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Quick and Easy Pizza Sauce Recipe

October 5, 2019 by Alea Milham 26 Comments

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Learn how to make homemade pizza sauce from tomato sauce.
A quick and easy homemade pizza sauce recipe.

This quick and easy pizza sauce recipe has a rich flavor that will compliment your homemade pizza.

This homemade pizza sauce recipe is quick and easy to make. Despite coming together fast, this pizza sauce is very flavorful! The recipe makes enough sauce for 2 large pizzas.

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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.

Add the pizza sauce ingredients to the saucepan.

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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.

Homemade pizza sauce recipe

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Making the pizzas from scratch makes me feel better about indulging in pizza nights once a week!

Homemade pizza sauce recipe

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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

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5 from 13 votes

Easy Pizza Sauce Recipe

A quick and easy recipe for homemade pizza sauce.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword homemade pizza sauce recipe, Pizza sauce recipe, quick and easy pizza sauce recipe
Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 13 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Author Alea Milham

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

This recipe can easily be doubled or tripled. 

 

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This recipe was originally published on July 2, 2012. It was updated on October 5, 2019.

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About Alea Milham

Alea Milham is the owner of Premeditated Leftovers and the author of Prep-Ahead Meals from Scatch. She shares her tips for saving money and time while reducing waste in her home. Her favorite hobby, gardening, is a frugal source of organic produce for her recipes. She believes it is possible to live fully and eat well while spending less.

Comments

  1. Christina says

    February 26, 2022 at 8:41 am

    Can you leave out the sugar or use a sugar substitute??

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    • Alea Milham says

      February 27, 2022 at 7:40 pm

      Yes, you can.

      Reply
    • Nancy says

      June 22, 2022 at 5:39 pm

      5 stars
      Super yummy. I used Stevia packet

      Reply
  2. Travis says

    August 5, 2021 at 1:35 am

    5 stars
    I’ve been using this sauce for literally like 3 years now. ITS THE BEST I HAVE FOUND!

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    • Alea Milham says

      August 7, 2021 at 9:02 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  3. Jasmine H Ohlin says

    May 12, 2021 at 3:59 pm

    I was wondering if you can use tomato paste as I don’t have any tomato sauce. How would you go about doing that?

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  4. Ashleigh says

    January 27, 2021 at 6:45 am

    Does it freeze well?

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    • Alea Milham says

      January 29, 2021 at 6:26 pm

      Yes, it does.

      Reply
  5. Carmen wallar says

    October 9, 2020 at 12:46 pm

    5 stars
    Better than store bought. I like that you can change it a little if you like.

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  6. Diane says

    September 5, 2020 at 10:11 am

    5 stars
    So easy and delicious! I will never buy pizza sauce in a jar or can again.

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  7. Donna G. says

    July 31, 2020 at 6:16 pm

    5 stars
    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!

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  8. Jenna says

    June 28, 2020 at 12:03 pm

    do you think this would work to throw ingredients in crockpot and let cook for a few hours and then can?

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    • Alea Milham says

      June 29, 2020 at 4:25 pm

      Yes, that would work.

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  9. Leigh Ann says

    May 7, 2020 at 3:28 pm

    5 stars
    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

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    • Alea Milham says

      May 20, 2020 at 12:10 pm

      I am so glad you enjoyed my pizza sauce recipe!

      Reply
  10. Megan says

    April 25, 2020 at 7:12 pm

    How long will this keep in the fridge?

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    • Alea Milham says

      April 27, 2020 at 12:23 am

      I keep it in the refrigerator for 5 days. If I can’t use it within 5 days, I freeze it.

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  11. Ivory says

    April 5, 2020 at 11:58 am

    5 stars
    Been wanting a good pizza sauce, that yummmy and simple to make. Thanks to you, I now have one.

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  12. Suzie says

    October 24, 2013 at 6:44 am

    5 stars
    Thanks for the inspiration!

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On Premeditated Leftovers I share simple recipes made with whole foods, practical shopping tips, time saving techniques, and meal planning strategies. I also share tips for minimizing food waste, so more of the food that is purchased ends up on the table.

While volunteering as a budget counselor, I realized that food is the element of most people’s budgets where they have the greatest control. I set out to develop low-cost recipes from scratch to prove it’s possible to create delicious meals on a limited budget. Eating well while spending less is about more than just creating recipes using inexpensive ingredients; it’s about creatively combining ingredients so you don’t feel deprived and are inspired to stick to your budget.

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