I pretty much never buy store bought pizza sauce. There is a huge difference in taste and once you see how easy it is to make your own, I doubt you’ll want to grab that pre-made jar sauce either.
The great thing is that homemade pizza sauce requires pretty basic ingredients and only about 20 – 30 minutes of your time. Most of that time is spent letting the sauce simmer so the actual hands on cooking is very minimal.
I typically make my own dough so I simply start them both at the same time so once I am ready to make my pizza, I simply assemble everything and toss it in the oven.
Of course pizza sauce is delicious for more than just pizza! There’s Garlic Breadsticks and Garlic Knots, Stromboli, Pizza Stuffed Chicken and Pepperoni Pizza Twists…just to name a few 😉
Seriously, try it once. I really think you’ll find that those few minutes of effort really do make a difference. Plus you don’t have to worry about any hidden ingredients that might be in the jarred sauce.
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons onion, minced
- 16 oz no salt added tomato sauce
- pinch of sugar
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- ½ teaspoon Kosher salt
- pinch of red pepper flakes (if desired)
- Heat the olive oil in a small pan.
- Add the onion and garlic and cook for 1 - 2 minutes.
- Add in the remaining ingredients.
- Simmer on low for 20 - 30 minutes until thickened.
