for sharing!
Jenna says
do you think this would work to throw ingredients in crockpot and let cook for a few hours and then can?
Alea Milham says
Yes, that would work.
Leigh Ann says
I have tried many pizza sauce recipes claiming to be amazing and all fell short, either bring too sweet, watery, etc..
This will be my go to pizza sauce from now on! It has a great balance of herbs, salt and sugar ( but not at all sweet). Tastes like a good quality sauce!! Simple is the best! Thanks for sharing
Alea Milham says
I am so glad you enjoyed my pizza sauce recipe!
Megan says
How long will this keep in the fridge?
Alea Milham says
I keep it in the refrigerator for 5 days. If I can’t use it within 5 days, I freeze it.
Ivory says
Been wanting a good pizza sauce, that yummmy and simple to make. Thanks to you, I now have one.
Suzie says
Thanks for the inspiration!