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 leftover so I put it in a jar and stored it in the fridge.
More pizza recipes to make:
Easy Pizza Sauce
Ingredients
- 28 oz crushed tomatoes with basil
- 1 tbsp oregano
- 1/2 tbsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp garlic salt
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
Instructions
- Bring ingredients to a boil in a large stock pot.
- Reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring often.
Nutrition Information:
Serving Size: 1 gramsAmount Per Serving: Unsaturated Fat: 0g
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
mel says
Thanks! My Italian husband thanks you too! I am going to try this tomorrow night:)
Mackenzie says
I love making homemade pizzas but have NEVER made a homemade sauce; must try this! Thanks Tonya!
Mackenzie ๐
[email protected] says
Sauce and pizza both look great! Enjoy your visit!!
Suzanne says
I love using crushed tomatoes in my sauces too and homemade pizza sauce it the best. Great looking pizza!
[email protected] says
Yum!! This looks amazing!
Tonia says
Thanks Stephanie!
Julie @ This Gal Cooks says
Your sauce looks delicious. So does your pizza. Tomato, Basil & Mozzarella is one of my favorite types of pizza!
Tonia says
Thanks Julie!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
This sounds delish!! I love homemade pizza sauce!
Tonia says
Thanks Dorothy!
Becky @ Your Modern Family says
Looks great!! ๐ Thanks for the recipe.
Tonia says
Thanks Becky!
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
Tonia says
LOL! Stop on over next time! ๐
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
Tonia says
Well, nature tricked me because it started getting warm and then we had flurries again this morning!
Lindsay says
That looks and sounds delicious! Thanks for the recipe Tonia!
Tonia says
Thanks Lindsay! I hope you have a great weekend!
Megan says
Looks delicious, Tonia! ๐
Tonia says
Thanks Megan!
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 ๐
Tonia says
Great idea Shannah! I will have to make extra next time!
[email protected] says
Thanks for the recipe. I needed it Thursdays are italian nights at our house..typically pizza.
Tonia says
We try to have an Italian night every week too!