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.
I 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.
Put 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.
Once the sauce is the desired thickness, removed from heat.
I 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.
I 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.
I baked the pizza at 450°F for about 8 minutes.
I 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.
- 28 oz crushed tomatoes with basil
- 1 tbsp oregano
- 1/2 tbsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp garlic salt
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 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:
Fire Roasted Tomato Sauce Pizza
Copycat Applebee’s Pizza Sticks
Liz Fourez says
April 3, 2013 at 8:17 pmI 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
mel says
April 3, 2013 at 7:44 pmThanks! My Italian husband thanks you too! I am going to try this tomorrow night:)
Mackenzie says
April 3, 2013 at 3:51 pmI love making homemade pizzas but have NEVER made a homemade sauce; must try this! Thanks Tonya!
Mackenzie 🙂
Cathy@LemonTreeDwelling says
April 1, 2013 at 7:16 pmSauce and pizza both look great! Enjoy your visit!!
Suzanne says
April 1, 2013 at 6:27 pmI love using crushed tomatoes in my sauces too and homemade pizza sauce it the best. Great looking pizza!
Stephanie@HenryHappened says
March 31, 2013 at 7:39 pmYum!! This looks amazing!
Tonia says
March 31, 2013 at 8:20 pmThanks Stephanie!
Julie @ This Gal Cooks says
March 31, 2013 at 10:58 amYour sauce looks delicious. So does your pizza. Tomato, Basil & Mozzarella is one of my favorite types of pizza!
Tonia says
March 31, 2013 at 8:04 pmThanks Julie!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
March 31, 2013 at 9:34 amThis sounds delish!! I love homemade pizza sauce!
Tonia says
March 31, 2013 at 8:20 pmThanks Dorothy!
Becky @ Your Modern Family says
March 29, 2013 at 9:29 pmLooks great!! 🙂 Thanks for the recipe.
Tonia says
March 31, 2013 at 8:20 pmThanks Becky!
Bliss says
March 29, 2013 at 9:22 amUmmmmm….. 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
Tonia says
March 31, 2013 at 8:19 pmLOL! Stop on over next time! 😉
Anne @ Domesblissity says
March 29, 2013 at 6:53 amThought 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
Tonia says
March 31, 2013 at 8:19 pmWell, nature tricked me because it started getting warm and then we had flurries again this morning!
Lindsay says
March 28, 2013 at 6:28 pmThat looks and sounds delicious! Thanks for the recipe Tonia!
Tonia says
March 28, 2013 at 9:26 pmThanks Lindsay! I hope you have a great weekend!
Megan says
March 28, 2013 at 1:57 pmLooks delicious, Tonia! 😉
Tonia says
March 28, 2013 at 9:26 pmThanks Megan!
Shannah @ Just Us Four says
March 28, 2013 at 12:28 pmYum! 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 🙂
Tonia says
March 31, 2013 at 8:18 pmGreat idea Shannah! I will have to make extra next time!
Jessica@ViewFromRiverMountain says
March 28, 2013 at 12:06 pmThanks for the recipe. I needed it Thursdays are italian nights at our house..typically pizza.
Tonia says
March 31, 2013 at 8:18 pmWe try to have an Italian night every week too!