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Homemade Sauce For Pizza Recipe

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Homemade tomato sauce for pizza is new to me. I typically use store bought pizza sauce but I decided to try making my own and wanted to share the recipe.

Homemade Tomato Pizza Sauce RecipeI am writing this blog post from a my friend’s guest bedroom in South Dakota! My kids are on spring break so I traveled with a friend who lives near me to our friend’s house for Easter. I wanted to put a quick blog post so that my page wasn’t empty all week and I wanted to give you a heads up that I won’t be very active.

Spices In SaucePut crushed tomatoes, oregano, Italian seasoning, garlic salt and onion powder in a large stock pot. Simmer the sauce for about 15 minutes while stirring constantly. Since the sauce is very thick it will spatter but the large pot will help keep the mess contained.

Homemade Pizza SauceOnce the sauce is the desired thickness, removed from heat.

Fresh Mozzarella BasilI used the pizza sauce to make a Margherita pizza. First I brushed the crust with olive oil and then I topped it with fresh mozzarella and basil.

Pizza Sauce RecipeI decided to put the pizza sauce on the top this time like a New York style pizza but it can go on the bottom as well.

Pizza Sauce On PizzaI baked the pizza at 450°F for about 8 minutes.

Pepperoni PizzaI also used the sauce to make a pepperoni pizza in the same way. We still had more sauce left over so I put it in a jar and stored it in the fridge.

Homemade Tomato Pizza Sauce Recipe

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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Bring ingredients to a boil in a large stock pot.
  • Reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring often.

Here are a few more pizza recipes to check out:

BBQ Chicken Pizza
BBQ Chicken Pizza

Fire Roasted Tomato Skillet Sauce Pizza
Fire Roasted Tomato Sauce Pizza

Copycat Applebee's Pizza Sticks

Copycat Applebee’s Pizza Sticks

Comments

  1. Liz Fourez says

    I love homemade pizza sauce! It feels so good to make your food from scratch versus buying from the store! Hope you’ve had a wonderful trip, and thanks for sharing ; )

    Liz

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  3. Mackenzie says

    I love making homemade pizzas but have NEVER made a homemade sauce; must try this! Thanks Tonya!
    Mackenzie 🙂

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  5. Suzanne says

    I love using crushed tomatoes in my sauces too and homemade pizza sauce it the best. Great looking pizza!

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  7. Julie @ This Gal Cooks says

    Your sauce looks delicious. So does your pizza. Tomato, Basil & Mozzarella is one of my favorite types of pizza!

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  10. Bliss says

    Ummmmm….. I sure do love pizza. I’ve never made my own sauce either, but I might just give it a try. Ummmmm, now I want pizza. I can smell it. OH, that’s because my son is warming left over from last night as his breakfast.

    Bliss

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  11. Anne @ Domesblissity says

    Thought you must’ve been away Tonia. Hope you’re having a lovely time and things are warming up for you guys. Great recipe.

    Anne xx

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  14. Shannah @ Just Us Four says

    Yum! I love homemade pizza sauce. I make it in large batches and freeze it {some friends I have can it} for use later. So much better than store bought 🙂

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  15. Jessica@ViewFromRiverMountain says

    Thanks for the recipe. I needed it Thursdays are italian nights at our house..typically pizza.

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